US Supreme Court
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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.: Ruth Bader Ginsburg misses court due to illness
CNN: "Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was not on the bench for oral arguments Wednesday due to illness, according to Chief Justice John Roberts." -
U.S.: Supreme Court grapples with how to control water pollution
CNN: "The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with questions about the scope of the Clean Water Act and the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate pollutants that find their way into navigable water such as oceans, rivers and streams." -
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. -
Justices struggle with copyright case involving pirate ship
Associated Press: The Supreme Court is wrestling with a modern-day dispute involving the pirate Blackbeard’s ship that went down off North Carolina’s coast more than 300 years ago." -
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. -
Justices appear split over police power in traffic stops
Courthouse News Service: "The Supreme Court was sharply divided Monday as the justices considered whether a police officer can pull a car over based solely on the knowledge that it is registered to a person with a suspended license." -
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. -
Liberty Medal awarded to former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy
Philadelphia Inquirer: "Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy was awarded the Liberty Medal on Sunday evening at the National Constitution Center. In his acceptance of the award, Kennedy called for people, but especially government, to have respectful, open dialogue in making decisions." -
Associate Justice Elena Kagan says U.S. Supreme Court not partisan, despite current political climate
Denver Post: "At a time when partisan politics seem to have taken hold of the country, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan believes that the country’s highest court remains independent." -
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. -
The last of the sketch artists on cameras in the US Supreme Court
Quartz: "Art Lien didn’t dream of becoming a courtroom sketch artist, though the diminutive form of his name did hint at this ultimate destiny. In fact, it’s a job Lien once mocked." -
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 is divided over gay, transgender job bias in civil rights case
USA Today: "The Supreme Court appeared deeply divided Tuesday on a major civil rights question: whether gay and transgender people are covered by a federal law barring employment discrimination on the basis of sex." -
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.: Court seems ready to require unanimous juries as term opens
Associated Press: "The Supreme Court began a potentially contentious election-year term Monday in seeming general agreement that juries in state criminal trials must be unanimous to convict a defendant." -
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 to hear Appalachian Trail pipeline fight
Reuters: "The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by Dominion Energy Inc. and President Donald Trump’s administration of a lower court ruling that halted construction on a natural gas pipeline due to run underneath a section of the popular Appalachian Trail in rural Virginia." -
U.S.: A lawyer’s guide to upcoming Supreme Court term
Bloomberg News: "The Supreme Court’s upcoming term is shaping up to be an explosive one, with LGBT discrimination, deportation for 'Dreamers,' and the Second Amendment all currently on the docket. But there are also a number of 'sleeper cases' on the docket this term that could be deeply significant for the way lawyers practice." -
U.S.: Chief Justice John Roberts prepares for outsized role as umpire
USA Today: "As his Supreme Court prepares for a contentious term featuring cases on immigration, gay and lesbian rights, gun ownership and, in all likelihood, abortion, Roberts can look forward to opposition from the left and distrust from the right." -
U.S.: Supreme Court Justice Kagan shares her insights
Courthouse News Service: "In a visit to U.C. Berkeley Law School Monday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan shared her thoughts on studying law, divisive politics and the career disappointments that led to her reaching the highest court in the nation." -
U.S.: 8 religion-related cases to watch when the Supreme Court is back in session
Deseret News: "Religious liberty advocates are gearing up for a big year at the Supreme Court, which will be back in session on Oct. 7. Justices have already agreed to hear four faith-related cases on LGBTQ rights and religious schooling." -
U.S.: Justices' DC sniper case examines teen murderers' sentences
Associated Press: "Lee Boyd Malvo, who terrorized the Washington region in 2002 as one-half of a sniper team, is at the center of a case the Supreme Court will hear this fall. But the justices’ eventual ruling probably will mean less for him than for a dozen other inmates who, like the now-34-year-old Malvo, were sentenced to life without parole for murders they committed as teens." -
U.S.: Justices to consider dispute over tax credits for scholarships
SCOTUSblog: "This winter, the justices will . . . review a decision by the Montana Supreme Court invalidating a tax-credit program because the scholarships created by the program could be used at religious schools. The impact of the justices’ eventual ruling could be significant." -
U.S.: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reflects on Supreme Court’s unchanging 'collegiality'
UChicago News: "After more than a quarter of a century on the United States Supreme Court, what hasn’t changed for Ruth Bader Ginsburg are her cordial relationships with her fellow justices."