Alito reports gift of $900 concert tickets in annual financial disclosure

Justice Samuel Alito did not report any reimbursements for travel-related expenses in 2023, according to a financial disclosure form made public on Friday. The form also revealed that Alito accepted concert tickets worth $900 from a German princess. Each justice is required to fi … | Continue reading


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The morning read for Friday, Sept. 6

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme Court Shadow Docket Harbors War Over Biden Air Rules (Jennifer Hijazi, Bloomberg Law) Supreme Court urged to limit N … | Continue reading


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The morning read for Thursday, Sept. 5

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Trump Jan. 6 case gets its first hearing since the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling (Carrie Johnson, NPR) Emboldened by Sup … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 2 months ago

The morning read for Wednesday, Sept. 4

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Supreme Court allows HHS to divert funds over abortion referrals (Ann E. Marimow, The Washington Post) Ginni Thomas Priva … | Continue reading


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Court denies Oklahoma request to reinstate federal funds in dispute over abortion referrals

The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request from Oklahoma to reinstate over $4 million in funding for family-planning projects while the state’s challenge to the termination of the grant by the federal Department of Health and Human Services continues in the lower courts. Feder … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 2 months ago

The morning read for Tuesday, Sept. 3

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Ketanji Brown Jackson gives readers a tour of her meteoric rise (Rosa Brooks, The Washington Post) In ‘Lovely One,’ Ketanji … | Continue reading


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The morning read for Friday, August 30

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Native voters can swing elections, but court ruling suppresses turnout, leaders say (Arlyssa D. Becenti, Arizona Republic) P … | Continue reading


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The morning read for Thursday, August 29

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Supreme Court, for Now, Keeps Block on Revamped Biden Student Debt Plan (Adam Liptak & Abbie VanSickle, The New York... Th … | Continue reading


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Supreme Court temporarily bars latest Biden student debt relief plan

The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily barred the Biden administration from implementing one of its latest efforts to provide debt relief to Americans with student loans. In a brief unsigned order, the justices declined to allow the Department of Education to put into effect … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 2 months ago

The morning read for Wednesday, August 28

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: US Supreme Court obstruction ruling sparks new legal fights on Jan. 6 riot (Andrew Goudsward, Reuters) Trump faces revise … | Continue reading


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Special Counsel Jack Smith revises indictment against Trump

Just under two months after a divided Supreme Court ruled that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution for their conduct in office, Special Counsel Jack Smith charged former President Donald Trump in a revised indictment alleging that Trump conspired to overturn th … | Continue reading


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The morning read for Tuesday, August 27

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: The Supreme Court is sowing confusion over how it will handle election disputes this fall (John Fritze, CNN) Special counse … | Continue reading


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The morning read for Monday, August 26

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: The Supreme Court’s recent decisions could undo big Biden accomplishments (Marcia Brown, Politico) Apache Group is Carrying … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 2 months ago

The morning read for Friday, August 23

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme Court partly grants GOP request to enforce Arizona’s proof-of-citizenship voting law (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News) Div … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

Justices allow Arizona to enforce proof-of-citizenship law for 2024 voter registration

A divided Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon granted a request from the Republican National Committee and the Republican leaders of Arizona’s legislature to reinstate a state law that requires residents to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote using a form provided by … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Thursday, August 22

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ returns with a vengeance (John Fritze & Devan Cole, CNN) MIT’s Black student enrollment dr … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Wednesday, August 21

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion (Sejal Govindarao & Amy Beth Hanson, The Ass … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Tuesday, August 20

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: EPA calls on Supreme Court to reject power plant rule freeze (Niina H. Farah & Lesley Clark, E&E News) US... The post The m … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Monday, August 19

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: US Supreme Court declines to lift block on expanded trans student protections (Max Matza, BBC News) Republicans ask Supreme … | Continue reading


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Supreme Court blocks temporary enforcement of expanded protections for transgender students

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Biden administration’s request to be allowed to temporarily enforce most of an April 2024 rule implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex discrimination in education programs that receive federal funding … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Friday, August 16

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Americans – especially Democrats – see Supreme Court as big election issue (Maureen Groppe & Sam Woodward, USA Today) As... … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Thursday, August 15

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Biden administration asks Supreme Court to lift latest block on student loan repayment plan (Devan Cole & Katie Lobosco, C … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Wednesday, August 14

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Bump-Stock Ban Held Invalid Under Recent Supreme Court Precedent (Bernie Pazanowski, Bloomberg Law) 5 Takeaways As Studen … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Tuesday, August 13

