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- Posted on Saturday April 26, 2025
 Four days after hearing oral arguments in a challenge to the constitutionality of a task force within the Department of Health and Human Services, the Supreme Court asked both the federal government and the challengers to file new briefs discussing the HHS secretary’s power to appoint members of the task force.
The group at the center of the case, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, is an independent panel of experts that – under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 – makes recommendations about services that private health insurers must cover at no additional cost to patients.
In 2020, ... Continue Reading » - Posted on Friday April 25, 2025
 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.
The Supreme Court made short work of two of last week’s first-time relists. The court granted review in United States Postal Service v. Konan to determine whether the Federal Tort Claims Act provision exempting claims arising from “the loss” or “miscarriage” of letters or postal matter extends to claims that the Post Office deliberately refused to deliver mail to an address. But the court denied review of landlord Lebene Konan’s cross-petition claiming that Postal Service ... Continue Reading » - Posted on Friday April 25, 2025
 Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:
Do weekends count? Not when tolling immigration timelines, U.S. Supreme Court decides in Colorado man’s case (Allison Sherry, CPR News)
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow transgender military ban (Lawrence Hurley & Jo Yurcaba, NBC News)
Supreme Court to Weigh Discrimination Standard for Some Special Education Cases (Mark Walsh, Education Week)
Oklahoma is asking the Supreme Court to ignore history (Adam Laats, The Atlantic)
This Supreme Court case could stall the charter school movement (George F. Will, The Washington ... Continue Reading » - Posted on Thursday April 24, 2025
 The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Thursday morning, asking the justices to allow it to enforce a 2025 Department of Defense policy prohibiting individuals who are transgender from serving in the U.S. military. On March 27, U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle prohibited the government from enforcing its policy anywhere in the United States.
Shortly after U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer filed his request with the court, the justices instructed lawyers representing the challengers to file their response by Thursday, May 1, at 5 p.m.
On Jan. 20, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that revoked ... Continue Reading » - 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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