Arguments
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The United States Supreme Court will conduct oral arguments next week with one Justice missing and an empty courtroom
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18, 2020, and her passing will leave the Court with 8 Justices when their term begins on October 5. -
U.S. Supreme Court March 4 arguments
Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a consolidated case on standing to challenge health and safety regulations relating to abortion clinics. -
U.S. Supreme Court March 3 arguments
Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a Securities and Exchange Commission case on equitable relief. -
U.S. Supreme Court March 2 arguments
Monday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case involving a denial of relief under the Convention Against Torture and a case on whether asylum-seekers may challenge mistakes made during the expedited removal process. -
U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 21 arguments
Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on the definition of “serious drug offense” and a case involving arbitration requires for an international commercial dispute. -
U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 15 arguments
Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on age discrimination in employment. -
U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 13 arguments
Monday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on whether preclusion principles can bar a defendant from raising defenses that were not actually litigated and resolved in a prior case and in a retirement plan case involving breach of fiduciary duty. -
U.S. Supreme Court Dec. 11 arguments
Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a death penalty case involving the review of sentencing errors and an international custody case in which the mother removed the child to the United States. -
U.S. Supreme Court Dec. 10 arguments
Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in an Affordable Care Act case involving payments to insurance companies and a case on whether a criminal defendant is required to formally object after being sentenced in order to receive reasonableness review on appeal. -
U.S. Supreme Court Dec. 9 arguments
Monday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on motions to reopen deportation proceedings and a case involving legal interpretations by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. -
U.S. Supreme Court Dec. 4 arguments
Wednesday the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on the limitations period for a breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA and a death penalty case involving what constitutes a second or successive habeas application. -
U.S. Supreme Court Dec. 3 arguments
Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on whether the federal “Superfund” Act prevents property owners from seeking restoration damages under state law and a case on whether state law or federal common law principles govern the ownership of a tax refund paid to a corporation. -
U.S. Supreme Court Dec. 2 arguments
Monday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case involving copyrighting of works by government officials and a case on whether New York City’s ban on transporting a licensed handgun to a location outside of the City is unconstitutional. -
U.S. Supreme Court Nov. 13 arguments
Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a racial discrimination case and a case on whether an order denying a motion for relief from the automatic stay in a bankruptcy proceeding is a final order. -
U.S. Supreme Court Nov. 6 arguments
Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case involving disclosure requirements for retirement plan fiduciaries and in a Clean Water Act case from Hawaii. -
U.S. Supreme Court Nov. 5 arguments
Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a ship chartering case and in a case involving the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act. -
U.S. Supreme Court Nov. 4 arguments
Monday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on whether a police officer can pull over a vehicle merely because its registered owner has a suspended driver’s license and a case on cancellation of removal of a lawful permanent resident. -
U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 16 arguments
Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on state prosecution based on information on immigration forms, a case on life imprisonment without parole for juvenile offenders, and a case on whether the “discovery rule” applies to toll the statute of limitations in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. -
U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 15 arguments
Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in case on whether members of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico are officers of the United States subject to the Appointments Clause. -
U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 8 arguments
Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases involving employment discrimination related to employee sexual orientation or gender identity. -
U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 7 arguments
Monday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on non-unanimous juries, a case on the insanity defense and a patent application case. -
U.S.: Supreme Court struggles with Wisconsin drunken driving law
Associated Press: "The Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with a Wisconsin law that allows law enforcement to draw blood without a warrant from suspected drunken drivers who have become unconscious." -
U.S.: Supreme Court decision on Freedom of Information Act hinges on one word
USA Today: "The Supreme Court spent an hour Monday debating the meaning of the word 'confidential.' The result could have major implications for public access to government records." -
U.S. Supreme Court April 24 arguments
Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on the intent required for a burglary offense and in a bankruptcy case on whether a creditor’s good-faith belief that trying to collect a debt does not violate a discharge order protects the creditor from contempt. -
U.S.: Quest for food stamp data lands newspaper at Supreme Court
U.S. News: "In the summer of 2010, reporters at South Dakota's Argus Leader newspaper decided to request data about the government's food assistance program, previously known as food stamps." -
U.S. Supreme Court April 23 arguments
Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in an illegal firearms possession case, a case involving a warrantless blood draw from an unconscious motorist, and a case on whether the Department of Commerce’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census was unlawful. -
U.S. Supreme Court April 22 arguments
Monday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a Freedom of Information Act case involving disclosure of confidential information and a case on whether administrative exhaustion is a jurisdictional prerequisite to suit. -
U.S. Supreme Court April 17 arguments
Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on the definition of “crime of violence” and a case on the statute of limitations applicable to federal civil rights actions. -
U.S. Supreme Court April 16 arguments
Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on whether state or federal law applies to offshore oil drilling operations and a case on state taxation of non-resident trusts. -
U.S. Supreme Court April 15 arguments
Monday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a trademark case on “immoral” and “scandalous” marks and in a securities case on whether there is a right of action based on a negligent misstatement made in connection with a tender offer. -
U.S. Supreme Court March 27 arguments
Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on whether a court must defer to an agency's interpretation of its own ambiguous regulation. -
U.S. Supreme Court March 26 arguments
Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in two partisan gerrymandering cases. -
U.S. Supreme Court March 25 arguments
Monday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on whether district courts must defer to agency interpretations of statutes and a case and a case on whether punitive damages are available in injury suits involving a breach of a general maritime duty. -
U.S.: High court case on jury-selection bias draws out Thomas
Courthouse News Service: "The Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to vacate a death-penalty conviction in a case where the prosecutor had a history of racially motivated juror strikes." -
U.S. Supreme Court March 20 arguments
Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether jurors were improperly struck because of race in a Mississippi murder case. -
U.S. Supreme Court March 18 arguments
Monday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on Social Security Administration’s Appeals Council actions and a case on whether a state legislature has standing to appeal a district court’s order to enact a remedial redistricting plan. -
U.S. Supreme Court March 19 arguments
Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a False Claims Act case involving statutes of limitation. -
U.S. Supreme Court Feb. 27 arguments
Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on whether government-funded display and maintenance of a 40-foot-tall cross-shaped World War I memorial at a public highway intersection violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. -
U.S. Supreme Court Feb. 26 arguments
Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases on penalties for offenders who violate conditions of supervised release. -
U.S. Supreme Court Feb. 25 arguments
Monday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on whether private entities operating public access television channels should be considered state actors for First Amendment purposes. -
U.S. Supreme Court Feb . 19 arguments
Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on whether the government is a "person" who may petition to institute review proceedings under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. -
U.S. Supreme Court Feb. 20 arguments
Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a bankruptcy case involving a breach of contract issue.