Mississippi urges court to uphold restrictions on children’s access to social media

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

• Inside the Preparations for Trump’s Next Supreme Court Nominee (Brian Bennett, Time)
• US appeals court weighs Trump’s authority to revoke legal status for thousands of migrants (Nate Raymond, Reuters)
• Trump executive orders are marching towards the Supreme Court (Marcia Coyle, National Constitution Center)
• Supreme Court shows unflinching regard for Trump (Joan Biskupic, CNN)
• Amy Coney Barrett, the Court’s Honorable Stickler (Dan McLaughlin, National Review)

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want a more conservative court, go together.

That twist on the popular proverb, or something like it, could be used to describe the relationship between Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court’s most closely aligned — and most ideologically conservative — pair.

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

• In Supreme Court appeal, Ghislaine Maxwell fights Justice Department view of Epstein plea deal (Maureen Groppe, USA Today)
• Judges Continue to Block Trump Policies Following Supreme Court Ruling (Louise Radnofsky, Mariah Timms, and Jess Bravin, The Wall Street Journal)
• New documents show how passport and Social Security rules would change to enforce Trump’s birthright citizenship order (Devan Cole, John Fritze, and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN)
• The Supreme Court Owes the Country Explanations for Its Big Decisions (The Editorial Board, The New York Times)
• Justice Kagan’s Belated Call for Civility: Too Little, Too Late? (Carrie Campbell Severino, Bench Memos, National Review)

Civil Rights and Wrongs is a recurring series by Daniel Harawa covering criminal justice and civil rights cases before the court.

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When it comes to the death penalty, the 2024-25 term presented a tale of two dockets.

When the justices return to the bench to hear oral arguments in the fall, they will tackle several hot-button issues, including state bans on the participation by transgender athletes on women’s and girls’ sports teams, voting rights, religion, campaign-finance laws, and the death penalty. Before adjourning for their summer recess, the justices had granted review in 32 cases – precisely the number needed to fill their argument calendars for October, November, and December.

Here, in brief, are some of the most important cases on the court’s merits docket so far.