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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.
Oral argument live blog for Wednesday, November 5
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Just the facts? – SCOTUSblog
Civil Rights and Wrongs is a recurring series by Daniel Harawa covering criminal justice and civil rights cases before the court. Please note that...
Court turns down man’s request to die by firing squad
The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon turned down a request from an Alabama inmate to block his execution, which is scheduled for today....
The interim docket remains active — and not just because of the Trump administration
The Supreme Court is done hearing argument for October, but that does not mean it’s done making major rulings. There are several applications...
SCOTUStoday for Wednesday, October 22
Today marks one month since we launched SCOTUStoday, and we’d love to hear your thoughts on some questions: Are the article descriptions in the...
Which NBA player is each Supreme Court justice?
Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff, especially when it comes...
The passage of time – 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...
Small businesses and states ask court to uphold orders striking down Trump’s tariffs
Lawyers for small businesses and states challenging President Donald Trump’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs on almost all goods imported into the United...
Misusing history to limit birthright citizenship
Immigration Matters is a recurring series by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández that analyzes the court’s immigration docket, highlighting emerging legal questions about new...
Supreme Court urged to leave ruling in place preventing Trump from deploying National Guard in Illinois
Lawyers representing the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago urged the Supreme Court on Monday afternoon to leave in place a...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...



