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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.
Supreme Court to hear cases on guns, government confiscation, and several other issues
The Supreme Court on Friday morning agreed to hear oral arguments this winter in a challenge to a Hawaii law that makes it...
Justices to apply double jeopardy principles to federal firearm offense
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Oct. 7 in Barrett v. United States. Dwayne Barrett – along with others – committed...
Does Colorado’s “conversion therapy” ban violate free speech?
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday, Oct. 7 in Chiles v. Salazar, which concerns a challenge to Colorado’s ban on...
Supreme Court to consider when lawyers can be barred from speaking to their client
On Oct. 6 in Villarreal v. Texas, the court will consider whether a trial court may prevent a criminal defense lawyer from talking...
Do state limits on malpractice actions apply in federal court?
Berk v. Choy, to be argued on Oct. 6, surely will be the Supreme Court case of the year for medical professionals. At...
Supreme Court declines to take action on Trump’s request to fire Fed governor for now
The Supreme Court on Wednesday announced that it will hear oral arguments in January on a request from the Trump administration to allow...
SCOTUStoday for Tuesday, September 30
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s investiture ceremony took place on this day in 2022, but she actually had been serving on the court for...
The state of the death penalty
As the justices make their final preparations this week for the start of the 2025-26 term, they’ll also address the latest request for...
SCOTUStoday for Monday, September 29
The leaves are changing, pumpkin bars are baking, and the justices are back at the Supreme Court. They’ll gather today for the annual...
Venezuelans ask Supreme Court not to allow Trump administration to end their protected status
Lawyers representing Venezuelan citizens living in the United States under a program that provides them with a safe harbor here urged the Supreme...
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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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