The Supreme Court on Monday reshaped the relationship between universities and the athletes who play college sports. In an opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the justices unanimously ruled that the National Collegiate Athletic Association cannot prohibit its member schools from providing athletes with certain forms of education-related benefits, such as paid post-graduate internships, scholarships for… Read More
NCAA athletes get unanimous win on educational perks as Kavanaugh calls out limits on direct payments
In unanimous ruling, Court agrees with athletes that NCAA violated antitrust laws
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a major shift in the relationship between universities and the athletes who play sports for those schools. In an opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the justices unanimously affirmed a lower-court decision holding that the NCAA, the umbrella group that regulates college sports, cannot restrict benefits related to education, such… Read More
Reading the tea leaves: Remaining cases as of June 18
On Thursday, the Supreme Court issued three opinions in argued cases, resolving some of the oldest – and highest-profile – cases on its 2020-2021 docket. With less than two weeks to go before the justices’ summer recess, the court still has 15 more opinions to go, on topics ranging from voting rights to whether schools… Read More
Justices scuttle lawsuit against Nestle, Cargill for allegedly aiding child slavery abroad
This post was updated on June 17 at 7:15 p.m. The Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a lawsuit alleging that two U.S.-based companies, Nestle and Cargill, facilitated human-rights abuses on cocoa plantations in the Ivory Coast. By a vote of 8-1, the justices ruled that the lawsuit cannot go forward because it is based… Read More
Court holds that city’s refusal to make referrals to faith-based agency violates Constitution
This post was updated on June 17 at 6:52 p.m. In a clash between religious freedom and public policies that protect LGBTQ people, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Philadelphia violated the First Amendment’s free exercise clause when the city stopped working with a Catholic organization that refused to certify same-sex couples as potential foster… Read More
Court again leaves Affordable Care Act in place
This post was updated on June 17 at 5:16 p.m. In a much-anticipated decision, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected another effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, the health care reform law often regarded as the signature legislative achievement of former President Barack Obama. The justices did not reach the main issue in the… Read More
Reading the tea leaves: Remaining cases as of June 16
By the end of this month, the Supreme Court is expected to issue 18 opinions in cases that were argued during the 2020-2021 term, on topics ranging from the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act to whether schools can regulate off-campus speech by students. There is no way to know when a particular decision will… Read More
Federal government weighs in on five cases for June 24 conference
When the justices meet next week for their private conference, they will consider five cases in which the court had asked for the government’s views – a procedure known as a “call for the views of the solicitor general,” or “CVSG.” The Supreme Court is particularly likely to ask the solicitor general to weigh in… Read More
Justices request government’s views on Harvard affirmative-action dispute
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the federal government to weigh in on whether the justices should once again wade into the battle over affirmative action. In an order list issued from last week’s private conference, the court asked Acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to file a brief expressing the government’s views on a challenge… Read More
Reading the tea leaves: Remaining cases as of June 13
Over the next two weeks or so, the Supreme Court is expected to issue 21 opinions in cases that were argued during the 2020-2021 term, on topics ranging from the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act to whether schools can regulate off-campus speech by students. There is no way to know when a particular decision… Read More