Like many institutions, the University of California, Irvine School of Law held – in conjunction with Ms. Magazine – a panel to look back at the Supreme Court’s 2021-22 term. However, Wednesday’s event, held before a packed house at the Irvine Barclay Theater and live-streamed to an even wider online audience, was likely the only… Read More

The justices enter the final day of June with just two opinions remaining. It’s a big day at the court for other reasons as well: Justice Stephen Breyer will officially retire at noon on Thursday, and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn in at the court in a ceremony that will be live-streamed on… Read More

With the announcement of three decisions on Monday, the justices still have four more cases left to release before they leave for their summer recess, involving important issues such as the “major questions” doctrine and whether the Biden administration must continue to enforce the “remain in Mexico” program. The justices are scheduled to release opinions… Read More

The Supreme Court issued two decisions on Friday, including its landmark decision overruling Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. But the justices still have seven more cases left to release before they leave for their summer recess, involving important issues such as religion, the “major questions” doctrine and whether the Biden administration must… Read More

With the release of four more decisions on Thursday, June 23, the justices now have nine cases left to release before they leave for their summer recess. Some of those as-yet-undecided cases are high-profile ones involving issues like abortion and religion, but the justices are also tackling important issues such as the “major questions” doctrine… Read More

With the release of five more decisions on Tuesday, June 21, the justices now have 13 cases left to release before they leave for their summer recess. Some of those as-yet-undecided cases are high-profile ones involving issues like abortion, gun rights, and religion, but the justices are also tackling important issues such as the “major… Read More

The justices were busy last week, issuing 11 opinions in argued cases on topics ranging from international child custody to arbitration and Medicare reimbursement rates. With two weeks remaining in June, the court now had 18 left to decide. Some of those as-yet-undecided cases are high-profile ones involving issues like abortion, gun rights, and religion,… Read More

The Supreme Court had a busy Monday morning, issuing five opinions in argued cases. The large tranche of opinions means that the justices have now issued 38 opinions, leaving 24 for the justices to release before they leave for their summer recess. Some of the 24 as-yet-undecided cases are high-profile ones involving issues like abortion,… Read More

The announcement that a California man armed with a gun and a knife had been arrested outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home and charged with attempted murder of a Supreme Court justice overshadowed the court’s release, earlier that day, of its decision in Egbert v. Boule, holding that an innkeeper on the U.S./Canada border cannot sue… Read More

With the release of three opinions on Monday morning, the justices still have 30 decisions left to release – just under half of the Supreme Court’s docket for the term. We are still waiting on the court’s opinions in high-profile cases involving abortion, gun rights, and religion, but the justices are also tackling issues such… Read More