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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.
The morning read for Thursday, June 19
Good morning. I hope you have a meaningful Juneteenth. Yesterday, the court issued decisions in United States v. Skrmetti, NRC v. Texas, EPA v. Calumet, Oklahoma...
Watching environmental law get eclipsed by Skrmetti
The courtroom is quite full today as we near the end of the term. A key reason for that is this is the...
Court upholds Tennessee’s ban on certain medical treatments for transgender minors
This post was updated on June 18 at 2:22 pm The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender...
Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, June 18
On Wednesday, June 18, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current...
Businesses challenge Trump’s tariffs before Supreme Court
Citing the “paralyzing uncertainty” created when tariffs are “added and subtracted at will,” two small businesses came to the Supreme Court on Tuesday...
The morning read for Tuesday, June 17
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Coming...
The morning read for Monday, June 16
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Coming up: On...
Supreme Court adds two new cases for next term
The Supreme Court on Monday added two new cases to its docket for the 2025-26 term, both involving efforts to litigate disputes in...
Announcement of opinions for Thursday, June 12 (closed)
On Thursday, June 12, we were live as the court released opinions in Rivers v. Guerrero, Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Zuch, Martin...
Supreme Court allows family’s suit against government for “wrong house” raid to continue
The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a family’s lawsuit against the federal government to move forward. With the lawsuit, the...
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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
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...



