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EMERGENCY DOCKET

Supreme Court temporarily bars latest Biden student debt relief plan

By Amy Howe on Aug. 28 at 7:40 p.m.

The justices temporarily barred the Biden administration from implementing its latest student debt relief plan on Wednesday afternoon. The court released a brief unsigned order on its emergency docket, declining to allow the Department of Education to put into effect a July 2023 rule, known as the SAVE Plan, to provide debt relief to lower-income borrowers while challenges continue in lower courts.

Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC, US.

The justices, still on summer recess and away from the courtroom, are considering a number of cases on their emergency docket. (Heidi Besen via Shutterstock)

SCOTUS NEWS

Special Counsel Jack Smith revises indictment against Trump

By Amy Howe on Aug. 27 at 7:23 p.m.

Special Counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday charged former President Donald Trump in a revised indictment alleging that Trump conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The indictment emphasizes what the prosecutors say were unofficial acts Trump took, responding to the court’s July ruling in Trump v. United States that former presidents can never by prosecuted for actions related to the core powers of the office.

EMERGENCY DOCKET

Justices allow Arizona to enforce proof-of-citizenship law for 2024 voter registration

By Amy Howe on Aug. 22 at 4:23 p.m.

The court on Aug. 22 agreed to reinstate an Arizona law that requires people registering to vote using a state form to provide proof of citizenship. The Republican National Committee and Republican leaders of the state’s legislature had also asked the court to reinstate a portion of the law that would bar voters who registered with a standard federal form without proof of citizenship from voting in presidential elections or by mail. The justices turned down that part of the request.

PETITIONS OF THE WEEK

Colorado man argues last-minute switch in public defenders is unconstitutional

By Kalvis Golde on Aug. 1 at 7:06 a.m.

A weekly look at new and notable petitions seeking Supreme Court review. This week: whether the Sixth Amendment protects defendants assigned a lawyer for a criminal trial from being handed off to new counsel. The lower court’s decision creates a “two-class view of the Sixth Amendment,” William Davis writes in his petition, in which those who can afford counsel and those represented by public defenders are treated differently.

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Missouri Solicitor General Josh Divine on government influence on social media

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WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Friday, August 30

By Ellena Erskine on Aug 30, 2024 at 9:58 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:

WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Thursday, August 29

By Ellena Erskine on Aug 29, 2024 at 10:57 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:

WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Wednesday, August 28

By Ellena Erskine on Aug 28, 2024 at 10:09 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:

WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Tuesday, August 27

By Ellena Erskine on Aug 27, 2024 at 9:42 am

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

WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Monday, August 26

By Ellena Erskine on Aug 26, 2024 at 8:50 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:

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