The last grants of the 2025-26 term?
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. Read more Announcement of opinions…
Justices uphold state law allowing for late-arriving mail-in ballots
Just over four months before the 2026 midterm elections, the Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they are…
Supreme Court will not consider $5 million verdict against Trump
The Supreme Court on Monday that it will not hear an appeal by President Donald Trump seeking review of the $5 million jury verdict entered against him in the sexual…
Penultimate relists: papers, parents, and procedural puzzles
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. Read more Court rules for…
Court determines federal defendants’ appellate waivers unenforceable if a miscarriage of justice would result
In Hunter v. United States the Supreme Court held that a federal defendant’s waiver of appellate review is unenforceable if it would result in a miscarriage of justice. Although the…
Bivens at the bedside
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. Read more Supreme Court may…
Court agrees to hear three new cases, including on the constitutionality of six-person juries
The Supreme Court on Monday added three new cases, on issues ranging from hearings for noncitizens in immigration detention to the constitutionality of Florida’s six-person juries and the exceptions to…
Race and recorded calls
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. Read more The Supreme Court’s…
Court turns down appeals by elementary school student on AR-15 hat, death row inmate claiming racial discrimination in jury selection
The Supreme Court on Monday morning turned down, without comment, an appeal by an elementary school student who was barred from wearing a baseball cap with a picture of an…
Justices reject holding generic pharmaceutical manufacturers liable for decisions of pharmacists about prescribing their products
Among the three opinions arriving on Thursday from the April argument session was Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA v. Amarin Pharma. As the quick turnaround would suggest, Hikma is not a case…