Five days after Justice Sonia Sotomayor temporarily put on hold a New York state court ruling that directed Yeshiva University to approve an official “Pride Alliance” student club, the full Supreme Court reinstated the state-court ruling for now and directed the university to go back to the state courts to try to obtain relief. But… Read More
In 5-4 vote, court denies Yeshiva University’s request to block state ruling on LGBTQ recognition
Yeshiva University won’t be forced to recognize LGBTQ club for now
Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday afternoon granted, at least for now, a request by Yeshiva University to block a New York state court ruling that directed the university to approve an official “Pride Alliance” student club. The university, which has four campuses in New York City, had argued that complying with the state court’s ruling… Read More
Looking ahead to the “long conference” – Part 4
In three weeks, the justices will meet for their “long conference,” at which they will consider the thousands of petitions for review that have accumulated since their last conference in late June. The justices will grant only a few of these petitions. This post is the fourth in a series taking a closer look at… Read More
Alito’s financial disclosure shows teaching income, speaking engagements, and stock ownership
Justice Samuel Alito earned $24,000 in 2021 for teaching gigs at two law schools, and he continued to own a wide range of stocks, according to his recently released annual financial disclosure. Each justice is required to file a financial disclosure every year by May 15 with the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, which… Read More
Looking ahead to the “long conference” — Part 3
Looking ahead to the “long conference” – Part 3 In four weeks, the justices will meet for their “long conference,” at which they will consider the thousands of petitions for review that have accumulated since their last conference in late June. The justices will grant only a few of these petitions. This post is the… Read More
Security fencing around court is removed, but building remains closed to public
An eight-foot-tall fence erected around the Supreme Court in the spring has come down, replaced by a network of much smaller barriers. The court put up the taller fence, described at the time by police officers as “nonscalable,” in early May, in response to protests that followed the leak of a draft opinion indicating that… Read More
Looking ahead to the “long conference” – Part 2
In just over a month, the justices will meet for their “long conference,” at which they will consider the thousands of petitions for review that have accumulated since their last conference in late June. The justices will grant only a few of these petitions. This post is the second in a series taking a closer… Read More
Amid Voting Rights Act challenge, court keeps election for Georgia utility regulators on hold for now
The Supreme Court on Friday reinstated a federal trial court’s order that barred officials in Georgia from using “at large” elections for the state’s Public Service Commission. The trial court ruled this summer that the at-large elections violate federal voting laws by diluting Black votes, but a federal appeals court put it on hold last… Read More
Looking ahead to the long conference: Part 1
In just under seven weeks, the justices will meet for the “long conference,” at which they will consider the thousands of petitions for review that have accumulated since their last conference in late June. The justices will grant only a few of these petitions. This post is the first in a series that will take… Read More
Affirmative action cases up first in November argument calendar
The Supreme Court will kick off its November argument session with the highest-profile cases of that session: challenges to the consideration of race in the admissions process at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. That news came with the release of the November argument calendar (as well as an updated October argument calendar) on… Read More