Analysis
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U.S.: Thomas criticizes a previous high court opinion - his own
ABC News: "Justice Clarence Thomas has made no secret of his dislike of past Supreme Court decisions written by other justices, including seminal opinions about abortion rights, press freedoms and a defendant's right to a lawyer." -
U.S. Supreme Court braces for contentious second half
Bloomberg Law: "The second half of the Supreme Court’s current term will be chock-full of high-profile arguments and blockbuster opinions, and court watchers say it’s going to be explosive." -
After 2 Supreme Court wins, Florida man gets $875K from city
Associated Press: "Few people have fought any city hall all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and won, but Fane Lozman did it twice. Now the Florida city he’s battled since 2006 is going to pay him thousands of dollars in legal fees." -
U.S.: The Supreme Court has a lot to do and isn't doing it quickly
CNN: "By the end of June, as the Supreme Court reaches its grand finale and issues the last flurry of opinions before fleeing for the summer, the justices will have changed the lives of those impacted by its decisions, such as undocumented immigrants, LGBTQ individuals, supporters of gun rights and even President Donald Trump." -
U.S.: Stakes are high for businesses, products liability plaintiffs in Supreme Court’s new Ford cases
Reuters: "On [Jan. 17], the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases in which Ford is challenging rulings by state supreme courts that allowed state residents involved in in-state car accidents to proceed with product liability suits against Ford." -
U.S.: Supreme Court seems favorable to religious education funding
Associated Press: "The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared ready Wednesday to reinvigorate a Montana scholarship program and make it easier to use public money to pay for religious schooling in many states." -
U.S.: Supreme Court considers religious schools case
MPR News: "The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a major case that could dramatically alter the line separating church and state." -
U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 14 arguments
Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a New Jersey public corruption case and a trademark infringement case. -
U.S.: In 2020, watch for these blockbuster Supreme Court cases
PBS News: "The U.S. Supreme Court begins the second half of a potentially historic term — with arguments involving abortion, President Donald Trump’s financial records and funds for religious schools, among others — in the shadow of a presidential impeachment trial." -
U.S.: A 3-decade-long water dispute heads to the Supreme Court
MPR News: "For three decades, Georgia and Florida have been battling over how to share a precious resource: water. Georgia has it, and Florida, which is downstream, says it's not getting its fair share." -
U.S.: Lawyers, uninterrupted, adjust to Supreme Court two-minute rule
Bloomberg News: "'I got five words out before Justice Scalia interrupted me.' That’s how Erwin Chemerinsky, now the dean of Berkeley Law School, recalls his first U.S. Supreme Court argument back in 2002." -
A look back at 2019: A tale of two terms?
SCOTUSblog: "Any review of a calendar year at the Supreme Court necessarily includes two different terms: the term that ends in June and the new one that begins in October and will run into the following year." -
U.S.: 9 Supreme Court cases that shaped the 2010s
Vox: "If you want to understand what the Supreme Court became in the last decade, consider a 2012 study by University of California, Irvine law professor Rick Hasen. Between 1975 and 1990, Hasen found that Congress enacted 'an average of twelve overrides of Supreme Court cases in each two-year Congressional term.'" -
U.S.: Justices debate allowing state law to be 'hidden behind a pay wall'
Ars Technica: "The courts have long held that laws can't be copyrighted. But if the state mixes the text of the law together with supporting information, things get trickier." -
Supreme Court re-enters debate on money in politics by vacating decision on Alaska contribution limits
USA Today: "The Supreme Court re-entered the national debate over the influence of money in politics Monday by vacating a lower court decision that upheld Alaska's low campaign contribution limits." -
U.S.: Justices take up battle over New York City gun ban
SCOTUSblog: "It has been nearly 10 years since the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment right of individuals to keep and bear arms applies fully to state and local governments. When the justices return to the bench next month, they will wade into the Second Amendment fray once again." -
U.S.: Racial discrimination case against cable giant Comcast gets tentative support from Supreme Court
USA Today: "The Supreme Court appeared likely Wednesday to let a racial discrimination claim against the nation's largest cable TV company go forward, even though it might be difficult to prove." -
U.S.: Supreme Court grapples with how to control water pollution
CNN: "The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with questions about the scope of the Clean Water Act and the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate pollutants that find their way into navigable water such as oceans, rivers and streams." -
Justices struggle with copyright case involving pirate ship
Associated Press: The Supreme Court is wrestling with a modern-day dispute involving the pirate Blackbeard’s ship that went down off North Carolina’s coast more than 300 years ago." -
Justices appear split over police power in traffic stops
Courthouse News Service: "The Supreme Court was sharply divided Monday as the justices considered whether a police officer can pull a car over based solely on the knowledge that it is registered to a person with a suspended license." -
U.S.: Supreme Court is divided over gay, transgender job bias in civil rights case
USA Today: "The Supreme Court appeared deeply divided Tuesday on a major civil rights question: whether gay and transgender people are covered by a federal law barring employment discrimination on the basis of sex." -
U.S.: Court seems ready to require unanimous juries as term opens
Associated Press: "The Supreme Court began a potentially contentious election-year term Monday in seeming general agreement that juries in state criminal trials must be unanimous to convict a defendant." -
U.S.: A lawyer’s guide to upcoming Supreme Court term
Bloomberg News: "The Supreme Court’s upcoming term is shaping up to be an explosive one, with LGBT discrimination, deportation for 'Dreamers,' and the Second Amendment all currently on the docket. But there are also a number of 'sleeper cases' on the docket this term that could be deeply significant for the way lawyers practice." -
U.S.: 8 religion-related cases to watch when the Supreme Court is back in session
Deseret News: "Religious liberty advocates are gearing up for a big year at the Supreme Court, which will be back in session on Oct. 7. Justices have already agreed to hear four faith-related cases on LGBTQ rights and religious schooling." -
U.S.: Justices' DC sniper case examines teen murderers' sentences
Associated Press: "Lee Boyd Malvo, who terrorized the Washington region in 2002 as one-half of a sniper team, is at the center of a case the Supreme Court will hear this fall. But the justices’ eventual ruling probably will mean less for him than for a dozen other inmates who, like the now-34-year-old Malvo, were sentenced to life without parole for murders they committed as teens."