WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Friday, May 31
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
May 2024 Archive
Every post published in May 2024, most recent first.
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RELIST WATCHRelist Watch
Supreme Court once again considers the “categorical approach” to sentencing enhancements
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 cleared out quite a bit of its backlog of relisted cases at last week’s conference.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Thursday, May 30
We expect one or more opinions from the court this morning. Join us for live coverage at 9:45 a.m. EDT. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
OPINION ANALYSISMerits Cases
Justices reinstate death sentence for Arizona man
By a vote of 6-3 along ideological lines, the justices ruled that a federal appeals court was wrong when it ordered post-conviction relief for Danny Lee Jones, who contended that his Sixth Amendment right to have adequate representation by his lawyer was violated during the sentencing phase of his trial.
OPINION ANALYSISMerits Cases
Supreme Court rules for NRA in First Amendment dispute
The Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated a lawsuit by the National Rifle Association, alleging that a New York official violated the group’s First Amendment rights when she urged banks and insurance companies not to do business with it in the wake of the 2018 shooting at a Florida high school.
OPINION ANALYSISMerits Cases
Courts rather than arbitrators to decide whether Dogecoin dispute goes to arbitration
Thursday’s opinion in Coinbase v. Suski was brief and matter of fact, skirting lots of ancillary disputes so that the court could dispose of the case by a straightforward reaffirmance of the principle that parties are bound to arbitrate all the disputes, but only the disputes, that they agreed to arbitrate.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Wednesday, May 29
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
SCOTUS NEWSWhat's Happening Now
Alito rejects calls to recuse from Trump, Jan. 6 cases in light of flag controversies
This article was updated on May 30 at 4:20 p.m. to include information on Chief Justice John Roberts’s statement.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Tuesday, May 28
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court takes Clean Water Act case
The justices agreed to take up a Clean Water Act case brought by San Francisco against the Environmental Protection Agency in a scheduled list of orders on Tuesday. The case was the only addition to the justices’ docket for their 2024-25 term.