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Court adds Medicaid lawsuit to docket

Justices to hear arguments on TikTok ban on Jan. 10

William Hennessy, Jr., prolific courtroom sketch artist, dies at 67

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu on the city’s Clean Water Act case

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Court adds Medicaid lawsuit to docket

Justices to hear arguments on TikTok ban on Jan. 10

William Hennessy, Jr., prolific courtroom sketch artist, dies at 67

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu on the city’s Clean Water Act case

The morning read for Tuesday, Dec. 31

The morning read for Monday, Dec. 30

The morning read for Friday, Dec. 27

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By Amy Howe on Dec. 31 at 6:16 p.m.

After a year in which the court issued its landmark ruling on presidential immunity, reporting revealed controversial flags had flown at Justice Samuel Alito’s homes, and a Senate ethics inquiry found more gift trips that Justice Clarence Thomas had failed to disclose, the chief justice focused his annual New Year’s Eve report on four threats to the independence of the judiciary – including disinformation from abroad.

Chief Justice John Roberts released his annual report on Tuesday. (Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States)

By Amy Howe on Dec. 18 at 12:57 p.m.

The justices decided on Dec. 18 to hear argument over whether Medicaid recipients in South Carolina have the right to sue — known as standing — over their state’s decision to bar any Medicaid funds from going to facilities like Planned Parenthood that provide abortion.

By Amy Howe on Dec. 18 at 12:31 p.m.

Faced with an emergency request by TikTok and a group of the app’s users, the justices fast-tracked oral argument over whether a federal law barring apps controlled by China and other “foreign adversaries” violates the First Amendment. A federal court of appeals in Washington D.C. had refused to suspend the ban, which is set to go into effect on Jan. 19, the day before Inauguration Day.

By Amy Howe on Dec. 11 at 5:16 p.m.

Hennessy, a classically trained artist who sketched oral arguments at the Supreme Court and legal proceedings around the country for decades, died on Dec. 10. He was 67. Bill was an invaluable contributor to SCOTUSblog from 2022-2024, and we are saddened to learn of his death.

David Chiu discusses City and County of San Francisco v. EPA, in which the court is considering whether the Environmental Protection Agency violates the Clean Water Act when it imposes generic prohibitions in a permit for a city’s water discharges, without specifying explicit standards for discharges.

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By Ellena Erskine on Dec 31, 2024 at 11:28 am

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read:

Supreme Court Rulings That Could Change America in 2025 (Sean O’Driscoll, Newsweek)
Trump Urges Supreme Court to Pause TikTok Ban (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
Carter’s Judicial Legacy Paved Way for Biden Diversity Push (John Crawley & Tiana Headley, Bloomberg Law)
Retired US Supreme Court Justice Breyer to sit with appeals court in January (Nate Raymond, Reuters)
Can SCOTUS Issue An Administrative Injunction In the TikTok Case To Preserve The Status Quo? (Josh Blackman, The Volokh Conspiracy)

By Ellena Erskine on Dec 30, 2024 at 11:43 am

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read:

Supreme Court At A Crossroads In Oil Emissions Lawfare Campaign (David Blackmon, Forbes)
Trump asks Supreme Court to pause law that could ban TikTok (Kanishka Singh & Nandita Bose, Reuters)
Supreme Court Goes Back to Normal in Term With Few Blockbusters (Lydia Wheeler, Bloomberg Law)
Jimmy Carter never appointed a Supreme Court justice, but he left a remarkable judicial legacy (Joan Biskupic, CNN)
President-Elect Trump’s Law-Free TikTok Brief (Steve Vladeck, One First)

By Ellena Erskine on Dec 27, 2024 at 10:04 am

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:

From Trump Immunity to Broadway: Top 2024 Supreme Court Moments (Lydia Wheeler, Bloomberg Law)
The Universe of TikTok v. Garland in a Nutshell (Adam Feldman, Legalytics)
In 2024, state laws of interest to Catholics span abortion to IVF to immigration (Kate Scanlon, Catholic Review)
History, Tradition, and the “Short-Martial” (Steve Vladeck, One First)
The Supreme Court Case That Will Fuel The Corporate DEI Debate In 2025 (Michelle Travis, Forbes)

By Ellena Erskine on Dec 26, 2024 at 11:19 am

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:

When could TikTok be banned? When is Supreme Court weighing in? Here’s what to know (Greta Cross, USA Today)
100-plus cities in the U.S. banned homeless camping this year. But will it work? (Jennifer Ludden, NPR)
Long Island Diocese Bankruptcy Exit Is Rare Success Amid Delays (Randi Love, Bloomberg Law)
The Supreme Court Case Over Trans Youth Could Also Decimate Women’s Equality (Naomi Schoenbaum, Politico)
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to Visit the Virgin Islands in February 2025 (The Virgin Islands Consortium)

By Ellena Erskine on Dec 24, 2024 at 10:41 am

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read:

What Would the Founders Have Thought About TikTok and Online Porn? (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
SCOTUS case threatens rural health broadband aid (Chelsea Cirruzzo & Ben Leonard, Politico)
Supreme Court Cert Report December 2024 (Adam Feldman, Legalytics)
The Supreme Court’s Christmas Gift to Religious-Right Lawyers (Madison Pauly, Mother Jones)
Supreme Court justices hid billionaire gifts for decades, ethics investigation finds (Alex Swoyer, The Washington Times)

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2	3 Orders orders	4	5	6 Conference private_conferences Opinions opinions	7	8
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			1 New Year's Day holidays	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10 Conference private_conferences TikTok, Inc. v. Garland oral_arguments	11
12	13 Orders orders Hewitt v. United States (23-1002) oral_arguments Stanley v. City of Sanford, Florida (23-997) oral_arguments	14 Thompson v. United States (23-1095) oral_arguments Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (23-971) oral_arguments	15 Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton (23-1122) oral_arguments	16	17 Conference private_conferences	18
19	20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day holidays Inauguration Day holidays	21 FDA v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. (23-1187) oral_arguments McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corporation (23-1226) oral_arguments	22 Barnes v. Felix (23-1239) oral_arguments Cunningham v. Cornell University (23-1007) oral_arguments	23	24 Conference private_conferences	25
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Conference
private_conferences

8
Orders
orders
Campos-Chaves v. Garland (22-674)
oral_arguments
Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fikre (22-1178)
oral_arguments

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Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, California (22-1074)
oral_arguments
Office of the U.S. Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC (22-1238)
oral_arguments

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Smith v. Arizona (22-899)
oral_arguments

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Conference
private_conferences

15
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
holidays

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Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P. (22-1165)
oral_arguments
Devillier v. Texas (22-913)
oral_arguments

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Relentless v. Department of Commerce (22-1219)
oral_arguments
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (22-451)
oral_arguments

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Conference
private_conferences

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