Every post published in October 2023, most recent first.
The justices will hear oral argument this morning in O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled to define precisely when public officials who block their critics on their personal social media accounts are acting on behalf of the government and therefore can be held liable for violating the First Amendment.
The justices will hear oral argument this morning in Culley v. Marshall. Listen live at 10 a.m. EDT. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on Monday morning issued orders from the justices’ private conference last week. The justices did not add any new cases to their merits docket for the 2023-24 term, and they did not act on several of the high-profile petitions for review that they considered on Friday.
On Tuesday the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a pair of cases involving liability for public officials who block critics on their personal social-media accounts.
Wednesday’s argument in Vidal v. Elster is the third in a series of First Amendment challenges to provisions of the Lanham Act that bar registration of various kinds of scurrilous marks.
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. Welcome back!
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
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.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.