Showing 1–50 of 74 items published in February 2021, most recent first.
In the latest of a line of challenges to restrictions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court ordered a California county to allow churches to hold indoor worship services.
A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday issued a limited ruling on the Federal Tort Claims Act’s judgment bar. The case, Brownback v. King, began in 2014, when officers working with an FBI task force in Grand Rapids, Michigan, tackled, choked and punched college student James King in the head after mistaking him for a fugitive.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at [email protected].
The justices continue their light load for the February argument session next week.
This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether Harvard’s use of race in college admissions violates a federal civil rights law, the extent to which officers may search a cell phone without a warrant at the border and the type of evidence Oklahoma City needs to support its restrictions on pedestrian activities in street medians.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at [email protected].
A Michigan college student hit a roadblock at the Supreme Court on Thursday in his claims against two federal officers who tackled and punched him after mistaking him for a fugitive.
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 has just over 100 petitions scheduled for consideration at this Friday’s conference.
We live-blogged on Thursday, Feb. 25, as the court released its opinion in Brownback v. King. This live blog was sponsored by Casetext: making litigation more efficient with A.I. and […]
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at [email protected].
This article is the final entry in a symposium on the upcoming argument in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee. Our case preview is here. Loren L. AliKhan is the solicitor general of the District of Columbia.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court considered how federal courts should view asylum seekers’ testimony in the absence of express credibility findings by the administrative agency that handles asylum claims.
The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Wednesday in the case of Arthur Lange, a northern California man convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol.
The Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Monday to cancel next month’s argument on the legality of Medicaid work requirements – a policy that former President Donald Trump promoted but is now being rolled back by the Biden administration.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at [email protected].
This article is part of a symposium on the upcoming argument in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee. Our case preview is here. Megan A. Larrondo and Robert A. Berry are deputy attorneys general for the state of Idaho, which joined an amicus brief on behalf of 20 states in support of the Arizona attorney general and the Arizona Republican Party.
Two competing stories took center stage during Monday’s oral argument in Florida v. Georgia, the second time this case has appeared before the Supreme Court.
An old English maxim instructs that a man’s home is his castle – a refuge from the outside world. On Wednesday the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case testing how much protection the Constitution provides to the home.
Goldstein & Russell, P.C., is seeking to hire an associate attorney to join our small Supreme Court and appellate litigation practice in Bethesda, Maryland.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at [email protected].
This article is part of a symposium on the upcoming argument in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee. Our case preview is here. Richard L. Hasen is the chancellor’s professor of law and political science at the University of California, Irvine School of Law and the founder of Election Law Blog.
In asylum cases before the immigration and federal courts, responsibility for making credibility determinations rests with the immigration judge. Immigration laws recognize that in asylum proceedings — as in other contexts — the trier of fact who directly hears a person’s testimony can best assess their credibility.
The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for a New York grand jury to obtain former President Donald Trump’s financial records.
The justices on Monday issued their first regularly scheduled order list since late January.
This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether a Black man’s exposure to a racist epithet at work is “sufficiently severe” to constitute a hostile work environment in violation of the Civil Rights Act, whether a court can order a defendant
This article is part of a symposium on the upcoming argument in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee. Our case preview is here. Ilya Shapiro is director of the Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute and author of Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America’s Highest Court.
Democrats and Republicans on a House panel agreed Thursday that the Supreme Court should be more transparent when it issues significant rulings on its so-called shadow docket, and some lawmakers floated the possibility of legislation to force the justices to disclose their votes in such cases.
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On Monday, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Florida v. Georgia, round two. At issue is whether the court will require Georgia to cap its water use in the Apalachicola River system and allow more water to flow downstream into Florida.
This article is part of a symposium on the upcoming argument in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee. Our case preview is here. LaShawn Warren is executive vice president of government affairs at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, which filed an amicus brief in support of the Democratic National Committee.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Got a suggestion of a piece you’d like us to consider? Email us at [email protected].
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.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Got a suggestion of a piece you’d like us to consider? Email us at [email protected].
This article is the first entry in a symposium on the upcoming argument in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee. Our case preview is here. Christopher Kieser is an attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation.
On Thursday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m. EST, the House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on courts, intellectual property and the internet will hold a hearing on the Supreme Court’s so-called shadow docket, the unofficial term for emergency rulings and other orders the court hands down outside its formal opinions in argued cases.
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The 2020 elections may be over, but the Supreme Court will soon hear oral argument in a pair of voting-rights cases from one of last year’s key battleground states, and the eventual outcome may determine how courts will assess allegedly discriminatory voting rules for years to come.
President Joe Biden has pledged to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court if a vacancy occurs. In the meantime, he hopes to fill the rest of the federal judiciary with as many nominees as he can (some of whom could soon become SCOTUS short-listers).
On Friday, Feb. 12, at 2 p.m. EST, the Federalist Society at the University of Virginia School of Law will host a discussion titled “Originalism, Institutionalism, and the Thomas Court,” focusing on how the Supreme Court’s conservative majority will shape the future of originalism and how President Joe Biden will shape the judiciary.
The Supreme Court on Thursday night ruled that the execution of an Alabama man must remain on hold unless the state allows the man, Willie Smith III, to have his pastor by his side in the execution chamber.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Got a suggestion of a piece you’d like us to consider? Email us at [email protected].
This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, when a state attorney general can be pulled into court in another state and when a police officer is immune from civil liability for fatally shooting a passenger in a fleeing car.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Got a suggestion of a piece you’d like us to consider? Email us at [email protected].
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Got a suggestion of a piece you’d like us to consider? Email us at [email protected].
On Thursday, Feb. 11, at 1 p.m. EST, the Washington Legal Foundation will host a “High Court Halftime” discussion on the Supreme Court’s 2020-21 term, focusing on significant cases scheduled for argument in the coming months.