Analysis
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U.S. Supreme Court decision on unanimous jury verdicts leaves military out
Stars & Stripes: "A Supreme Court opinion this week banning non-unanimous verdicts in state criminal cases leaves the military as the sole American jurisdiction that allows them." -
You’ve reached the Supreme Court. Press 1 for live arguments
Associated Press: "This is how the Supreme Court embraces technology. Slowly. It took a worldwide pandemic for the court to agree to hear arguments over the telephone." -
U.S. Supreme Court set to release spring opinions during coronavirus pandemic
CNN: "It's spring time at the Supreme Court which normally means the justices are just finishing oral arguments and hunkering down to release all outstanding opinions by their self-imposed end-of-June deadline." -
U.S.: For Supreme Court, COVID-19 response is 'pretty challenging'
Reuters: " On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it was postponing oral arguments in all of the cases it was scheduled to hear in April." -
U.S.: Supreme Court adoption case could have broad nondiscrimination impact
NBC News: "A lawsuit that pits religious freedom against gay rights - and has been percolating through the court system and national news for two years - is officially on the Supreme Court’s docket." -
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."