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- Posted on Thursday April 24, 2025
 Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:
Justices Imply Narrow Fuel Maker Win in Auto Emissions Suit (Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law)
A forthcoming Supreme Court decision could limit agencies’ duty to consider environmental harms (Akielly Hu, Grist)
Trump administration moved Venezuelan to Texas for possible deportation despite judge’s order (Luc Cohen, Reuters)
One of the Most Complex Cases of the Supreme Court Term Is Also One of the Most Straightforward (Robyn Nicole Sanders, Slate)
How (We Think) Emergency Applications Work (Steve Vladeck, One First)
The post The ... Continue Reading » - Posted on Wednesday April 23, 2025
 Dear SCOTUSblog readers,
As one era ends, an exciting new one begins.
SCOTUSblog is delighted to announce that it has been acquired by Dispatch Media, Inc., and will round out The Dispatch’s coverage of the Supreme Court and the rule of law.
This blog began nearly a quarter of a century ago as a way to promote our legal work. Over the years, it has evolved into a resource on all things related to the Supreme Court, from soup-to-nuts coverage of the cases argued at the court to retirements, confirmations, and other special features. We have scaled back our coverage in recent ... Continue Reading » - Posted on Wednesday April 23, 2025
 The court this morning is considering Diamond Alternative Energy LLC v. EPA, a dispute brought by fuel producers over California’s waiver from federal preemption for vehicle-emission standards, typically requiring lower emissions in the state, under the Clean Air Act. The waiver was introduced, in part, in recognition of the fact that California was the only state that regulated emissions before the CAA’s enactment.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read:
One thing the modern Supreme Court can agree on is disagreeing over religion (Joan Biskupic, CNN)
Supreme ... Continue Reading » - Posted on Tuesday April 22, 2025
 The Supreme Court on Tuesday was sympathetic to a group of Maryland parents who want to be able to opt their elementary-school-aged children out of instruction that includes LGBTQ+ themes. The parents argued that the local school board’s refusal to give them that choice violates their religious beliefs and therefore their constitutional right to freely exercise their religion. During nearly two-and-a-half hours of oral argument, a majority of the justices seemed to agree with them, with several justices questioning whether there would even be any harm to simply allowing the parents to excuse their children from the instruction.
The parents ... Continue Reading » - Posted on Tuesday April 22, 2025
 ShareWe’re expecting one or more opinions from the Supreme Court this morning at 10 a.m. EDT. Join us for the live blog and on TikTok. Following the opinion announcements, the court will hear oral arguments in two case. In Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Zuch, Jennifer Zuch said she paid her taxes but, insisting she hadn’t, the IRS imposed a levy on her property and withheld her annual tax refunds. The justices will consider whether a lower court was right to dismiss the proceeding tax suit when Zuch argues she still has the right to demand her withheld funds. ... Continue Reading » - Posted on Tuesday April 22, 2025
 ShareOn Tuesday, April 22, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term.
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The post Announcement of opinions for Tuesday, April 22 appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading » - Posted on Tuesday April 22, 2025
 ShareThe Supreme Court on Monday appeared to side with the federal government in a dispute over the constitutionality of the structure of a task force within the Department of Health and Human Services. The case came to court as a dispute over a 2019 decision by the group, known as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, to recommend PrEP, the HIV-preventative medications, for coverage as a “preventative health service” at no cost to patients. The challengers in the case contend that the group’s recommendations are invalid because the members of the task force were not appointed by the president ... Continue Reading » - Posted on Monday April 21, 2025
 ShareThe Supreme Court on Monday morning added one new case, involving a Texas woman’s claim against the U.S. Postal Service, to its docket for the 2025-26 term. The announcement came as part of a list of orders from the justices’ private conference on Thursday, April 17.
The court granted U.S. Postal Service v. Konan, in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled that the exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act for claims that “arise out of the loss” or “miscarriage” of “letters or postal matter” does not apply to claims that stem from a USPS ... Continue Reading » - Posted on Monday April 21, 2025
 ShareThe Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in the first of two cases in April involving religion and public schools. In Mahmoud v. Taylor a coalition of parents from Montgomery County, Md., contend that requiring their children to participate in instruction that includes LGBTQ+ themes violates their religious beliefs and thus their First Amendment right to freely exercise their religion.
Montgomery County, in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., is the largest school district in Maryland and one of the country’s most religiously diverse counties. The dispute before the justices on Tuesday began in 2022, when the county approved ... Continue Reading » - Posted on Monday April 21, 2025
 ShareThe Supreme Court kicks off the final argument of the 2024-25 term today with arguments in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management and Parrish v. U.S. Read Amy Howe on Braidwood, a dispute over a group’s objection to the HHS task force that determines which preventive services, such as the HIV prevention drugs known as PrEP, must be covered by the Affordable Care Act.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read:
Supreme Court rejects Minnesota effort to revive ban on young adults from carrying guns (Lawrence Hurley, NBC ... Continue Reading »
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