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U.S. Supreme Court opinions: June 30
The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a trademark case on registration of a generic name and a Free Exercise case involving the use of state scholarships to attend religious schools. -
Roberts a pivotal vote in the Supreme Court’s big opinions
Associated Press: "The biggest cases of the Supreme Court term so far have a surprising common thread." -
U.S. Supreme Court opinions: June 29
The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a free speech case on requirements to receive international public health funding, a case involving a law that required abortion clinic doctors to have admitting privileges, and a case on the governing structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. -
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. Supreme Court opinion: June 25
The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in an immigration case involving the right to habeas corpus review of an expedited removal decision. -
Supreme Court DACA ruling could sway environmental permits’ fate
Bloomberg News: "The Supreme Court’s surprise rebuke last week of the Trump administration’s bid to rescind the Obama-era DACA immigration program may have unexpected impacts on environmental litigation over fossil fuel development, pipelines, and other projects." -
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 opinion: June 22
The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a securities fraud case involving the standards for equitable relief. -
U.S. Supreme Court opinion: June 18
The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion on the government's attempt to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration program. -
U.S.: Simple math suggests complex back story at Supreme Court
Associated Press: "Supreme Court watchers were left scratching their heads when they learned Justice Neil Gorsuch was the author of Monday’s landmark LGBT rights ruling." -
U.S. Supreme Court opinions: June 15
The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case on whether firing someone for being gay or transgender is sex discrimination and a case involving a natural gas pipeline running beneath the Appalachian Trail. -
U.S.: Interesting meetings of the minds of Supreme Court justices
Empirical SCOTUS: "Unanimity in the Supreme Court used to be the norm. In the early Supreme Court there were few dissents and so there was little opportunity to see differences between the justices’ views outside of how they authored their majority opinions." -
U.S. Supreme Court opinion: June 8
The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a prisoner litigation case. -
The 7 most anticipated Supreme Court decisions
The Hill: "The Supreme Court is expected to hand down several blockbuster opinions in the next few weeks as one of the most politically volatile terms in recent memory draws to a close." -
U.S.: Pandemic means a silent June at the Supreme Court
Associated Press: "It’s the time of the year when Supreme Court justices can get testy. They might have to find a new way to show it." -
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." -
U.S. Supreme Court opinions: June 1
The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in five cases. -
After 7 years, Indiana returns seized Land Rover in landmark Supreme Court case
Forbes: "When Indiana law enforcement seized Tyson Timbs’ Land Rover seven years ago, he had no idea his car would become a vehicle that would jump-start part of the Bill of Rights." -
10 cases that could change how the Supreme Court looks at the Second Amendment
CNN: "The Supreme Court's solid conservative majority could soon choose to take up its first major Second Amendment case in nearly a decade, positioning the court to override state laws established to limit the availability and accessibility of some firearms and when they can be carried in public." -
U.S.: Chief justice says pandemic teaches humility, compassion
Associated Press: "Chief Justice John Roberts told graduating seniors at his son’s high school that the coronavirus has 'pierced our illusion of certainty and control' and he counseled the students to make their way with humility, compassion and courage in a world turned upside down." -
U.S.: Covid-19 cases concerning prisoners' rights hit the Supreme Court
CNN: "The Supreme Court and courts across the country will see an increasing number of pandemic-related disputes in the coming weeks concerning prison conditions and whether prisons are violating the constitutional rights of inmates by failing to adequately protect them against the coronavirus." -
U.S.: COVID-19 and Supreme Court emergencies
SCOTUSblog: "Live teleconference oral arguments have been the most visible sign of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Supreme Court . . . however, the justices have also been busy with a steady flow of cases arising from the pandemic." -
U.S.: What we learned from Supreme Court's first telehearings
Law 360: "A few bloopers notwithstanding, the U.S. Supreme Court has emerged unscathed from the uncharted waters of teleconference hearings and livestreaming prompted by the coronavirus pandemic." -
U.S. Supreme Court opinion: May 18
The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a case involving punitive damages against the government of Sudan for a terrorist attack. -
U.S. Supreme Court opinion: May 14
The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a trademark case involving competing brands of jeans.