Some Quick Thoughts on the Oklahoma Charter School Case St. Isidore Catholic School is caught in a legal dilemma Reason · Jun 27, 2024
Department of State v. Muñoz: the SCOTUS case advocates say will significantly set back immigration rights SCOTUS found there are virtually no constitutional limits on the government's power to bar non-citizen spouses of American citizens entering the country Latin Times · Jun 27, 2024
SCOTUS Rules SEC's In-House Handling of Securities Fraud Cases Violates the Right to Trial by Jury The decision rejects a system in which the agency imposes civil penalties after investigating people and validating its own allegations. Reason · Jun 27, 2024
SCOTUS Allows Emergency Abortions in Idaho The decision reverses the Court's previous stay of a lower court decision blocking part of the law. Reason · Jun 27, 2024
SCOTUS Declines To Punish the Feds for Suppressing Social Media Speech The verdict in Murthy v. Missouri is a big, flashing green light that jawboning may resume. Reason · Jun 26, 2024
Two Braidswood Cases From The Fifth Circuit Are Bound For SCOTUS (Updated) A RFRA defense to Title VII and a new Appointments Clause challenge. Reason · Jun 25, 2024
SCOTUS Grants SG's Petition in Transgender-Minor Case The Court did not grant petitions from the ACLU and Jenner Block. Will the Trump DOJ switch positions in January 2025? Reason · Jun 24, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions John, Paul, George, and Ringo; foreign agents; and warrantless home searches. Reason · Jun 21, 2024
SCOTUS Dodges a Crucial Problem With Disarming People Based on Restraining Orders The Court says "a credible threat" justifies a ban on gun possession but does not address situations where there is no such judicial finding. Reason · Jun 21, 2024
Unrealized Gains Tax Survives U.S. Supreme Court The Supreme Court’s ruling in Moore v. U.S. considers how wealth is taxed in the United States. Kiplinger · Jun 20, 2024
SCOTUS agrees to protect access to abortion pill mifepristone The justices agreed that the plaintiffs didn't have standing to sue on the issue. Fortune · Jun 14, 2024
Spikes, seat dividers, even ‘Baby Shark’ − camping bans like the one under review at SCOTUS are part of broader strategies that push out homeless people Should cities be allowed to outlaw sleeping in public, even when there are no beds available in local shelters? This is what the U.S. Supreme Court will decide in its review of the case Grants Pass v. Johnson. The Conversation · Jun 13, 2024
Does Donald Trump deserve total immunity for 'official acts'? SCOTUS starts hearing arguments SCOTUS hears arguments on whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution after leaving office for "official acts" while he was president Latin Times · Apr 25, 2024
Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS concludes their April 2024 sitting Welcome to the April 22 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Ballotpedia · Apr 22, 2024
Reason · Apr 17, 2024 SCOTUS Misses a Chance To Protect Peaceful Protesters Under a legal theory endorsed by the 5th Circuit, Martin Luther King Jr. could have been liable for other people’s violence.
Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024 Robe and Gavel: SCOTUS to hear arguments in four cases this week Welcome to the April 15 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.
Ballotpedia · Apr 12, 2024 ICYMI: Top stories of the week On March 15, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued an opinion in two cases related to the question of whether officeholders are acting as private citizens or government officials when they use social media to post about their official government duties. The court issued one ruling for both cases, offering…
Ballotpedia · Apr 11, 2024 U.S. Supreme Court issues guidance for when government officials can block users on social media Welcome to the Thursday, April 11, Brew.
Ballotpedia · Apr 10, 2024 Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #105 Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.
Ballotpedia · Apr 8, 2024 Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for April 2024 Welcome to the April 8 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.
Salon · Mar 27, 2024 Slippery slope of abortion drug lawsuit Vaccines, gender-affirming care and birth control could be next if SCOTUS rules to restrict nationwide access
Ballotpedia · Mar 25, 2024 Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS concludes March 2024 sitting Welcome to the March 25 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.
Reason · Mar 25, 2024 SCOTUS: Unexplained Stays For Me, But Not For Thee In the Trump immunity case, SCOTUS effectively granted a stay without considering the likelihood of success on the merits.
Salon · Mar 24, 2024 Crisis if SCOTUS restricts mifepristone The safety of abortion drugs is well-established, but an upcoming SCOTUS ruling could unravel decades of precedent
Ballotpedia · Mar 21, 2024 SCOTUS hears oral argument in challenges to bump stock ban rule, EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.