August 2023 Archive
Everything published in August 2023, most recent first.
The morning read for Thursday, August 31
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
Thomas and Alito file 2022 financial disclosures
Justice Clarence Thomas took three trips in 2022 hosted in part or in full by Dallas billionaire Harlan Crow, according to a financial disclosure form made public on Thursday morning.
The morning read for Wednesday, August 30
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Payday Lenders Gave Millions To Republican Group That Backed Supreme Court Suit To Annihilate CFPB (Akela Lacy, The Intercept) Case closed?
A president and a justice: The shaping of securities law at the Supreme Court
So many books cover the work of the Supreme Court that the Journal of Supreme Court History can review several of them in each issue. The overwhelming majority of those books, though, analyze the work of the court interpreting the Constitution.
The morning read for Tuesday, August 29
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
The morning read for Monday, August 28
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
The morning read for Friday, August 25
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
Once-suspended Twitter user argues California violated his First Amendment rights
The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.
The morning read for Thursday, August 24
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
The morning read for Wednesday, August 23
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
The morning read for Tuesday, August 22
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
The morning read for Monday, August 21
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
The morning read for Friday, August 18
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: U.S. Supreme Court makes final decision on Miami’s voting map for upcoming election (Joey Flechas, The Miami Herald) Supreme Court, mired in controversy, could wade into Trump indictments.
The morning read for Thursday, August 17
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
The morning read for Wednesday, August 16
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
The morning read for Tuesday, August 15
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
The morning read for Monday, August 14
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Alabama lost a voting rights case at the Supreme Court.
The morning read for Friday, August 11
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme Court puts Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal on hold (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News) Drug user cannot be barred from owning guns, US court rules (Nate Raymond, Reuters) “Is Fish Meat?” One Justice’s Answer Shows Why the Supreme Court Is So Broken.
The morning read for Thursday, August 10
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
Justices put Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan on hold
The Supreme Court on Thursday put a bankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of the highly addictive opioid painkiller OxyContin, on hold while it reviews a challenge to the legality of the plan, which would shield the Sackler family, the owners of the drug company, from lawsuits.
The morning read for Wednesday, August 9
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court temporarily reinstates rule regulating “ghost guns”
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Biden administration to temporarily reinstate a rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives regulating “ghost guns” while a challenge to the rule continues in a federal appeals court.
The morning read for Tuesday, August 8
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
The morning read for Monday, August 7
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
Self-proclaimed “blind mule” challenges expert testimony on drug-trafficking charge
The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. So-called “blind mules” are people who drive across the border without knowing their car has been packed with drugs.
The morning read for Friday, August 4
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
Court allows bar on Tulsa’s enforcement of municipal laws against Native Americans to remain in place
The Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place a federal appeals court ruling that bars the city of Tulsa from enforcing municipal ordinances against Native Americans.
The morning read for Thursday, August 3
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
Justices allow execution of Missouri man who argued mental incompetency
The Supreme Court on Tuesday night refused to stay the execution of Johnny Johnson, scheduled for 6 p.m. CDT.
The morning read for Wednesday, August 2
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
Florida man contests qualified immunity after infection from forced exposure to human feces
The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.
The morning read for Tuesday, August 1
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.