Why religion and education will be in the spotlight next term
As the back-to-school spirit sweeps across the nation, education is likely on the minds of the Supreme Court justices (especially those with kids still at…
Justices reject private suits to enforce investor protections against investment companies
In yesterday’s decision in FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v Saba Capital Master Fund, a sharply divided court rejected the efforts of investors to sue an investment company to rescind a…
Court considers nitrogen gas execution
Plus, the justices released three opinions in argued cases on Thursday.
Court denies Alabama’s request to allow execution using nitrogen gas
Updated on June 11 at 9:28 p.m. Alabama came to the Supreme Court on Thursday morning, the justices to allow the execution of Jeffery Lee to proceed as scheduled on…
Court unanimously sides with defendant in criminal venue dispute over where a crime occurs
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in Abouammo v. United States that federal prosecutors can try a defendant only in the district where his crime was committed, not where its…
Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow execution using nitrogen gas
Alabama came to the Supreme Court on Thursday morning, the justices to allow the execution of Jeffery Lee, who was sentenced to death for the 1998 robbery and murder of…
Protecting the justices
Last month, Justice Amy Coney Barrett was the target of an attempted “swatting” incident – a call falsely reporting the sound of gunshots at her Virginia home. Although swatting incidents…
Opinions on the way
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Announcement of opinions for Thursday, June 11
We will be live blogging as the court potentially releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term.
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…
The Supreme Court’s confusing use of “principles”
Last December I published a column entitled “Party presentation: a mysterious new rule?”, addressing a summary reversal in a criminal case, Clark v. Sweeney. On May 26, the court the…