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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.
A plea for transparency – SCOTUSblog
Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh and racial proxies
Immigration Matters is a recurring series by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández that analyzes the court’s immigration docket, highlighting emerging legal questions about new...
The dog sniff at the center of a Supreme Court petition
The traffic stop started with a dirty license plate. Logan Camp, a police officer in Winterset, Iowa, pulled over Ashlee Mumford on March...
Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner
On Monday, the Supreme Court cleared the way for Trump to fire FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter and agreed to decide on the president’s...
The morning read for Thursday, September 18
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Republican bill...
“Roving patrols,” reasonable suspicion, and Perdomo
ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. Please note that the views of...
The morning read for Friday, September 19
We’re very excited to announce that, on Monday, SCOTUSblog’s Morning Read will become a part of SCOTUStoday, a daily newsletter that will deliver...
Trump administration urges Supreme Court to prevent transgender people from choosing sex markers on passports
The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Friday morning, asking the justices to temporarily pause a ruling by a federal judge...
Trump administration urges Supreme Court to uphold tariffs
The Trump administration on Friday urged the Supreme Court to uphold President Donald Trump’s power to impose sweeping tariffs on virtually all goods...
Trump again asks Supreme Court to let him end protected status for Venezuelans
Four months after the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request to pause an order by a federal judge in San Francisco that...
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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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