Special Counsel Jack Smith asks court to let Trump trial continue
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Feb 15, 2024 at 10:27 am Smith’s filing came six days before the deadline…
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The morning read for Thursday, Feb. 15
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 15, 2024 at 10:55 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Wednesday, Feb. 14
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 14, 2024 at 10:09 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Tuesday, Feb. 13
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 13, 2024 at 10:23 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
California man exposed to COVID-19 in prison seeks to contest conditions of confinement
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Feb 13, 2024 at 4:44 pm The Petitions of the Week column…
The morning read for Monday, Feb. 12
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 12, 2024 at 10:09 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Trump asks justices to intervene in Jan. 6 case
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Feb 12, 2024 at 6:10 pm Former President Donald Trump filed an emergency appeal…
The morning read for Wednesday, February 7
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 7, 2024 at 9:53 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Thursday, Feb. 8
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 8, 2024 at 9:27 am Join us for our live coverage of…
The morning read for Friday, Feb. 9
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 9, 2024 at 7:32 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Supreme Court appears unlikely to kick Trump off Colorado ballot
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Feb 8, 2024 at 3:14 pm Jonathan Mitchell argues for former President Donald Trump….
A packed courtroom for the Trump ballot case
VIEW FROM THE COURT By Mark Walsh on Feb 8, 2024 at 5:41 pm Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold…
Announcement of opinions for Thursday, Feb. 8
LIVE By SCOTUSblog on Feb 8, 2024 at 12:00 am On Thursday, Feb. 8, we will be live blogging as…
Eric Olson on disqualifying Trump from the presidency
Advocates in Conversation By Nate Mowry on Feb 7, 2024 at 4:57 pm In this video, Nate Mowry interviews Eric…
The morning read for Tuesday, February 6
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 6, 2024 at 10:10 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Monday, February 5
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 5, 2024 at 10:16 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Couple seeks review of revoked visa
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Feb 5, 2024 at 3:08 pm The Petitions of the Week column…
The morning read for Friday, February 2
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 2, 2024 at 10:26 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Supreme Court to decide whether insurrection provision keeps Trump off ballot
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Feb 2, 2024 at 4:14 pm The justices will interrupt their winter recess on…
The Duty to Mitigate in Wrongful Dismissal Cases
Duty to Mitigate in Wrongful Dismissal Cases Losing a job can be devastating, both financially and emotionally. For many people,…
Justices turn away West Point admissions challenge
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Feb 2, 2024 at 5:51 pm On Friday afternoon, the justices declined to temporarily…
The morning read for Thursday, February 1
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 1, 2024 at 10:03 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Tuesday, January 30
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 30, 2024 at 9:51 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Wednesday, January 31
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 31, 2024 at 6:13 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Government counters call to halt consideration of race in U.S. Military Academy admissions
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Jan 30, 2024 at 6:08 pm The U.S. Military Academy on Tuesday urged the…
Biden administration, families ask justices to roll back state restrictions on transgender care for minors
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Jan 29, 2024 at 11:38 am The Petitions of the Week column…
Court schedules abortion pill case for March argument session
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Jan 29, 2024 at 1:47 pm The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on…
Student group from Harvard and UNC cases seeks to block West Point from considering race in admissions
By Amy Howe on Jan 27, 2024 at 5:37 pm The same group that spearheaded lawsuits to effectively end the…
The morning read for Friday, January 26
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Jan 26, 2024 at 7:27 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
Court appoints lawyer in Oklahoma death penalty case
By Amy Howe on Jan 26, 2024 at 2:21 pm The Supreme Court on Friday morning appointed a former clerk…
The morning read for Monday, January 22
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 22, 2024 at 10:04 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Justices take up bid to overturn Oklahoma death sentence
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Jan 22, 2024 at 10:43 am The justices agreed to hear Glossip v. Oklahoma…
Court allows Border Patrol to cut Texas’ razor wire along Rio Grande
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Jan 22, 2024 at 4:09 pm Two agents patrol the southern border in Texas…
The morning read for Wednesday, January 24
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Jan 24, 2024 at 6:16 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
The morning read for Tuesday, January 23
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Jan 23, 2024 at 7:29 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
States challenge constitutionality of federal horseracing authority
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Jan 23, 2024 at 1:59 pm The Petitions of the Week column…
Supreme Court deputy clerk – SCOTUSblog
JOB announcement By SCOTUSblog on Jan 22, 2024 at 5:02 pm The Supreme Court is hiring a deputy clerk for…
Justices decline to intervene in Michigan redistricting dispute
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Jan 22, 2024 at 4:32 pm The Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene…
The morning read for Tuesday, January 16
