WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Tuesday, April 30
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
April 2024 Archive
Every post published in April 2024, most recent first.
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EMERGENCY APPLICATIONEmergency appeals and applications
Court allows Texas to enforce age verification for online porn sites
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to temporarily block a Texas law that requires pornographic websites to verify their users’ ages. In a brief unsigned order, the justices turned down a request from a group of challengers that included an adult industry trade association to put the law on hold to give them time to seek review of a ruling by a federal appeals court.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Monday, April 29
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Trump immunity fight turns Supreme Court textualists topsy-turvy (Josh Gerstein, Politico) Supreme Court rejects Elon Musk over agreement with SEC to vet social media posts (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News) Trucker failed drug test after taking CBD supplement.
SCOTUS NEWSMerits Cases
Supreme Court takes up RICO and veterans “benefit of the doubt” cases
In a list of orders released from the justices’ private conference last week, the justices granted review in four cases – adding those cases to the lone four cases that they have agreed to take up for the 2024-25 term since early January.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Friday, April 26
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
RELIST WATCHMerits Cases
RICO injury, federal jurisdiction, and giving veterans the benefit of the doubt
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. The Supreme Court is back in the relist business with a vengeance.
ARGUMENT ANALYSISMerits Cases
Justices appear likely to side with Starbucks in union organizing dispute
The oral argument Tuesday in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney was surprisingly one-sided, as the justices seem to have come to the bench settled on the view that the lower court’s ruling could not stand.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Thursday, April 25
Today is the last day of scheduled oral arguments for the 2023-24 term. At 10 a.m. EDT, the justices will hear oral argument in Trump v. United States. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
ARGUMENT ANALYSISMerits Cases
Supreme Court appears likely to side with Trump on some presidential immunity
The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared skeptical of a ruling by a federal appeals court that rejected former President Donald Trump’s claim that he has absolute immunity from criminal charges based on his official acts as president.
On presidential immunity, a riveting national civics lesson
Today is the last day of argument for the 2023-24 term, and – as everyone in the courtroom knows – we are here to see what is probably the biggest case of the term: Trump v. United States.