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The statistics of relists over the past five terms: The more things change, the more they stay the same

By Ralph Mayrell and John Elwood on Jan. 4 at 4:14 pm

An analysis of relisted petitions from the five most recent Supreme Court terms shows that relists continue to be one of the best predictors of which cases the justices will agree to hear.

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The Supreme Court after the Jan. 3 snowfall. (Katie Barlow)

SCOTUS NEWS

Texas clinics ask justices to order 5th Circuit to send abortion case back to district court

By Amy Howe on Jan. 4 at 3:25 p.m.

A group of abortion clinics challenging Texas’ restrictive anti-abortion law told the justices that a federal appeals court is improperly holding onto the case and preventing it from moving forward.

IN MEMORIAM

The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Notable deaths in 2021

By James Romoser on Dec. 31 at 7:12 pm

We remember those who died in 2021 after living lives that left an imprint on the Supreme Court in a multitude of ways.

SCOTUS NEWS

Roberts to Congress on court reforms: We’re on it

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

In his 2021 year-end report, the chief justice responded to increasing calls for judicial reform by suggesting that change should come from within the court system itself — not from Congress.

SCOTUS NEWS

Trump asks justices to block release of documents related to Jan. 6 riot

By Amy Howe on Dec. 23 at 3:34 p.m.

The former president wants the court to prevent Congress from reviewing records related to his activities in the lead-up to the attack on the Capitol.

SCOTUStalk

Gabe Roth, the executive director of Fix the Court, discusses the Biden court commission’s final report and why he believes term limits are the superior court reform.

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WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Wednesday, Jan. 5

By James Romoser on Jan 05, 2022 at 10:18 am

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Wednesday morning read:

High court confirms justices have received COVID-19 booster (Jessica Gresko & Mark Sherman, Associated Press)
Two differing views of the Covid pandemic on display at Supreme Court (Joan Biskupic, CNN)
Pandemic-wary U.S. Supreme Court to weigh Biden vaccine mandates (Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts gives an incomplete history lesson on judicial ethics (Peter M. Shane, Washington Monthly)
Last Stand Of The Court Packers (George Liebmann, The American Conservative)

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WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Tuesday, Jan. 4

By James Romoser on Jan 04, 2022 at 10:05 am

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Tuesday morning read:

Abortion providers go back to Supreme Court in long-shot bid to challenge Texas abortion law (Ariane de Vogue, CNN)
Crunch time for workplace vaccine mandates: U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in (Bob Fernandez, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blue states ask Supreme Court to hear challenge to SALT cap (Naomi Jagoda, The Hill)
The Supreme Court Confronts the Administrative State (Peter J. Wallison, Law & Liberty)
Supreme Workhorses (Adam Feldman, Empirical SCOTUS)

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WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Monday, Jan. 3

By James Romoser on Jan 03, 2022 at 10:03 am

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Monday morning read:

Chief Justice John Roberts Pledges to Bolster Judicial Ethics (Jess Bravin & James Grimaldi, The Wall Street Journal)
Language Mistake in Georgia Death Penalty Law Creates a Daunting Hurdle (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
Employers can mandate COVID vaccines. Will the Supreme Court back them up? (Erwin Chemerinsky, The Los Angeles Times)
Why the Supreme Court Needs (Short) Term Limits (Rosalind Dixon, The New York Times)
Mitch McConnell’s un-conservative plea to the Supreme Court (Ruth Marcus, The Washington Post)

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WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Thursday, Dec. 30

By James Romoser on Dec 30, 2021 at 9:25 am

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Thursday morning read:

Trump asks Supreme Court to consider Jan. 6 chairman’s interview with Washington Post in bid to block records (Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Consider Its Bid to End ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy (Jess Bravin, The Wall Street Journal)
High Court Vaccine Mandate Case Puts Agency Power to the Test (Allie Reed, Bloomberg Law)
Do We Have the Supreme Court We Deserve? (Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times)
How a Supreme Court ruling might upend Washington charter schools (Hugh Spitzer, The Seattle Times)

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WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Wednesday, Dec. 29

By James Romoser on Dec 29, 2021 at 10:29 am

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Wednesday morning read:

The Supreme Court has upheld state and local vaccine mandates. That may not save Biden’s. (Tierney Sneed, CNN)
The year Supreme Court conservatives made their mark (Ariane de Vogue, CNN)
The Return, Abortion, Guns, and Breyer: Supreme Court in 2021 (Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson & Jordan S. Rubin, Bloomberg Law)
Get Ready for the Most Pivotal Year in the History of the Supreme Court — Again (Matt Ford, The New Republic)
Why Is John Roberts So Popular Among Democrats? (Eric Levitz, New York)

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As 2021 comes to a close, we remember some of the people who died this year after living lives that left indelible imprints on the Supreme Court, its justices, or its jurisprudence. Here's our piece from @jamesromoser:

The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Remembering those we lost in 2021 - SCOTUSblog

The first Black woman to clerk on the Supreme Court. Two trailblazing civil-rights litigators. The unofficial barber ...

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In his 2021 year-end report, Chief Justice John Roberts argued that, amid growing calls for reforms to the federal judiciary, changes should come from within the court system itself -- not from Congress.

The report: https://www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/year-end/2021year-endreport.pdf

Our story: https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/12/roberts-to-congress-on-court-reforms-were-on-it/

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Linda Greenhouse, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and breaker of glass ceilings, who spent 29 years as the Supreme Court reporter for The NY Times followed by 12 more as a columnist, says at the end of today's column that it is her final regular column.

Opinion | Do We Have the Supreme Court We Deserve?

It has become a willing participant in a war for the soul of the country.

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Trump wants SCOTUS to block the release of records related to his activities leading up to the Jan. 6 riot. It's the latest in a string of high-profile, fast-moving cases that will have the justices' attention over the holidays. @AHoweBlogger explains:

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Former President Donald Trump came to the Supreme Court on Thursday, asking the justices to block the release of ...

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