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Lessons from the pandemic: Gains, losses and two suggestions for a new normal

By Lyle Denniston on July 30 at 11:30 a.m.

In the second piece in our series on the post-COVID court, a veteran court watcher explains how the court’s pandemic-altered operations provide an opportunity to spur future reform.

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PETITIONS OF THE WEEK

Intervention in Title IX suits and unlawful disclosures under the Privacy Act

By Mitchell Jagodinski on July 30 at 6:47 p.m.

A weekly look at new and notable petitions seeking Supreme Court review. This week: two important procedural questions in civil lawsuits.

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The court after COVID: A recipe for oral argument reform

By Steven Mazie on July 28 at 10:12 a.m.

A few recommendations for how the justices might tweak oral arguments if they return to in-person hearings this fall.

EMERGENCY DOCKET

New York landlords ask court to block state eviction moratorium

By Amy Howe on July 27 at 6:21 p.m.

In a shadow-docket request on Tuesday, landlords argued that the continued enforcement of a state ban on evictions violates their constitutional rights.

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SCOTUSblog has shone a light on the shadow docket, but as its breadth and import evolves, so must those who cover it. Professor Steve Vladeck, who has written on the topic extensively and recently testified before the House Judiciary Committee, joins SCOTUStalk to discuss the shadow docket’s significance and how to better capture all of the court’s work.

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The morning read for Friday, July 30

By James Romoser on Jul 30, 2021 at 9:58 am

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Friday morning read:

Republicans Urge Supreme Court to Topple Roe, Slash Abortion Rights (Greg Stohr, Bloomberg)
Mississippi Explains All on Abortion (Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times)
Has Roe v. Wade Met Its Match? (David Garrow, The Wall Street Journal)
Justice Kagan and Stare Decisis (Richard Samp, New Civil Liberties Alliance)

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The morning read for Thursday, July 29

By James Romoser on Jul 29, 2021 at 9:18 am

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Thursday morning read:

Maine church asks Supreme Court to block state from enforcing Covid restrictions due to Delta (Ariane de Vogue, CNN)
Roe v. Wade Is Now in the Hands of the Three Trump Justice (David Cohen & Dahlia Lithwick, Slate)
It Sure Looks Like Roe’s Foes Noticed That Amy Coney Barrett Is on the Supreme Court (Matt Ford, The New Republic)
What’s Behind the Conservative Rift on the Supreme Court (Sarah Isgur, Politico)
Shadow Docket 2020-2021 (Adam Feldman, The Juris Lab)

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WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Wednesday, July 28

By James Romoser on Jul 28, 2021 at 9:09 am

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Wednesday morning read:

Analysis: U.S. Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ favored religion and Trump (Lawrence Hurley & Andrew Chung, Reuters)
Supreme Court approval dips with Democrats, Republicans equally unhappy, poll finds (John Fritze, USA Today)
Trio of Senate Republicans urges Supreme Court to overrule Roe v. Wade (John Kruzel, The Hill)
The Supreme Court must affirm its own decision to broadcast oral arguments ($) (Editorial, The Boston Globe)

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WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Tuesday, July 27

By James Romoser on Jul 27, 2021 at 9:17 am

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Tuesday morning read:

Celina Sotomayor, mother of Supreme Court justice, dies at 94 (Ariane de Vogue, CNN)
Can Affirmative Action Survive? (Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker)
Progressives Look to Next Term to Keep Focus on Supreme Court (Madison Alder, Bloomberg Law)
How the Supreme Court could decimate reproductive rights without overruling Roe (Steven Mazie & Melissa Murray, The Washington Post)

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WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Monday, July 26

By James Romoser on Jul 26, 2021 at 9:34 am

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Monday morning read:

‘Complete, dysfunctional chaos’: Oklahoma reels after Supreme Court ruling on Indian tribes (Annie Gowen & Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)
Trump’s appointees are turning the Supreme Court to the right with different tactics (Joan Biskupic, CNN)
The Supreme Court Needs to Be Cut Down to Size (Jamelle Bouie, The New York Times)
Amy Coney Barrett Is Trying to Tell Us Something (Noah Feldman, Bloomberg)
High Court Skips Equal Justice This Term (Kenneth Jost, Jost on Justice)

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Having covered the Supreme Court for six decades, @lylden has seen a lot of changes at 1 First Street. In the latest piece in our series on the post-COVID court, Lyle examines how the court's pandemic operations could spur permanent reform.
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How has COVID-19 changed the Supreme Court? And are any of those changes worth keeping? Today we launch a symposium examining those questions.

First up, a piece from @stevenmazie on how to reform oral arguments after the pandemic.

The court after COVID: A recipe for oral argument reform - SCOTUSblog

The Supreme Court has not yet announced whether it will return to normal operations when the 2021-22 term begins ...

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NEW shadow-docket case: New York landlords ask SCOTUS for an emergency order to prevent the state from continuing to enforce its COVID-related eviction moratorium. They say the moratorium "runs roughshod" over their constitutional rights.

Filing here: https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/21A8-1.pdf

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New on the shadow docket: Florida seeks an emergency order blocking CDC policies that substantially limit cruise ships from sailing.

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Florida asks #SCOTUS to block, pending appeal, CDC restrictions imposed on cruise industry b/c of COVID-19 pandemic: https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/21A5.pdf

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NEW: Mississippi formally asks the Supreme Court to overturn its landmark abortion case, Roe v. Wade, in latest court filing. https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-1392/184703/20210722161332385_19-1392BriefForPetitioners.pdf

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21 Jul 1417923094858063873

Biden’s SCOTUS reform commission met yesterday and discussed several reform ideas including adding justices and adopting a formal code of ethics.

Term limits emerged as a popular idea. But how to implement it — via statute or constitutional amendment?

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The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court reconvened on Tuesday to hear from a new set of experts on vari...

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