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After working 4 years as a reputed journalist, Laura wanted to explore internet-based journalism. She brought together the idea of InstaTribune to dispatch news that serves the need of readers with perfect information. She also contributes as a business news writer for the website.
Court to consider circumstances in which police may enter a home during an emergency
The Fourth Amendment generally requires police officers to obtain a warrant before they enter a home. But the Supreme Court has recognized several...
The justices return — and so do the relists
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is...
Court grants criminal case on right to appeal
The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon added another case to its oral argument docket for the 2025-26 term. The justices agreed to take...
Court delves back into the complicated world of habeas
The court will re-enter the complex world of habeas on Tuesday, Oct. 14, in the case of Bowe v. United States. In 2008,...
SCOTUStoday for Thursday, October 9
The winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced tomorrow morning. No Supreme Court justice has ever won the prize, and...
Court debates lost catalogs and delayed Christmas cards while hearing case on intentionally undelivered mail
In an argument session featuring competing definitions and colorful hypotheticals, the Supreme Court on Wednesday considered whether the U.S. Postal Service and federal...
Court to consider the nature of restitution
In Ellingburg v United States, to be argued on Oct. 14, the justices will consider whether the ex post facto clause of the...
Court leans toward allowing trial judges to limit attorney-client discussions during overnight recesses
At least some of the justices at Monday morning’s oral argument in Villarreal v. Texas appear to be willing to permit trial courts...
Court considers double jeopardy with regard to federal firearm offense
In Barrett v. United States, the Supreme Court is considering whether the double jeopardy clause prohibits a defendant from receiving a separate firearm...
Justices debate state limits on malpractice actions for cases in federal court
The oral argument Monday in Berk v. Choy was filled with the nuts and bolts of judicial procedure – what it takes to...
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Court appears divided on whether lower courts properly found death row inmate to be intellectually disabled
The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with the case of an Alabama man who has been on that state’s death row for more than...
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Relist rodeo: firearm restrictions, searches incident to arrest, DNA evidence, and “clearly established” law
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is...
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Supreme Court sends dispute on HIV disability claim back to the lower court and rejects case on defining “reasonable doubt”
The Supreme Court on Monday sent the case of a Louisiana man who was prevented from using a physical therapy clinic’s pool because...
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Supreme Court difficult to read in case on campaign finance limitations
The Supreme Court on Tuesday considered a challenge to a federal law limiting the amount of money that political parties can spend in...
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Originalism’s campaign finance conundrum – SCOTUSblog
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