WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Friday, June 30
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
June 2023 Archive
Every post published in June 2023, most recent first.
Showing 1 - 1063 Results
OPINION ANALYSISMerits Cases
Supreme Court strikes down Biden student-loan forgiveness program
This article was updated on June 30 at 4:00 p.m. By a vote of 6-3, the justices ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority last year when it announced that it would cancel up to $400 billion in student loans.
SCOTUS NEWSMerits Cases
Justices take up major Second Amendment dispute
The Supreme Court will hear oral argument next fall in a major gun-rights case challenging the constitutionality of a federal ban on the possession of guns by individuals who are subject to domestic violence restraining orders.
OPINION ANALYSISMerits Cases
Supreme Court rules website designer can decline to create same-sex wedding websites
The court handed a major victory to business owners who oppose same-sex marriage for religious reasons on Friday. A six-justice majority agreed that Colorado cannot enforce a state anti-discrimination law against a Christian website designer who does not want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples because doing so would violate her First Amendment right to free speech.
Court agrees to hear Title VII employer discrimination case
The Supreme Court agreed to decide what protections Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides to employees who contend they were the victim of a discriminatory transfer.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Thursday, June 29
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 strikes down affirmative action programs in college admissions
This article was updated on June 29 at 4:09 p.m. In a historic decision, the Supreme Court severely limited, if not effectively ended, the use of affirmative action in college admissions on Thursday.
OPINION ANALYSISMerits Cases
Justices rule in favor of evangelical Christian postal worker
Federal law bars employers from discriminating against workers for practicing their religion unless the employer can show that the worker’s religious practice cannot “reasonably” be accommodated without “undue hardship.” The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a trivial burden is not the kind of “undue hardship” that will justify an employer’s failure to accommodate an employee’s religious beliefs.
RELIST WATCHRelist Watch
The last grants of October Term 2022?
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.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Wednesday, June 28
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.