WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Friday, April 28
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
April 2023 Archive
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WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Thursday, April 27
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Wednesday, April 26
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
SCOTUS NEWSWhat's Happening Now
Roberts declines invitation to testify at Senate hearing
Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday night “respectfully decline[d]” an invitation from Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing next week. Durbin had asked Roberts to testify about Supreme Court ethics rules and potential reform.
RELIST WATCHRelist Watch
The standard for bringing a “whistleblower” retaliation claim under Sarbanes-Oxley
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. Before we discuss changes to the Supreme Court’s docket this week, a word about last week’s post.
ARGUMENT ANALYSISMerits Cases
Justices appear likely to side with homeowner in foreclosure dispute
Geraldine Tyler, a 94-year-old grandmother, lost her Minneapolis condo when she failed to pay the property taxes for several years. Tyler does not dispute that Hennepin County could foreclose on the $40,000 property and sell it to obtain the $15,000 in taxes and costs that she owed it.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Tuesday, April 25
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
CASE PREVIEWMerits Cases
Court to hear dispute over confiscated condo title and sale
The Supreme Court will hear its final oral argument of the term on Wednesday, in the case of a 94-year-old Minnesota grandmother. Geraldine Tyler does not dispute that the county government could seize her condominium after she failed to pay her property taxes for several years.
ARGUMENT ANALYSISMerits Cases
Justices dubious of creating “extra-special super-super clear statement rule” to exempt tribes from obligation to respect bankruptcy process
Monday’s arguments in Lac du Flambeau Band v. Coughlin revealed a bench deeply skeptical of the argument that Native American tribes should be exempt from the automatic stay of the Bankruptcy Code even though the federal and state governments are not.
CASE PREVIEWMerits Cases
Justices to hear procedural question in Maryland prison-assault case
Kevin Younger was detained before trial at a state prison in Baltimore, Maryland. While Younger in custody, a prison official, Neil Dupree, directed three prison guards to attack Younger and other inmates. The guards beat Younger viciously, leaving him unconscious and bleeding profusely.