November 2024 Archive

The morning read for Friday, Nov. 29

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court to hear dispute over FDA rejection of flavored vapes

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Monday in a dispute over the Food and Drug Administration’s rejection of two companies’ applications to sell flavored liquids for use in e-cigarettes.

The morning read for Wednesday, Nov. 27

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court to consider IRS’s claim on pre-bankruptcy tax payments

When someone makes a payment to a creditor shortly before filing for bankruptcy, the Bankruptcy Code requires the creditor to return the funds. But whether those same obligations apply to the Internal Revenue Service is less clear.

DOGE v. The Administrative State

The morning read for Tuesday, Nov. 26

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.

Court rejects bid for compensation over police raid damages to Texas woman’s home

The Supreme Court declined on Monday morning to hear the case of a Texas woman seeking compensation for damage to her home inflicted by a SWAT team pursuing a fugitive. The denial of review in Baker v. McKinney came on a list of orders from the justices’ private conference on Friday.

The morning read for Friday, Nov. 22

Today is the first opinion day of the 2024-25 term. At 10 a.m. EST, the court expects to issue one or more opinions in argued cases from the current term. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.

Nondelegation doctrine, abortion clinic protest, and transgender student athletes

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. It’s been two weeks since our last installment without any new grants.

Justices schedule Mexico’s suit against US gun manufacturers

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Feb. 26 in a case involving the showing that plaintiffs in “reverse discrimination” cases must make, followed by oral arguments on March 4 in a lawsuit brought by the Mexican government against U.S. gun manufacturers, seeking to hold them liable for gun violence in Mexico.

Justices dismiss Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data breach dispute

This morning the justices dismissed Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank as “improvidently granted” – that is, without issuing a ruling on the merits, and instead signaling that it was a mistake to grant review.

Court grants challenge to FCC subsidies over nondelegation doctrine

The justices on Friday created the prospect of another major ruling on the role of administrative agencies and Congress’s ability to delegate power to those agencies.

The morning read for Thursday, Nov. 21

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.

Western Apache group calls on court to block approval of copper mine on sacred site

The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. Federal law limits the government’s ability to place a substantial burden on the free exercise of religion.

The morning read for Wednesday, Nov. 20

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: This Missouri lawyer pushed to limit abortion.

In Dicta We Trust

The morning read for Tuesday, Nov. 19

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: U.S. Supreme Court will not review St. Clair capital murder case (Ralph Chapoco, Alabama Reflector) US Supreme Court rejects appeal over patent validity in Postal Service case (Blake Brittain, Reuters) Would Trump’s Justices Approve His Recess Appointments?

The morning read for Monday, Nov. 18

Mark your calendars, the court announced on Friday that the first opinion day of the term will be Nov. 22. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Alaska campaign finance laws

For the second week in a row, the Supreme Court did not add any new cases to its docket for the 2024-25 term. In a list of orders released on Monday morning, the justices turned down several dozen petitions for review that they had considered at their private conference on Friday, including petitions asking them to weigh in on the constitutionality of state campaign finance laws and an Alabama man’s death sentence.

The Trump Picks … So Far

The morning read for Friday, Nov. 15

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.

Trump taps lawyer who argued his immunity case for solicitor general

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he intends to nominate D. John Sauer, who successfully argued in the Supreme Court earlier this year that Trump is entitled to broad immunity from prosecution, to serve as the solicitor general of the United States.

Live From The Dispatch Summit: Judge James Ho

The morning read for Thursday, Nov. 14

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.

Justices debate particularity of complaint in NVIDIA securities fraud suit

The justices closed the November session on Wednesday with NVIDIA Corp v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB, a case arising out of the use of NVIDIA chips by crypto miners.

The morning read for Wednesday, Nov. 13

The world’s most valuable company is before the justices today for oral arguments in NVIDIA Corp. v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.

Give Me Back That Ring, Cupcake

The morning read for Tuesday, Nov. 12

The justices are convening today for oral arguments in Velazquez v. Garland and Delligatti v. U.S. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court rejects Mark Meadows’ appeal in 2020 election interference case

The Supreme Court turned down a plea from Mark Meadows, who served as chief of staff to Donald Trump during his first term in office, to transfer his Georgia election interference prosecution to federal court.

FCC asks court to uphold constitutionality of nationwide rural phone and internet subsidies

The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.

Court considers dispute over disclosure of NVIDIA sales to crypto miners

NVIDIA, the world’s most valuable company, sells computer graphics processing chips designed primarily for use in video games, which it sells to manufacturers of game devices.

The morning read for Friday, Nov. 8

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: US Supreme Court mulls Facebook bid to escape securities fraud suit (John Kruzel, Reuters) Trump will name more conservative judges.

The Law Under Trump

The morning read for Thursday, Nov. 7

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.

Wisconsin parents challenge school support plan for transgender students

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court continues to whittle down its backlog of relisted cases. At the last conference, the court disposed of four.

Justices skeptical about Facebook’s data breach disclosure to investors

The justices heard arguments Wednesday in Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank, their first securities case of the year. The case involves the 2015 Cambridge Analytica-Facebook data breach, and considers whether Facebook’s disclosures to investors before the breach was public improperly downplayed the risks that data breaches posed to the company and its stock price.

The morning read for Wednesday, Nov. 6

The justices are scheduled to hear oral arguments in Facebook, Inc. v. Amalgamated Bank this morning, a securities fraud dispute stemming from the Cambridge Analytica data breach. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.

God and Guns, Once Again

The morning read for Tuesday, Nov. 5

The court is still in session on Election Day with oral arguments this morning in Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Becerra and E.M.D. Sales v. Carrera. Security has been increased around the building. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court will hear case on second majority-Black district in Louisiana redistricting

The Supreme Court will hear arguments early next year in the latest chapter in a protracted dispute over race and redistricting in Louisiana.

The morning read for Monday, Nov. 4

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.

Securities disclosure over Cambridge Analytica data breach comes before court

The justices will return to securities law on Wednesday with arguments in a case arising out of the 2015 Cambridge Analytica-Facebook data breach. The tech giant’s effort to fend off federal securities fraud lawsuits in Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank could narrow the opportunities for private investors to hold companies accountable under federal laws that regulate corporate misconduct.

The morning read for Friday, Nov. 1

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.

Court declines RNC request to intervene in Pennsylvania voting dispute

The Supreme Court on Friday night left in place a ruling by Pennsylvania’s highest court that requires election boards in the state to count provisional ballots submitted by voters whose mail-in ballots had been deemed invalid. The brief unsigned order came just four days before election day.

Anti-abortion activists ask justices to overrule ban on expressive activity outside clinics

The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.