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The morning read for Wednesday, May 28

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Coming up:...

Trump administration seeks to stay district court order prohibiting government from deporting noncitizens absent additional analysis that they may face torture  

The Trump administration on Tuesday afternoon asked the Supreme Court to pause an order by a federal judge in Massachusetts that prohibits the...

Court takes up New York man’s bid for compassionate release

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to weigh in on the bid for compassionate release by a New York man convicted of murder...

The morning read for Monday, May 19

Hi, everyone! I am very excited to be joining SCOTUSblog as its executive editor. Please feel free to reach out to me at...

The quiet radicalism of Justice Souter

This article is part of a series on the legacy and jurisprudence of the late Justice David Souter.  Charles Barzun is a Professor of Law at...

Justices appoint lawyer to argue restitution case in the fall

A former clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia and then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh was tapped on Thursday to defend a lower court ruling before the...

The morning read for Thursday, May 22

We’re expecting one or more opinions from the court at 10 a.m. EDT. Join us for the live blog, beginning at 9:30 a.m....

Announcement of opinions for Thursday, May 22 (complete)

On Thursday, May 22, we were live as the court released opinions in Kousisis v. United States and Okla. Charter School Board v....

Court upholds federal fraud conviction even without economic harm

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the fraud conviction of a Philadelphia-area government contractor. Stamatios Kousisis was found guilty, along with Alpha Painting...

Trump administration withdraws request to pause order preventing government from reducing federal workforce 

The Trump administration on Friday night withdrew its request to pause an order by a federal judge in San Francisco that blocked 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...
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