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Justices will hear arguments on Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship

By Amy Howe on April 17 at 2:51 p.m.

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear oral argument on three applications on its emergency docket arising from the Trump administration’s effort to end birthright citizenship. The court will hear arguments in the case on May 15, presumably with a ruling to come before the justices begin their summer recess at the end of June.

Guard in front of the Supreme Court

The Trump administration came to the court over a month ago. (Thomas Hawk via Flickr)

RELIST WATCH

Liability for undelivered mail and the chilling effect of subpoenas

By John Elwood on April 17 at 6:11 p.m.

A regular round-up of “relisted” petitions. This week: The justices face an acknowledged split among lower courts about whether the Federal Tort Claims Act immunity for “lost” and “miscarried” mail applies to intentionally withheld mail. And a New Jersey crisis pregnancy center seeks to raise a First Amendment challenge to a state subpoena for certain donor names.

Q&A

Will the court overturn a 1930s precedent to expand presidential power, again?

By Ellena Erskine on April 10 at 10:11 a.m.

As challenges to President Donald Trump’s firing of members of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the National Labor Relations Board reach the court this week, it seems increasingly likely that the justices will reexamine a key precedent on presidential power, Humphrey’s Executor v. United States. Stephen Vladeck discusses the case and one wrinkle that might stand in the way of this court overruling it.

OPINION ANALYSIS

Justices clarify pleading rules for retirement-plan litigation

By Ronald Mann on April 17 at 6:15 p.m.

In Cunningham v. Cornell University, a unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday held that beneficiaries of Cornell’s retirement plans could state a claim under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by alleging that the plan had bought services from insiders of the plan, without also alleging that the price for the services was unreasonable.

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WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Thursday, April 17

By Ellena Erskine on Apr 17, 2025 at 9:35 am

We are expecting one or more opinions from the court this morning. Join us for the live blog and on TikTok at 9:45 a.m. EDT.

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

WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Wednesday, April 16

By Ellena Erskine on Apr 16, 2025 at 10:49 am

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

Coming up: On Thursday, April 17, the court expects to issue one or more opinions from the current term. We’ll be live at 9:45 a.m. EDT.
WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Tuesday, April 15

By Ellena Erskine on Apr 15, 2025 at 10:33 am

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

 
WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Monday, April 14

By Ellena Erskine on Apr 14, 2025 at 10:47 am

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

 
WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Friday, April 11

By Ellena Erskine on Apr 11, 2025 at 11:36 am

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

 
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