Announcement of opinions for Thursday, June 12

We’re expecting one or more opinions from the court at 10 a.m. EDT. Join us for the live blog, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

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

• Supreme Court asked to permit pregame prayer on loudspeaker (Alex Swoyer, The Washington Times)
• Trump Fights to Move Appeal of Hush-Money Conviction to Federal Court (Jonah E. Bromwich, The New York Times)
• Supreme Court Pauses Auto Notifications After Software Glitch (Lydia Wheeler, Bloomberg)
• Map Shows Where Gay Marriage Would Be Banned if Supreme Court Overturns Law (Sophie Clark, Newsweek)
• The enormous stakes in a new Supreme Court case about Trump’s mass firings (Ian Millhiser, Vox)

On April 23, 2025, United States Deputy Solicitor General Edwin S. Kneedler made his 160th argument before the Supreme Court, following which he will be retiring. This article is one in a series of tributes from Mr. Kneedler’s former colleagues on his remarkable career.

Edwin Kneedler was the very model of a public servant. His career at the Justice Department spanned nine presidential administrations and coincided with remarkable changes in constitutional law and statutory interpretation. The Constitution as interpreted by the courts is very different today from what it was in the final years of the Carter administration. When Ed joined the Justice Department, Antonin Scalia was a law professor, Sandra Day O’Connor was a state-court judge, and John Roberts was graduating from law school. Courts still looked to the legislative history as often as the statutory text and interpreted statutes consistent with their remedial purposes, the wall of separation between church and state was high, and executive power was near its post-Watergate nadir. All of that changed over the course of Ed’s career.  

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

• 3 Supreme Court Cases To Watch in June 2025 (Damon Root, Reason)
• Southern Baptists Endorse Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage (Ruth Graham, The New York Times)
• Opinion: Another unanimous win for religious freedom at the Supreme Court (William C. Duncan, Deseret News)
• Ex-Supreme Court Justice’s Brother to Oversee LA Riot Lawsuit Against Trump (Sonam Sheth, Newsweek)
• DOGE’s Supreme Court victory is a huge loss for Americans’ privacy (Kimberly Wehle, The Hill)

Coming up: Tomorrow, June 12, the court expects to issue one or more opinions from the current term. We’ll be live at 9:30 a.m. EDT that day for the opinion(s).

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

• Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip to face new murder trial but without death penalty (Erik Ortiz, NBC News)
• Justice Jackson warns the Supreme Court is manipulating the rules to benefit Trump (Ian Millhiser, Vox)
• The Supreme Court Is Divided in More Ways Than You’d Think (J. Joel Alicea, The New York Times)
• Five Supreme Court Justices recused from the same case, showing both progress and work still to be done (Cynthia Brown, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington)
• The Supreme Court Just Gave DOGE the Keys to the Kingdom (Noah Feldman, Bloomberg)

Coming up: On Thursday, June 12, the court expects to issue one or more opinions from the current term. We’ll be live at 9:30 a.m. EDT that day for the opinion(s).

On April 23, 2025, United States Deputy Solicitor General Edwin S. Kneedler made his 160th argument before the Supreme Court, following which he will be retiring. This article is one in a series of tributes from Mr. Kneedler’s former colleagues on his remarkable career.

Ed Kneedler retires as the most prolific Supreme Court advocate in modern history. One hundred sixty arguments – a truly staggering number. But Ed’s legacy is far more than a number. Ed distinguished himself at the podium not just by his poise and steady defense of the government’s interests, but by his candor to the court. Ed embodies the ideal that the responsibility of the government lawyer is not to win the case at any cost, but to do justice by best serving the interests of the people – and the court. That means never overselling an argument or fact and even being able to acknowledge a weakness in your position. Ed taught that lesson to me, as he did to scores of other lawyers who had the privilege of serving with him.