WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Thursday, November 30
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
November 2023 Archive
Every post published in November 2023, most recent first.
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Petitions of the weekRelist Watch
D.C.–area magnet school at center of continuing fight over affirmative action
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.
ARGMUMENT ANALYSISMerits Cases
Justices divided over SEC’s ability to impose fines in administrative proceedings
Wednesday’s argument in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy was oddly distant from the decision of the lower court and the briefs and arguments of the parties.
RELIST WATCHRelist Watch
University bias-response teams and more Munsingwear vacatur
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.
Advocates in ConversationMerits Cases
Jaime Santos makes her debut
SCOTUSblog is delighted to introduce a new feature, headed by Nate Mowry: Videos in which lawyers arguing at the Supreme Court discuss their cases and their argument preparation.
ARGUMENT ANALYSISMerits Cases
Justices skeptical that double jeopardy clause allows retrial based on inconsistent verdict of acquittal
The double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment generally says that the government gets only one chance to convict a defendant of a crime: If a jury finds a defendant not guilty, then the government has lost its chance to convict that defendant of that offense.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Wednesday, November 29
The justices will hear oral argument today in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
Advocates in ConversationMerits Cases
Rick Simpson on double jeopardy
In the second installment of our new feature on advocates arguing before the court, Nate Mowry interviews Rick Simpson of Wiley Rein LLP, who argued on Tuesday in the double jeopardy case McElrath v. Georgia.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Tuesday, November 28
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. The justices will hear oral argument in McElrath v. Georgia and Wilkinson v. Garland this morning.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Monday, November 27
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. The justices will hear oral argument in Brown v. United States today.