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Texas asks Supreme Court to allow it to use redistricting map struck by lower court as racially discriminatory

Texas came to the Supreme Court on Friday, asking the justices to clear the way for it to use a new congressional map...

Will the Supreme Court DIG it?

Nuts and Bolts is a recurring series by Stephen Wermiel providing insights into the mechanics of how the Supreme Court works. Washington is well-known...

The shadow docket fails again

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...

Pipeline pay, pandemic preemption, professors’ parity, and a prisoner’s plea

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is...

Parental rights – SCOTUSblog

Last month, the Supreme Court turned down an appeal from a group of Colorado parents who argued that a school district interfered with their parental...

Birthright citizenship and American exceptionalism

Immigration Matters is a recurring series by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández that analyzes the court’s immigration docket, highlighting emerging legal questions about new...

SCOTUStoday for Tuesday, November 18

Get ready to question how you spent your youth. On this day in 1811, Joseph Story, then just 32 years old, was confirmed...

A delayed National Guard deployment, a reinstated federal official, and other issues on the interim docket

Updated on Nov. 18 at 7:23 p.m. Over the past two weeks, the Supreme Court resolved two of the longest-standing matters on its interim...

The Supreme Court’s new voting case will test its supposed nonpartisanship

Justice, Democracy, and Law is a recurring series by Edward B. Foley that focuses on election law and the relationship of law and...

Supreme Court agrees to hear case on border crossings

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review a ruling by a federal appeals court that, the Trump administration contends, “has already caused—and,...

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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...

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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