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.: Chief Justice Roberts weighs ethics code for high court

Courthouse News Service: "At a hearing Thursday on the high court’s budget, Justice Elena Kagan told lawmakers that Chief Justice John Roberts is looking into the possibility of drafting a code of conduct that applies only to Supreme Court justices."

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: March 4

The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in two copyright cases and a railroad employee pay case.

U.S.: Supreme Court appears ready to let cross stand but struggles with church-state test

NPR News: "The U.S. Supreme Court appeared ready to let stand a 40-foot cross on public land in Maryland, but the justices struggled to come up with a test to clarify the separation of church and state in this country."

U.S. Supreme Court opinion: Feb. 26

The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a class action case involving equitable tolling of an appeal deadline.

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 per curiam opinion: Feb. 25

The United States Supreme Court has issued a per curiam opinion in a case on whether a federal court may count the vote of a judge who dies before an opinion is issued.

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.: 'Excessive fines' ban applies to states, Supreme Court says

Associated Press: "Tyson Timbs admitted he'd sold drugs, and he accepted his sentence without a fight. What he wouldn't quietly accept was the police seizing and keeping the $40,000 Land Rover he'd had when arrested."

U.S.: Justice Ginsburg appears strong in first appearance at Supreme Court this year

MPR News: "Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg - the oldest, tiniest and possibly most well-known justice - returned to her perch on the bench Tuesday, asking questions in a firm and strong voice."

U.S. Supreme Court opinions: Feb. 20

The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case involving state taxation of federal pension benefits and in a case on whether the excessive fines clause of the Eighth Amendment applies to civil forfeitures by states.

U.S. Supreme Court per curiam opinion: Feb 19

The United States Supreme Court has issued a per curiam opinion in a death penalty case involving a prisoner's intellectual disability.

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.

U.S.: Sotomayor on conservative colleague Gorsuch - 'He's such a lovely person'

Washington Times: "Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Thursday the high court is a prime example of how people who disagree can actually get along with one another and even have some fun together, saying she has particular respect for her colleague Justice Neil M. Gorsuch."

U.S.: Ginsburg illness casts spotlight on long-term court absences

Associated Press: "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has missed a month of Supreme Court arguments as she recovers from lung cancer surgery. But she's not the first justice to be away for a while and her absence hardly compares with those of some of her predecessors."