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 16, 2024 at 6:22 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Supreme Court to hear major case on power of federal agencies
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Jan 16, 2024 at 3:30 pm Oral arguments in the two related cases will…
The morning read for Friday, January 19
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 19, 2024 at 8:46 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Thursday, January 18
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 18, 2024 at 7:11 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Status quo watch – SCOTUSblog
RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Jan 18, 2024 at 8:12 am The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that…
Supreme Court likely to discard Chevron
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Jan 17, 2024 at 6:58 pm Roman Martinez argues for Relentless, Inc. (William Hennessy)…
The morning read for Wednesday, January 17
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 17, 2024 at 9:23 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The takings clause with Robert McNamara
Advocates in Conversation By SCOTUSblog on Jan 16, 2024 at 3:42 pm In this video, Nate Mowry interviews Robert McNamara…
Justices reject Alaska state employee union dues dispute
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Jan 16, 2024 at 10:45 am In 2018, in Janus v. American Federation of…
The morning read for Tuesday, January 9
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 9, 2024 at 6:07 am The court will hear oral argument this…
Maker of CBD products asks court to decide whether lawsuit under criminal racketeering law can go forward
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Jan 13, 2024 at 6:45 pm The Petitions of the Week column…
Justices to hear cross-examination dispute over drug analyst’s testimony
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Jan 9, 2024 at 2:52 pm The court will hear oral argument in Smith…
Justices take up camping ban case
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Jan 12, 2024 at 3:23 pm The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide…
The morning read for Friday, January 12
WHAT WE’RE READING By Elise Drucker on Jan 12, 2024 at 9:45 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Court appears to favor Arizona man’s confrontation clause claim
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Jan 10, 2024 at 5:48 pm The justices heard oral argument in Smith v….
The morning read for Thursday, January 11
WHAT WE’RE READING By Elise Drucker on Jan 11, 2024 at 9:32 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
OT2023’s last grants? – SCOTUSblog
RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Jan 10, 2024 at 11:05 pm The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that…
The morning read for Wednesday, January 10
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 10, 2024 at 9:30 am The justices will hear oral argument this…
Court split over California man’s takings clause dispute
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Jan 9, 2024 at 9:52 pm The justices heard oral argument in Sheetz v….
The morning read for Tuesday, December 19
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 19, 2023 at 8:00 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
Court won’t hear Trump immunity dispute now
By Amy Howe on Dec 22, 2023 at 3:26 pm The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request from Special…
The morning read for Friday, December 22
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 21, 2023 at 8:20 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
Smith urges “immediate review” of Trump’s immunity claims
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Dec 21, 2023 at 11:57 am Special Counsel Jack Smith rejected as “misguided” the…
February oral argument scheduled for “good neighbor” pollution rule challenges
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Dec 20, 2023 at 3:24 pm The Environmental Protection Agency building in Washington, D.C….
“Haste makes waste,” Trump lawyer tells justices in opposing review of immunity issue now
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Dec 20, 2023 at 4:27 pm Lawyers for former President Donald Trump urged the…
The morning read for Wednesday, December 20
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 20, 2023 at 6:38 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
A Washington send-off for Sandra Day O’Connor
IN MEMORIAM By Mark Walsh on Dec 19, 2023 at 5:02 pm The late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was celebrated…
The morning read for Monday, December 18
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 18, 2023 at 10:15 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, lauded as “a human being, extraordinary,” lies in repose at the court
IN MEMORIAM By Mark Walsh on Dec 18, 2023 at 1:06 pm The casket of the late Justice Sandra Day…
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor protected us from the extremes
IN MEMORIAM By Marci Hamilton on Dec 11, 2023 at 3:38 pm This tribute is part of a series on the…
The morning read for Tuesday, December 12
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 12, 2023 at 4:52 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
Supreme Court won’t block new maps for Galveston County
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Dec 12, 2023 at 6:24 pm The Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon declined to…
The morning read for Wednesday, December 13
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 13, 2023 at 9:18 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
The morning read for Friday, December 15
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 15, 2023 at 11:09 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
Justices won’t block Illinois ban on assault-style weapons
By Amy Howe on Dec 14, 2023 at 9:38 pm The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon declined to temporarily block…
The morning read for Thursday, December 14
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 14, 2023 at 8:01 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
Justices will review lower-court ruling on access to abortion pill
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Dec 13, 2023 at 9:56 am SCOTUSblog banner for arguments in Sturgeon v Frost…
Court to weigh in on scope of law used in Jan. 6 prosecutions
By Amy Howe on Dec 13, 2023 at 11:17 am Two days after Special Counsel Jack Smith asked the justices…
A justice stewarding a Constitution
IN MEMORIAM By Sambhav Sankar on Dec 12, 2023 at 6:32 pm Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the bench in…