Every post published in February 2025, most recent first.
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.
Gary Waetzig filed an age discrimination suit against his former employer, Halliburton. He then dismissed the suit when the company pointed out that he had agreed to arbitrate.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday night temporarily froze an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that would have required the Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in foreign-aid reimbursements for work that has already been done.
Late last night, the chief justice blocked an order requiring the Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in foreign-aid reimbursements. He instructed the parties involved to respond by tomorrow at noon.
The Trump administration on Wednesday reiterated its request for the Supreme Court to lift an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that instructed President Donald Trump to temporarily reinstate the head of an independent federal agency tasked with protecting whistleblowers from retaliation.
The issue in Dewberry Group v. Dewberry Engineers is whether a federal court calculating the defendant’s profits in a trademark infringement lawsuit can include all the profits of related entities in the same corporate group.
The court will release one or more opinions this morning. Join us for live coverage at 9:45 a.m. EST. Following the opinion announcements, the justices will hear oral arguments in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services.
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. The Fourth Amendment generally requires police to get a warrant before searching someone’s belongings.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday was sympathetic to an Ohio woman who alleges that she was the victim of reverse discrimination. Marlean Ames contends that she lost out on a promotion that she wanted, and then was demoted, simply because she is straight.