AUTHOR NAME
Laura Hansen
6696 POSTS
0 COMMENTS
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.
Majority of court appears skeptical of Colorado’s “conversion therapy” ban
The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning appeared largely sympathetic to a Colorado licensed counselor who is challenging the state’s ban on conversion therapy...
SCOTUStoday for Tuesday, October 7
Want to make people laugh? Try citing a page number. That’s how Justice Elena Kagan sparked the first burst of laughter of the...
The court opens for business despite a federal shutdown
Just as the Supreme Court tends to stay open when a two-inch snowfall in Washington terrorizes the snowflakes of the federal Office of...
Supreme Court declines to hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal
The Supreme Court on Monday announced that it will not hear an appeal from longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently...
Is Humphrey’s Executor headed for Slaughter?
Major Questions is a recurring series by Adam White, which analyzes the court’s approach to administrative law, agencies, and the lower courts. Please note...
SCOTUStoday for Friday, October 3
What will you do with your one remaining wild and precious weekend before the Supreme Court is back in session? Hopefully your plans...
Upcoming criminal law arguments, and putting faith in life tenure
ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. Please note that the views of...
How a mail delivery dispute made it to the Supreme Court
On Oct. 8 in U.S. Postal Service v. Konan, the court will weigh in on a disagreement among the federal courts of appeals...
When may a candidate challenge election rules in federal court?
In federal elections in Illinois, votes by mail are counted until 14 days after the polls close, so long as they are postmarked...
Supreme Court allows Trump to remove protected status from Venezuelan nationals
The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon once again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan nationals...
Latest news
Headlines
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...
Headlines
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...
Headlines
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...
Headlines
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...
Headlines
Originalism’s campaign finance conundrum – SCOTUSblog
Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. In a...



