By Amy Howe on April 25 at 2:37 p.m.
The court will consider a First Amendment challenge to a California policy requiring nonprofits to provide the state with a list of major donors. Some Democrats have called for the recusal of Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
By Robert Percival on April 23 at 11:43 a.m.
The U.S. Navy dumped toxic waste into a valley on the island of Guam. Now the territory wants to recover cleanup costs from the federal government.
By Eric M. Fraser on April 23 at 5:45 p.m.
The court heard oral argument Wednesday on whether to abolish, retain or modify the doctrine of “assignor estoppel” in patent litigation.
By Ronald Mann on April 23 at 4:18 p.m.
Justice Sotomayor’s opinion for a (mostly) unanimous court sided with challengers to the appointment of judges in the SSA.
By Ronald Mann on April 23 at 5:16 p.m.
For a 9-0 court, Justice Breyer’s opinion held that the commission had improperly sought to recoup over a billion dollars from pay-day lenders.
Katie Barlow and Amy Howe talk the latest court news: two arguments on the right to protect private property from entry or searches, a major Fourth Amendment decision, and a perfectly timed argument on collegiate athletics.
Wednesday’s argument in City of San Antonio v. Hotels.com considered what would seem to be a basic procedural question: how courts should decide the “costs” that the prevailing party on appeal can recover from the losing party. It turns out, at least as far as the argument suggests, that nothing about that question is simple or obvious.
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 Friday morning read:
The humanitarian stakes were indiscernible in Monday morning’s oral argument in Sanchez v. Mayorkas, which examined whether noncitizens who have been granted Temporary Protected Status are eligible for the statutory procedure known as “adjustment of status” in order to become lawful permanent residents. Only Justice Brett Kavanaugh alluded to the 400,000 individuals granted TPS, most of whom have been living and working in the United States for decades, whose prospects of permanent residence would be eliminated by the Supreme Court’s affirmance of the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. The questioning, instead, was technical, focusing on whether the petitioners, Jose Sanchez and Sonia Gonzalez, had been “admitted” to the United States as required by the adjustment-of-status statute. The approach was textual, the tone skeptical, and the Chevron doctrine hovered throughout. Another issue also garnered attention: whether the Biden administration is considering changing its stance on the statutory issue.
This article was updated on Thursday, April 22, at 7:40 p.m.
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to impose new restrictions on the ability of states to sentence juveniles to life without parole, rejecting a challenge from a Mississippi man, Brett Jones, who was convicted of the 2004 stabbing death of his grandfather, a crime committed when Jones was 15. Jones had argued that two recent Supreme Court decisions on mandatory life-without-parole decisions for juveniles – the court’s 2012 decision in Miller v. Alabama and its 2016 ruling in Montgomery v. Louisiana – required the judge who sentenced him to find that he was incapable of rehabilitation before imposing life without parole. By a vote of 6-3 in Jones v. Mississippi, the justices disagreed, holding that it was enough that the judge considered his youth in sentencing him.
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse continues to use his new post as chair of the Senate Judiciary courts subcommittee to scrutinize aspects of the Supreme Court. Here’s the title of a hearing for next Tuesday the Dems just announced:
The Supreme Court will release opinions next Thursday April 29 at 10:00 a.m. EDT.
Is Brett Kavanaugh the new swing justice? So far the numbers bear that out. He’s been in the majority in every case the court has decided this term. John Roberts (who was in the majority 97% of the time last term) is no longer the median vote after Amy Coney Barrett replaced RBG.
NEW: The Supreme Court rules against the FTC in a dispute with a payday loan company over the extent of the FTC's authority to seek monetary restitution from companies engaged in deceptive practices. SCOTUS says 9-0 that FTC doesn't have that authority under the statute at issue.
NEW: The Supreme Court sides against the federal government and in favor of people who brought Social Security claims in a technical ruling about "exhaustion" rules (essentially, when in the bureaucratic process the claimants were required to raise certain legal arguments).
BREAKING: In 6-3 decision, SCOTUS declines to further limit the ability of states to sentence juveniles to life without parole. The court upholds the sentence of a Mississippi man who killed his grandfather when he was 15; says sentencing procedure did not violate 8th Amendment.
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