General News
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U.S. Supreme Court justices make rare public appearances in pandemic
Bloomberg News: "Two Supreme Court justices appeared in public this week in the kind of sightings that have become rare since the Covid-19 pandemic forced them to end the term while working remotely." -
Supreme Court denies Nevada church's appeal of coronavirus rule
MPR News: "A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court denied a rural Nevada church’s request late Friday to strike down as unconstitutional a 50-person cap on worship services as part of the state’s ongoing response to the coronavirus." -
Ruth Bader Ginsburg announces cancer recurrence, says chemotherapy yielding 'positive results'
CNN: "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday she is undergoing chemotherapy to treat a recurrence of cancer. The treatment is yielding 'positive results.'" -
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized with infection
USA Today: "Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was admitted to a hospital Tuesday for treatment of a possible infection, marking the latest medical issue for the four-time cancer survivor." -
U.S.: Court releases October calendar
SCOTUSblog: "The Supreme Court released its calendar for the October argument session, which begins on Monday, Oct. 5, and continues through Wednesday, Oct. 14." -
U.S. Supreme Court: Final stat pack for October Term 2019
SCOTUSblog: "A Supreme Court term unlike any other has finally come to an end. In March, some observers thought the term would end early after the court shut its doors and postponed oral arguments." -
U.S.: 2 female firsts at the Supreme Court announce retirements
Associated Press: "The Supreme Court said Tuesday that the first-ever women to hold two prominent positions at the court, handling the justices’ security and overseeing publication of the court’s decisions, are retiring." -
U.S.: Justices have a lot to say, but all is quiet in the Supreme Court
ABA Journal: "In a normal June, the U.S. Supreme Court issues the last of the term’s opinions, many of which are in its most contentious and divided cases." -
U.S.: Justices won’t wade into fight over tribal water rights
Courthouse News Service: "Farmers won’t get paid for river water they lost out on during a drought in southern Oregon, because Native American tribes have water rights that rank above those of irrigators." -
U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to attorneys' mandatory state bar dues
Washington Times: "The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge on Monday to lawyers’ state bar fees, which had been brought after the justices struck down mandatory union dues in a 2018 case citing the First Amendment."