US Supreme Court
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Justices rule against Montana homeowners near Superfund site
Associated Press: "The Supreme Court delivered a setback Monday to Montana homeowners who are seeking additional cleanup of arsenic left over from years of copper smelting." -
U.S. Supreme Court opinions: April 20
The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case on unanimous jury verdicts, a case on challenges to patents, and a case from Montana on hazardous waste site cleanups. -
U.S.: Lawyers get ready for first-ever Supreme Court oral arguments by phone
NBC News: "The Supreme Court’s announcement this week that it will hold oral arguments via teleconference for the first time in its history has a small group of America’s top attorneys prepping for the most important phone calls of their careers." -
U.S. Supreme Court moves to limit paper filings
Bloomberg News: "The U.S. Supreme Court joined the chorus of federal courts across the country trying to reduce paper filings amid the coronavirus outbreak." -
U.S. Supreme Court to hold May arguments by teleconference
Associated Press: "The Supreme Court said Monday it will hold arguments by teleconference in May in key cases, including President Donald Trump’s bid to shield his tax and other financial records." -
U.S. Justice Stephen Breyer reflects on Supreme Court and life in isolation
CNN: "Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer recently plunked down before his computer camera for a lively Zoom chat with students at the United Nations International School, offering a glimpse of the justices' private negotiations against a canvas of how the law develops in America." -
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 opinions: April 6
The United States Supreme Court has released opinions in an age discrimination case, a case involving evidence found during a search of a vehicle, and an election case. -
U.S. Supreme Court cancels oral arguments for rest of the term
NBC News: "The U.S. Supreme Court Friday said it will scrap the oral argument schedule for the rest of the term amid the coronavirus pandemic but left open the possibility that it might hear a few cases before the term ends in late June." -
Paper filings, relics elsewhere, endure at SCOTUS through virus
Bloomberg News: "With the rest of Washington beginning to grind to a halt over coronavirus and social distancing not yet the norm, senior paralegal Cheryl Olson left Jenner & Block’s office March 19 for a four-mile round trip to deliver briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court—on foot."