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Justices rule for Jan. 6 defendant

Missouri Solicitor General Josh Divine on government influence on social media

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The morning read for Thursday, July 11

The morning read for Wednesday, July 10

Business owners seek to reclaim cash seized in drug bust

Roberts court hands major wins to Trump, conservative movement in 2023-24 term

Supreme Court strikes down Chevron, curtailing power of federal agencies

Justices rule for Jan. 6 defendant

Missouri Solicitor General Josh Divine on government influence on social media

The morning read for Monday, July 15

The morning read for Friday, July 12

The morning read for Thursday, July 11

The morning read for Wednesday, July 10

Business owners seek to reclaim cash seized in drug bust

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By Amy Howe on July 1, updated at 3:32 p.m.

A divided Supreme Court on July 1 ruled that former presidents can never be prosecuted for actions relating to the core powers of their office, and that there is at least a presumption that they have immunity for their official acts more broadly. The decision left open the possibility that the charges brought against former President Donald Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith – alleging that Trump conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election – can still go forward to the extent that the charges are based on his private conduct, rather than his official acts.

The justices handed a significant victory to former President Donald Trump in Trump v. United States on Monday. (Katie Barlow)

By Amy Howe on July 3 at 6:19 p.m.

In handing former President Donald Trump his second victory in his ongoing legal battles, ruling on July 1 that former presidents cannot face criminal liability for their official acts, the Supreme Court closed out a term in which the conservative supermajority consolidated significant decision-making power – from challenges to the presidential action to regulation by the administrative state – within the judiciary.

By Amy Howe on June 28, updated at 3:36 p.m.

A six-justice majority sharply cut back on the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they administer, handing significant power to the courts. The decision overruled a 40-year precedent in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, which gave deference to agency experts when a law was ambiguous. The conservative supermajority’s ruling will have far-reaching effects across the federal government.

By Amy Howe on June 28, updated at 4:22 p.m.

The court on June 28 struck a key charge used to prosecute hundreds of defendants involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol. The justices ordered a lower court to take another look at the indictment of a Pennsylvania man charged with obstructing an official proceeding when he entered the Capitol during the attacks. The ruling could affect charges against more than 300 other Jan. 6 defendants, as well as two charges brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith against former President Donald Trump.

In this video, Nate Mowry interviews Missouri Solicitor General Josh Divine. Divine represents his state and several individual challengers, who argue that the federal government’s efforts to influence content moderation by social media platforms violates the First Amendment.

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By Amy Howe on Jul 15, 2024 at 8:54 am

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

On the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett is unafraid to go her own way (Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor)
After Homelessness Ruling, Cities Weigh Whether to Clear Encampments (Shawn Hubler & Mike Baker, The New York Times)
If They Meant It, Make Them Say It: Lower Courts Should Put Immunity Ruling to the Test (Rory Little, Law.com)
After Eight Turbulent Years, A.C.L.U.’s Legal Director to Step Down (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
Supreme Court pushes back on 5th Circuit’s conservative breeding ground (Zach Schonfeld, The Hill)

By Amy Howe on Jul 12, 2024 at 8:47 am

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

Senate committee to probe Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
Supreme Court sidesteps major social media issues (Ella Lee, The Hill)
From legal bribery to Trump’s immunity, a dark theme ran through the Supreme Court’s term (Leah Litman & Melissa Murray, Los Angeles Times)
The Supreme Court Blows Up a Popular Small-Business Succession Plan (Laura Saunders, The Wall Street Journal)
West Virginia, Idaho asking Supreme Court to review rulings allowing transgender athletes to compete (Leah Willingham, Associated Press via ABC)

By Amy Howe on Jul 11, 2024 at 9:07 am

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

The Supreme Court limited federal power. Health care is feeling the shock waves. (Stephanie Armour, Alabama Reflector)
Ocasio-Cortez introduces articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Thomas and Alito (Owen Dahlkamp, CNN)
‘The Justices Dropped This Bomb’: Three Legal Experts on a Shocking Supreme Court Term (The New York Times)
Michael Cohen asks the Supreme Court to revive his lawsuit against Trump (Adam Reiss, NBC News)
U.S. House Republicans demand regulatory reviews after Supreme Court ruling (Moira Warburton, Hawaii Tribune Herald)

By Ellena Erskine on Jul 10, 2024 at 10:45 am

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

States and Creditors for Purdue Pharma Threaten Sacklers With Gush of Lawsuits (Jan Hoffman, The New York Times)
With Chevron reversal, Supreme Court paves way for a ‘legal earthquake’ (Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC)
Supreme Court’s Roberts turns court to the right as Barrett emerges as a key player (Nina Totenberg, NPR)
Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling shows risk of Jack Smith’s approach (Devlin Barrett, The Washington Post)
Deputy US marshal shot teenager trying to carjack him outside Supreme Court justice’s house (Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN)

By Kalvis Golde on Jul 09, 2024 at 6:20 pm

The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.

Federal agents arresting someone on serious drug charges — those punishable by over one year in prison — can also seize any assets, such as cash, cars, or even homes, related to those charges. When those assets actually belong to someone else, federal law provides a 30-day window for third parties with an interest in property seized in connection with drug charges to file paperwork demanding its return. This week, we highlight petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, whether that 30-day deadline bars owners from reclaiming property if they file with a missing signature.

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1	2 Pulsifer v. United States (22-340) oral_arguments	3 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Limited (22-448) oral_arguments	4 Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer (22-429) oral_arguments	5	6 Conference private_conferences	7
8	9 Columbus Day holidays	10 Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC (22-660) oral_arguments Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC (22-500) oral_arguments	11 Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP (22-807) oral_arguments	12	13 Conference private_conferences	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27 Conference private_conferences	28
29	30 Culley v. Marshall (22-585) oral_arguments	31 O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier (22-324) oral_arguments Lindke v. Freed (22-611) oral_arguments

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
			1 Vidal v. Elster (22-704) oral_arguments	2	3 Conference private_conferences	4
5	6 Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz (22-846) oral_arguments	7 U.S. v. Rahimi (22-915) oral_arguments	8 Rudisill v. McDonough (22-888) oral_arguments	9 Conference private_conferences	10 Veterans Day holidays	11
12	13 Orders orders	14	15	16	17 Conference private_conferences	18
19	20 Orders orders	21	22	23 Thanksgiving Day holidays	24	25
26	27 Brown v. U.S. (22-6389) oral_arguments	28 McElrath v. Georgia (22-721) oral_arguments Wilkinson v. Garland (22-666) oral_arguments	29 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy (22-859) oral_arguments	30

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2	3 Orders orders	4	5	6 Conference private_conferences Opinions opinions	7	8
9	10 Orders orders	11	12	13 Conference private_conferences Opinions opinions	14 Opinions opinions	15
16	17 Orders orders	18	19 Juneteenth holidays	20 Conference private_conferences Opinions opinions	21 Opinions opinions	22
23	24 Orders orders	25	26 Opinions opinions	27 Opinions opinions	28 Opinions opinions	29
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5 Conference private_conferences

8 Orders orders Campos-Chaves v. Garland (22-674) oral_arguments Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fikre (22-1178) oral_arguments

9 Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, California (22-1074) oral_arguments Office of the U.S. Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC (22-1238) oral_arguments

10 Smith v. Arizona (22-899) oral_arguments

12 Conference private_conferences

15 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. holidays

16 Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P. (22-1165) oral_arguments Devillier v. Texas (22-913) oral_arguments

17 Relentless v. Department of Commerce (22-1219) oral_arguments Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (22-451) oral_arguments

19 Conference private_conferences

22 Orders orders