When the justices meet for their next regularly scheduled conference, on September 27, they will face thousands of petitions for review. They will grant only a handful of those petitions – last year, seven new cases, for a total of four hours of argument time. Between now and the end of September, I will take… Read More
Cases on Boston Marathon bomber, CIA secrets headline October argument calendar
Although the Supreme Court only recently finished releasing opinions from its 2020-21 term, it is already looking ahead to the new term that will begin this fall. On Tuesday the court released the schedule for the justices’ October argument session, which begins on Oct. 4 and runs through Oct. 13. The justices will hear oral… Read More
Justices add one religious-rights case to docket but turn down another
Just before departing for their summer recess, the justices on Friday added 10 new cases to their docket for next term, including a high-profile dispute involving public funding for private schools that provide religious instruction. The busy order list was in some ways was a microcosm of the 2020-21 term as a whole. Although the… Read More
Divided court invalidates California donor-disclosure rules
This post was updated on July 1 at 6 p.m. The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down California’s requirement that charities and nonprofits operating in the state provide the state attorney general’s office with the names and addresses of their largest donors. The 6-3 ruling in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta was a major… Read More
Court upholds Arizona voting restrictions, limits cases under Voting Rights Act
This post was updated on July 1 at 5:45 p.m. On the last day before its summer recess, the Supreme Court issued a major decision on voting rights that will make it more difficult to contest election regulations under the Voting Rights Act. By a vote of 6-3, the justices upheld two Arizona voting provisions… Read More
Divided court leaves eviction ban in place
The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request by a group of Alabama real estate agents to block a federal moratorium on evictions that was imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Justice Brett Kavanaugh provided the key vote to leave the moratorium in place, joining Chief Justice John Roberts and the court’s three liberal justices…. Read More
Reading the tea leaves: It’s Alito and Barrett?
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court issued three more opinions in argued cases and announced that it would issue all of the remaining decisions (or, using its standard language for this announcement, “all remaining opinions ready”) on Thursday, July 1, at 10 a.m. Eastern.
And then there were two – the remaining cases, in brief
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court issued three more opinions in argued cases. The justices also announced that they would issue the remaining opinions on Thursday, July 1, at 10 a.m. Eastern. There are only two cases left to be decided: Arizona Republican Party v. Democratic National Committee and Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee (argued Mar…. Read More
Justices won’t intervene in dispute over transgender rights and bathrooms
The Supreme Court said Monday it will not take up a dispute over whether transgender students must be allowed to use restrooms that match their gender identities. The justices also added a First Amendment case and an immigration case to their docket for next term, and they ordered a lower court to take a closer… Read More
Reading the tea leaves: Remaining cases as of June 26
On Friday, the Supreme Court issued three more opinions in argued cases, resolving cases on topics ranging from the right to sue for violations of consumer-protection laws to eligibility of Alaska Natives for COVID aid. As we come down to the last few days of June, the court still has five more opinions to go,… Read More