The Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to use its 2023 congressional map, vacating a lower court order that had blocked the map as racially discriminatory and sending the case back for reconsideration in light of Louisiana v...
Court addresses one redistricting battle, faces another
Four Supreme Court justices have raised serious constitutional questions about nitrogen hypoxia executions, with a scheduled June 11 Alabama execution set to give the court its next opportunity to intervene.
Will the Supreme Court end nitrogen gas executions?
The Supreme Court ruled that plaintiffs must prove intentional racial discrimination to establish liability under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting claims based solely on disparate impact.
The recent Voting Rights Act case
The Supreme Court refused to pause a lower court’s contempt order against Apple, allowing the penalty to remain in effect while the company appeals in its antitrust dispute with Epic Games.
Court turns down Apple’s request to pause order holding it in contempt
The ruling updates the legal framework that has governed minority voting rights claims for four decades, holding that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act imposes liability only when circumstances give rise to a strong inference of...
Louisiana, Appellant v. Phillip Callais, et al.
The justices debated whether a federal district court can review a state-court consent order while that order remains under appeal in the state appellate system.
Justices debate the relationship between state and federal courts
An 8-1 Supreme Court ruling holding that Colorado's ban on licensed counselors attempting to change minors' sexual orientation or gender identity is subject to strict First Amendment scrutiny has exposed a rare fracture among the court's...
The (non-)partisan puzzle in the conversion therapy case
The Supreme Court heard argument in a capital case testing whether a Mississippi trial judge's failure to conduct the third step of a Batson inquiry — and his repeated assurances that the defense's objection was already in the record...
Pitchford v. Cain
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could reshape how federal courts handle appeal waivers in plea agreements, with justices across the ideological spectrum skeptical of both parties' positions.
Hunter v. United States
The justices pressed both sides hard on whether the Fifth Amendment requires fair market value — not just auction proceeds — when a county seizes a home over a small tax debt.
Pung v. Isabella County
The justices heard argument on a first-impression question: whether federal courts retain equitable authority to toll the 30-day removal deadline under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b), a circuit-split issue arising from Michigan's attempt to shut...
Enbridge Energy, LP v. Nessel
The Supreme Court heard argument on whether the 1996 Helms-Burton Act abrogates the foreign sovereign immunity of Cuban government instrumentalities, bypassing the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act entirely.
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S.A.
The justices pressed hard on whether a time-limited property interest can sustain a perpetual trafficking claim under the Helms-Burton Act's Title III.
Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in an emergency stay application testing whether President Trump lawfully removed Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook — and whether any court can do anything about it if he did not.
Trump, President of U.S. v. Cook
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case that could determine whether multiemployer pension plans must fix their actuarial assumptions before a plan year closes — or may select them afterward — when calculating how much a...
M & K Employee Solutions v. Trustees of the IAM Pension Fund
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in a dispute over whether New Jersey Transit, a state-created public corporation, shares in New Jersey's sovereign immunity and can therefore require injured plaintiffs to sue only in New Jersey courts.
Galette v. NJ Transit Corp.
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case testing whether Idaho's law barring transgender women from competing on women's school sports teams can be challenged on an individual, as-applied basis under the Equal Protection Clause.
Little v. Hecox
Louisiana parishes suing oil companies over coastal damage are fighting to keep those cases in state court, while Chevron and other petitioners argue that wartime federal contracts entitle them to a federal forum under the Federal...
Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case that could determine whether investors in closed-end funds can bring a federal lawsuit to rescind contracts that violate the Investment Company Act, or whether Congress eliminated that...
FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital Master Fund
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could reshape how courts assess intellectual disability claims by death-row inmates, with the justices sharply divided over whether multiple IQ scores must be evaluated holistically or...
Hamm v. Smith
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is asking the justices to strike down federal limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with their candidates, arguing the restrictions cannot stand alongside the Court's...
NRSC v. FEC
The justices pressed both sides hard on whether a 90-year-old precedent shielding agency heads from presidential removal should be overruled — and what would fall with it.
Trump, President of United States v. Slaughter
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could determine whether nonprofit organizations can challenge government subpoenas for donor information in federal court before a state court orders compliance.
First Choice Women's Resource Centers v. Platkin
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could reshape how federal courts review immigration agency decisions on whether an asylum seeker's past experiences rise to the level of persecution under federal law.
Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, Att'y Gen.
The justices pressed both sides hard on where to draw the line between passive infrastructure and culpable participation in online piracy.
Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment
The Supreme Court heard argument in consolidated cases testing whether federal district courts may consider Congress's prospective reduction of mandatory sentences — specifically the First Step Act's elimination of "stacked" firearms...
Rutherford v. United States
WASHINGTON (LN) — The Supreme Court heard oral argument Tuesday on whether private government contractors can immediately appeal a district court’s denial of Yearsley immunity, a procedural question that could reshape litigation strategy...
The GEO Group, Inc. v. Menocal
The justices pressed on whether the Yearsley government-contractor defense is a true immunity from suit or merely a defense to liability — a distinction that determines whether a denied claim can be appealed before trial.
GEO Group, Inc. v. Menocal
The Supreme Court heard nearly three hours of argument over whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act gives the President authority to impose worldwide tariffs — or whether that power belongs exclusively to Congress.
Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, President of U.S.
WASHINGTON (LN) — The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether the fugitive-tolling doctrine applies to supervised release, questioning whether absconding defendants can evade supervision by waiting for their terms to expire.
Rico v. United States
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could determine whether state tort claims against military contractors are preempted when injuries arise from combat operations on a foreign battlefield.
Hencely v. Fluor Corp.
The justices pressed both sides hard on whether a state pre-filing requirement can survive contact with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Berk v. Choy