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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Justices agree to decide major election law case

Setting the stage for a major ruling on election law, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether federal law requires ballots...

SCOTUStoday for Thursday, November 6

The tariffs argument lasted approximately two hours and 39 minutes. That’s long, but nothing compared to Gibbons v. Ogden. On an entirely separate note,...

SCOTUStoday for Friday, November 7

As the U.S. Supreme Court considered its high-profile case on tariffs, the Supreme Court of Canada was considering a major case of its...

In tariff cases, verbs rather than major pronouncements about presidential power give the court the off-ramp it’s looking for

Clear Statements is a recurring series by Abbe R. Gluck on civil litigation and the modern regulatory and statutory state. Verbs, verbs, verbs. Court-watchers hoping for...

No Executive Taxation Without Clear Legislative Authorization

Brothers in Law is a recurring series by brothers Akhil and Vikram Amar, with special emphasis on measuring what the Supreme Court says against what...

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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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