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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 arguments in pivotal case on the Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Louisiana v. Callais, a challenge to the congressional map that Louisiana...
Court to consider circumstances in which police may enter a home during an emergency
The Fourth Amendment generally requires police officers to obtain a warrant before they enter a home. But the Supreme Court has recognized several...
The justices return — and so do the relists
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is...
Court grants criminal case on right to appeal
The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon added another case to its oral argument docket for the 2025-26 term. The justices agreed to take...
Court delves back into the complicated world of habeas
The court will re-enter the complex world of habeas on Tuesday, Oct. 14, in the case of Bowe v. United States. In 2008,...
SCOTUStoday for Thursday, October 9
The winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced tomorrow morning. No Supreme Court justice has ever won the prize, and...
Court debates lost catalogs and delayed Christmas cards while hearing case on intentionally undelivered mail
In an argument session featuring competing definitions and colorful hypotheticals, the Supreme Court on Wednesday considered whether the U.S. Postal Service and federal...
Court to consider the nature of restitution
In Ellingburg v United States, to be argued on Oct. 14, the justices will consider whether the ex post facto clause of the...
Court leans toward allowing trial judges to limit attorney-client discussions during overnight recesses
At least some of the justices at Monday morning’s oral argument in Villarreal v. Texas appear to be willing to permit trial courts...
Court considers double jeopardy with regard to federal firearm offense
In Barrett v. United States, the Supreme Court is considering whether the double jeopardy clause prohibits a defendant from receiving a separate firearm...
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Supreme Court will hear cases in January on transgender athletes, gun rights, and Trump’s firing of Fed governor
The Supreme Court will kick off 2026 with a series of arguments in blockbuster cases. In a calendar released on Wednesday afternoon, the justices announced...
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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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