WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Wednesday, Nov. 13

The world’s most valuable company is before the justices today for oral arguments in NVIDIA Corp. v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read:

• Sparks fly as justices spar with feds over deportation deadlines (Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse News Service)
• Mafia Case Tests Supreme Court on Crime of Violence Limits (Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law)
• US Supreme Court turns away bid to revive youth climate change lawsuit (Nate Raymond, Reuters)
• Justice Samuel Alito Plans to Remain on Supreme Court (Jess Bravin, The Wall Street Journal)
• Will the Supreme Court Stand Up to Trump? Can It? (Steve Vladeck, The New York Times)

WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Tuesday, Nov. 12

The justices are convening today for oral arguments in Velazquez v. Garland and Delligatti v. U.S. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read:

• Supreme Court rejects push to move Georgia case against ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows (Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press)
• New York Rent-Control System Survives Challenge at Supreme Court (Greg Stohr, Bloomberg)
• Fed chair’s job security depends on embattled Supreme Court precedent (Alison Frankel, Reuters)
• Trump has shaped the Supreme Court, but it could still hinder his agenda (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
• Steve Bannon Issues Prediction on the Supreme Court During New Trump Term (Erin Keller, Newsweek)

WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Friday, Nov. 8

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:

• US Supreme Court mulls Facebook bid to escape securities fraud suit (John Kruzel, Reuters)
• Trump will name more conservative judges. He may even pick a majority of the Supreme Court. (Sahil Kapur & Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
• As Trump grasps unprecedented power, the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity looms large (John Fritze, CNN)
• Keep the Nine (The Editors, National Review)
• With Trump win, focus turns to older Supreme Court justices (Justin Jouvenal & Tobi Raji, The Washington Post)

RELIST WATCH

Wisconsin parents challenge school support plan for transgender students

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 continues to whittle down its backlog of relisted cases. At the last conference, the court disposed of four. It noted probable jurisdiction (the arcane term for when the court decides to review one of the few types of cases over which it has mandatory appellate jurisdiction) in a case involving challenges to Louisiana’s redistricting plan. And it granted review in one of the three relisted cases asking the court to address the timing rules governing review of deportation decisions concerning noncitizens at risk of persecution or torture.

Lastly, just as capital case Hamm v. Smith became the most-relisted case of all time, the court finally disposed of it. After a remarkable 24 relists, the court issued a brief two-page unsigned opinion summarily vacating the judgment below and remanding so that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit could clarify the basis for its conclusion that Joseph Smith was intellectually disabled and thus not eligible to be put to death for the murder of Durk Van Dam. Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch noted that they would grant Alabama’s petition for certiorari and set the case for argument.

WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Thursday, Nov. 7

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:

• Supreme Court appears split in Facebook lawsuit tied to data breach (Ann E. Marimow, The Washington Post)
• Justices Weigh Whether Hospitals Merit Higher Medicare Pay (Tony Pugh & Lydia Wheeler, Bloomberg Law)
• Trump’s win may extend conservative control of the Supreme Court for decades (David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times)
• Three states passed ballot initiatives aimed at protecting same-sex marriage (Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today)
• Trump Got Away With It — Because of the Biden Administration’s Massive Missteps (Ankush Khardori, Politico)