U.S.: Justices take up battle over New York City gun ban

SCOTUSblog: "It has been nearly 10 years since the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment right of individuals to keep and bear arms applies fully to state and local governments. When the justices return to the bench next month, they will wade into the Second Amendment fray once again."

Peter Welte, North Dakota's newest U.S. district judge, balances new role with farming

G.F. Herald: "Ice-encrusted soybeans fly over the combine hopper and skitter across the frozen ground as Peter Welte readies the combine to harvest his crop."

U.S.: Racial discrimination case against cable giant Comcast gets tentative support from Supreme Court

USA Today: "The Supreme Court appeared likely Wednesday to let a racial discrimination claim against the nation's largest cable TV company go forward, even though it might be difficult to prove."

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."

Welte named Chief Judge for U.S. District of North Dakota

News Release: "United States District Judge Peter D. Welte has assumed the role of Chief Judge for the District of North Dakota effective Nov. 11."

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."

Court to rehear law on adoptions of Native American children

Associated Press: "A federal appeals court announced Thursday that it will take a second look at an emotionally fraught lawsuit governing the adoption of Native American children."

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.

Daniel Traynor nomination to U.S. District Court for North Dakota advances

G.F. Herald: "The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to advance the nomination of Devils Lake attorney Daniel Traynor to be U.S. District Judge for North Dakota. President Donald Trump nominated Traynor for the position in August after it was vacated by semi-retired Judge Daniel Hovland."

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."

Federal Public Defender offers training

The Federal Public Defender has scheduled training sessions starting in November for new Criminal Justice Act panel attorneys.

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."