WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Wednesday, May 31
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
May 2023 Archive
Every post published in May 2023, most recent first.
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OPINION ANALYSISMerits Cases
Court rules for Maryland prison official on procedural issue
The Supreme Court on Thursday gave a Maryland prison official another chance to defend himself against a federal civil rights claim. Last week’s unanimous ruling in Dupree v. Younger rested on procedural issues, but it was an important one for the litigants involved – and, as Justice Amy Coney Barrett observed in announcing it, for law professors.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Tuesday, May 30
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
petitions of the weekRelist Watch
Israeli citizen challenges U.S. wire-fraud conviction for foreign financial scheme
The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Friday, May 26
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 Thursday, May 25
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
OPINION ANALYSISMerits Cases
Supreme Court curtails Clean Water Act
This article was updated on May 25 at 12:55 p.m. The Supreme Court on Thursday established a more stringent test to determine whether the Clean Water Act applies to a wetland.
OPINION ANALYSISMerits Cases
Justices rule Minnesota county violated takings clause
In 2016, a Minnesota county sold 94-year-old Geraldine Tyler’s condo at auction after she failed to pay her property taxes for several years. The sale yielded $40,000; Hennepin County kept not only the $15,000 in taxes, penalties, and costs that Tyler owed it, but also the $25,000 that was left over.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Wednesday, May 24
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
RELIST WATCHRelist Watch
Acquitted-conduct sentencing returns
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.