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EMERGENCY DOCKET

Students ask court to block Indiana University’s vaccine requirement

By Amy Howe on Aug. 6 at 4:58 p.m.

The shadow-docket request filed on Friday is the first time that a challenge to a COVID-19 vaccine mandate has reached the Supreme Court.

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PETITIONS OF THE WEEK

SEC enforcement limits and the power of state AGs to avoid arbitration

By Mitchell Jagodinski on Aug. 6 at 5:09 p.m.

A weekly look at new and notable petitions seeking Supreme Court review. This week: a pair of cases involving financial enforcement.

SYMPOSIUM

Remote moots: Preparing to argue at the Supreme Court by phone

By Debbie Shrager on Aug. 4 at 10:38 a.m.

The director of the Supreme Court Institute explains how advocates adjusted their preparation during the pandemic.

SYMPOSIUM

Lessons from the pandemic: Gains, losses and two suggestions for a new normal

By Lyle Denniston on July 30 at 11:30 a.m.

A veteran court watcher explains how the court’s pandemic-altered operations provide an opportunity to spur future reform.

SCOTUStalk

SCOTUSblog has shone a light on the shadow docket, but as its breadth and import evolves, so must those who cover it. Professor Steve Vladeck, who has written on the topic extensively and recently testified before the House Judiciary Committee, joins SCOTUStalk to discuss the shadow docket’s significance and how to better capture all of the court’s work.

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WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Friday, Aug. 6

By James Romoser on Aug 06, 2021 at 10:13 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 Friday morning read:

The Supreme Court Might Strike Down Biden’s Eviction Ban. It Shouldn’t. (Adam Winkler, The New York Times)
Can the Ivy League continue to ban athletic scholarships? A Supreme Court ruling has some wondering. (Mike Jensen, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Justice Kavanaugh May Hold the Keys to Fate of Latest Eviction Moratorium ($) (Marcia Coyle, The National Law Journal)

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WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Thursday, Aug. 5

By James Romoser on Aug 05, 2021 at 8:00 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:

Improve the Supreme Court by Making it Less and More Like Elementary School (Michael Dorf, Verdict)
What the Supreme Court and lower courts have (and have not) said about the eviction moratorium (Ariane de Vogue, CNN)
Biden’s Rebuff to Supreme Court on Eviction Ban Will Backfire (Noah Feldman, Bloomberg)

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WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Wednesday, Aug. 4

By James Romoser on Aug 04, 2021 at 10:04 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:

Biden rebuffs left on Breyer (Jonathan Swan, Axios)
Poll: Public opinion of Supreme Court sags over past year (Nick Niedzwiadek, Politico)
A nonpartisan approach to reforming the Supreme Court (John Martin & Philip Allen Lacovara, The Hill)
Taking Back the Supreme Court (Bill Blum, The Progressive)

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WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Tuesday, Aug. 3

By James Romoser on Aug 03, 2021 at 9:42 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:

Supreme Court won’t block Maine’s Covid restrictions on churches (Pete Williams, NBC News)
The lapsed eviction moratorium is the Supreme Court’s fault (Ian Millhiser, Vox)
The One Area Where the Supreme Court’s Six Conservative Judges Could Agree (Kimberly Wehle, Politico)
A Final Chance for SCOTUS to Deliver Justice for Barronelle Stutzman (Ryan Anderson & Robert George, National Review)

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WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Monday, Aug. 2

By James Romoser on Aug 02, 2021 at 9:13 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:

Whose Court is it Now? (Michael Dorf, Dorf on Law)
Mississippi’s abortion brief dynamites standing law and ‘super duper’ precedents (Harry Litman, Los Angeles Times)
The Case for the Unconstitutionality of Abortion (Josh Hammer, Newsweek)

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Friday afternoon shadow docket activity. Filing linked below.

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It's Friday afternoon, so it's time for the shadow docket: Indiana University students ask #SCOTUS to block school's COVID-19 vaccine mandate: https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/21A15.pdf

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Having covered the Supreme Court for six decades, @lylden has seen a lot of changes at 1 First Street. In the latest piece in our series on the post-COVID court, Lyle examines how the court's pandemic operations could spur permanent reform.
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How has COVID-19 changed the Supreme Court? And are any of those changes worth keeping? Today we launch a symposium examining those questions.

First up, a piece from @stevenmazie on how to reform oral arguments after the pandemic.

The court after COVID: A recipe for oral argument reform - SCOTUSblog

The Supreme Court has not yet announced whether it will return to normal operations when the 2021-22 term begins ...

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NEW shadow-docket case: New York landlords ask SCOTUS for an emergency order to prevent the state from continuing to enforce its COVID-related eviction moratorium. They say the moratorium "runs roughshod" over their constitutional rights.

Filing here: https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/21A8-1.pdf

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New on the shadow docket: Florida seeks an emergency order blocking CDC policies that substantially limit cruise ships from sailing.

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Florida asks #SCOTUS to block, pending appeal, CDC restrictions imposed on cruise industry b/c of COVID-19 pandemic: https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/21A5.pdf

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