ShareThe Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. In the 1990s, a federal district court in Guam blocked a total ban on abortion enacted by the territory’s legislature because it conflicted with Roe v. Wade. After the justices...

ShareEach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Supreme Court declines to hear two-step bankruptcy case that drew Senate attention (Dietrich Knauth, Reuters) Supreme Court denies California’s appeal for immunity for COVID-19 deaths at...

ShareOver a written dissent by two justices, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a death penalty case asking them to weigh in on when jury selection begins and the defendant has a right to be present. The order in Sandoval v. Texas came as part of a list of orders from the justices’ private conference last week. The justices did not add...

ShareEach 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: Louisiana urges Supreme Court to quickly resolve congressional map fight in emergency request (John Fritze, CNN) Supreme Court denies California’s plea for immunity for COVID-19 deaths at...

ShareEach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme Court Rules Against Women Whose Cars Were Seized by the Police (Adam Liptak, The New York Times) US Supreme Court rules against Warner Music in copyright damages case (Blake Brittain,...

ShareWe’ll be live this morning at 9:45 a.m. EDT, as the court issues one or more opinion from the current term. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Black voters ask Supreme Court to back Louisiana’s congressional map in messy...