What happened
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave the federal government and challengers in two pending cases 80 minutes total to argue, partly granting a request for divided argument and expanded time.
The order allocates 40 minutes to the solicitor general, 20 minutes to one advocate for private parties and 20 minutes to one advocate for state parties. The cases listed in the order are Learning Resources, Inc., et al. v. Trump, President of U.S., et al. and Trump, President of U.S., et al. v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc., et al.
The ruling resolves only argument logistics on the supplied record. It does not address the merits of the disputes, identify the questions presented or explain the court’s reasoning for granting additional time in part.
The court also denied Susan Webber and others leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae. Their related requests for divided argument and more argument time were denied as well.
The next step reflected in the order is oral argument under the 80-minute allocation. Further reporting would require the dockets, briefs and lower-court history to explain the stakes and procedural path of the paired cases.