WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Friday, September 29
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
September 2023 Archive
Every post published in September 2023, most recent first.
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SCOTUS NEWSMerits Cases
Justices take major Florida and Texas social media cases
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to weigh in on the constitutionality of controversial laws in Texas and Florida that would regulate how large social media companies like Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter) control content posted on their sites.
SCOTUS NEWSMerits Cases
Twelve cases added to Supreme Court calendar
The Supreme Court on Friday issued orders from its so-called “long conference” – the justices’ private conference in the last week of September, at which they met for the first time since the end of June to add new cases to their docket.
SESSION PREVIEWMerits Cases
Mandatory minimums, payday lending, and voting rights in first session of Supreme Court term
The Supreme Court will kick off its 2023-24 term on the traditional first Monday in October. The court’s October argument session will feature six arguments over five days, on topics ranging from federal sentencing laws to voting rights.
Petitions of the weekRelist Watch
Section 8 vouchers take center stage in dispute between landlord and disabled tenant
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. Federal law bars housing discrimination against a person with a disability.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Thursday, September 28
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
CASE PREVIEWMerits Cases
Consumer watchdog funding fight goes before justices
In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, Congress consolidated the task of enforcing federal consumer finance laws into one agency. It created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect consumers in the marketplace and, in part, regulate predatory financial products, like the high-risk mortgages that had contributed to the crash.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Wednesday, September 27
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
EMERGENCY DOCKETEmergency appeals and applications
Court denies Alabama’s request to use voting map with only one majority-Black district
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Alabama’s request to allow it to use a congressional map in the 2024 elections that a lower court had concluded likely violates the Voting Rights Act.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Tuesday, September 26
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.