AUTHOR NAME
Laura Hansen
6636 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.
Supreme Court temporarily pauses ruling on November SNAP payments
Updated on Nov. 7 at 9:34 p.m. The Trump administration on Friday night asked the Supreme Court to pause a ruling by a federal...
Court to consider prison inmate’s religious liberty claims
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Damon Landor. Landor is a Louisiana man who grew long...
Court to hear argument on ICE contractor’s right to immediate appeal
If you want more cases about government contractors even after reading the argument earlier this week in Hencely v. Fluor Corporation, then The GEO Group...
Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on sex designations on passports
The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon handed the Trump administration another victory on the justices’ interim docket. In a brief, unsigned opinion, the court...
Six significant cases the justices are deciding whether to hear
The justices returned to the courtroom on Monday for the start of the court’s November sitting. On Friday, they’ll return to their conference...
Trump’s tariffs: from dollars to donuts
Security around the U.S. Supreme Court building is amped up a bit this morning, almost as if somebody really important was planning to...
Advisory Opinions live broadcast: Trump’s Tariff Showdown
Oral arguments in the Supreme Court’s tariffs case have concluded, but the conversation isn’t over. Listen now to a special live broadcast of...
The tariffs case and whether amicus briefs matter
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...
Justices debate protections for contractors from some suits for mishaps in war zone
Monday’s argument in Hencely v Fluor Corporation revealed a bench broadly skeptical of the idea that military contractors have absolute immunity for negligent mistakes they make when...
SCOTUStoday for Monday, November 3
Updated on Nov. 3 at 9:22 a.m. Welcome to the Supreme Court’s November sitting. Starting today, there will be nine arguments over the next...
Latest news
Headlines
Borderlines, benchslaps, and burdens of proof
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is...
Headlines
SCOTUStoday for Tuesday, November 11
The Supreme Court Building is closed for Veterans Day, and the justices are not hearing oral arguments. In recognition of the holiday, we...
Headlines
Trump administration and lawyers for Illinois and Chicago battle over president’s deployment of National Guard
On Monday afternoon, the Trump administration and lawyers for the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago filed additional briefs in response...
Headlines
Federal official challenges Trump administration’s power to fire her
Lawyers for Shira Perlmutter, who served as the head of the U.S. Copyright Office until she was fired earlier this year, urged the...
Headlines
Court dubious of ICE contractor’s right to immediate appeal
The argument on Monday in The GEO Group v. Menocal suggested that this is shaping up to be a rough term for government contractors. As I wrote...



