Lawyers for a self-appointed civil rights “tester” have asked the Supreme Court to dismiss her case as moot – that is, no longer a live controversy. Deborah Laufer, who has physical disabilities and vision impairments, told the justices that she has voluntarily dismissed her case in the district court after an attorney who represented her… Read More
The seven remaining cases
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued decisions in three of the 10 as-yet-undecided cases. The justices will return to the bench on Thursday morning to issue more opinions, but Thursday will not be the final day before the justices’ summer recess. Here is a list of the seven as-yet-undecided cases, along with (when possible) discussion… Read More
Entering the final week, with 10 cases left to decide
As the justices enter the final week of June (and, presumably, the final week before they begin their summer recess), they have 10 cases remaining — almost all of which are among the biggest cases of the term, presenting issues such as the role of race in college admissions, the legality of the Biden administration’s… Read More
Reading the tea leaves — Part 3
With the release of four opinions on Thursday, including one opinion from the court’s November argument session and two from its April argument session, the justices now have 14 cases left to decide before their summer recess. Thursday’s opinions also shed additional light, even if they don’t bring complete clarity, on the question of which… Read More
After the release of 4 opinions, 14 cases remaining
The Supreme Court released four opinions on Thursday morning, in cases involving water rights for Native Americans, the intersection of immigration and criminal law, federal racketeering laws, and federal habeas corpus laws. The justices did not, however, release opinions in some of their most closely watched cases, including a pair of cases involving the role… Read More
With 10 days left in June, 18 cases to go
The Supreme Court will issue decisions on Thursday, June 22, and Friday, June 23. With the release of five opinions last week, the justices now have 18 cases left to decide, on topics ranging from the consideration of race in college admissions to LGBTQ rights and election law. Here is a full list, along with… Read More
The 20 remaining cases
The 7-2 decision in Haaland v. Brackeen, rejecting a challenge to the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act, was one of three opinions released on Thursday. The justices also released a unanimous opinion in Smith v. United States, on the proper remedy when an appeals court determines that a criminal trial was held in… Read More
Entering the second half of June, with 23 cases left to decide
With the announcement of their decision in Allen v. Milligan last week, the justices have finally released all of the opinions from the court’s October argument session. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority in Allen, bringing his total number of opinions for the term so far to three and (at least for now)… Read More
The 27 as-yet-undecided cases
The Supreme Court is scheduled to release more opinions in argued cases on Thursday, June 8, at 10 a.m. With (presumably) less than a month remaining before the justices’ traditional summer recess, the court still has 27 cases to decide — including high-profile cases involving the use of race in college admissions, voting rights, election… Read More
Reading the tea leaves – Part 2
The Supreme Court on Thursday released three more opinions, leaving the justices with 27 decisions to finish before they can begin their summer recess in late June or early July. Thursday’s opinions did not, however, shed much additional light on who might be writing which opinions yet. Going into Thursday morning, there was only one… Read More