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Republicans go to Supreme Court in bid to enforce Arizona voting law (Jordan Rubin, MSNBC) Favorable views of Supreme Court … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Monday, August 12

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: US air force avoids PFAS water cleanup, citing supreme court’s Chevron ruling (Tom Perkins, The Guardian) New York Changes G … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Friday, August 9

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Republicans ask Supreme Court to revive parts of Arizona proof of citizenship voter law (Tierney Sneed, CNN) What the Suprem … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Thursday, August 8

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: US Chamber backs Supreme Court power plant rule freeze (Niina H. Farah, E&E News) Supreme Court won’t block Texas executio … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Tuesday, August 7

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: How Tribal Nations Are Reclaiming Oklahoma (Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker) US abortion numbers have risen slightly since … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Tuesday, August 6

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: US Supreme Court’s Clarence Thomas took more undisclosed travel funded by billionaire, senator says (John Kruzel, Reuters) … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

Supreme Court rejects Missouri’s request to block Trump’s New York gag order, sentencing

The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a plea from Missouri to block New York from imposing a gag order and sentencing former President Donald Trump in his criminal proceedings there until after the 2024 elections. After a six-week trial, Trump was convicted in May... The post S … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Monday, August 5

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Justice Neil Gorsuch warns Biden to ‘be careful’ with Supreme Court reforms (Alexandra Marquez, NBC News) An inside look at. … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Friday, August 2

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Trump’s election subversion case to return to D.C. after immunity ruling (Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post) Biden adminis … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Thursday, August 1

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: In an Attempt to Reverse Supreme Court’s Immunity Decision, Schumer Introduces No Kings Act (Mary Clare Jalonick, The Asso … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

Colorado man argues last-minute switch in public defenders is unconstitutional

The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. The Sixth Amendment gives everyone who stands trial for a crime the right to an attorney. For... The post Colorado … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Wednesday, July 31

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: How the Current Supreme Court Would Look Under Biden’s Term-Limit Plan (Elena Shao, The New York Times) The fate of... Th … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Tuesday, July 30

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Biden proposes term limits, code of conduct to rein in ‘extreme’ Supreme Court (Jeff Mason & Andrea Shalal, Reuters) Approv … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

Biden proposes Supreme Court reforms

President Joe Biden on Monday proposed three reforms to the Supreme Court. Stressing that he has “great respect for our institutions and the separation of powers,” but contending that “[w]hat is happening now is not normal,” Biden pointed to the court’s recent decision finding th … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Monday, July 29

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: ‘No one is above the law’: Biden calls for sweeping Supreme Court reforms (Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today) Inside the … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

Justices appoint former clerk to argue First Step Act cases 

The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon appointed a former clerk to Justice Samuel Alito (who also served as a clerk to then-Judge Neil Gorsuch on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit) to defend a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for... The post Justices appoint former … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

Court schedules first cases for 2024-25 term

The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the Biden administration’s efforts to regulate so-called “ghost guns” in the first week of the 2024-25 term in October, followed the next day by an unusual death-penalty case – in which the state’s attorney general supports the... The po … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Friday, July 26

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Elena Kagan calls for better enforcement of Supreme Court’s ethics code (Josh Gerstein, Politico) Newsom Orders California O … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Thursday, July 25

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Republicans ask Supreme Court to pause new EPA rules limiting planet-warming pollutants (Ella Nilsen & Devan Cole, CNN) Ho … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 3 months ago

The morning read for Wednesday, July 24

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Trump allies crush misinformation research despite Supreme Court loss (Cat Zakrzewski & Naomi Nix, The Washington Post) B … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 4 months ago

The morning read for Tuesday, July 23

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: US Asks Supreme Court to Unblock Transgender Student Protections (Lydia Wheeler, Bloomberg Law) Democratic senators seek to … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 4 months ago

Federal government asks court to allow enforcement of Title IX rule

The Biden administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to temporarily put on hold a portion of two orders issued by federal trial courts in Louisiana and Kentucky that prohibit the Department of Education from enforcing any part of an April 2024 rule implementing Title... The … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 4 months ago

The morning read for Monday, July 22

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: California Cities Rethink Homelessness Tactics After Supreme Court Ruling (Patrick Sisson, Bloomberg) Can Robert Menendez’s … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 4 months ago

The morning read for Friday, July 19

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: US appeals court to reconsider ban on felons possessing guns (Nate Raymond, Reuters) Biden may endorse big Supreme Court ref … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 4 months ago

The morning read for Thursday, July 18

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Biden’s 41-year evolution on Supreme Court reform (Zachary B. Wolf, CNN) Judge declines to alter sentences for Mobile doct … | Continue reading


@scotusblog.com | 4 months ago