WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Friday, Jan. 31
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
January 2025 Archive
Every post published in January 2025, most recent first.
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WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Thursday, Jan. 30
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
SCOTUS NEWSMerits Cases
Outside attorneys appointed to argue in two cases
This article was updated on Feb. 7 at 3:24 p.m. The Supreme Court on Tuesday appointed two outside attorneys to defend the lower-court decisions in two cases in which the federal government has declined to do so.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Wednesday, Jan. 29
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Tuesday, Jan. 28
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: FBI SWAT team raided the wrong house. Can family sue? Supreme Court will decide.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Monday, Jan. 27
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
SCOTUS NEWSRelist Watch
Justices decline to reinstate Ohio man’s attempted murder conviction
The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a plea to reinstate an Ohio man’s conviction for attempted murder. Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from the court’s announcement that it would not intervene in the case, in an eight-page opinion joined by Justice Samuel Alito.
SCOTUS NEWSMerits Cases
Justices take up case on right to sue over mistaken SWAT raid
The Supreme Court will weigh in on whether a Georgia family whose home was mistakenly raided by an FBI SWAT team can sue the federal government for the error.
Petitions of the weekRelist Watch
Mississippi’s permanent felony voting ban returns to the court
The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Friday, Jan. 24
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.