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Supreme Court to hear arguments on confiscations by Cuban government
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (667+ words) It has been more than 65 years since Cuba's communist government came to power and confiscated large swaths of assets owned by U.S. businesses in Cuba. On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a pair of cases brought by…...
Supreme Court updates recusals process
5+ hour, 57+ min ago (201+ words) The Supreme Court on Tuesday revealed that it has put new software in place to "assist in identifying potential conflicts" of interest for the justices. In a press release issued by its Public Information Office, the court announced changes to…...
The anticipated criminal law decisions and arguments for the rest of this term
9+ hour, 20+ min ago (202+ words) ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. Today's column is my busman's holiday project: providing nerd-like numbers and information focused solely on Supreme Court cases that address criminal law…...
SCOTUStoday for Wednesday, February 18
10+ hour, 20+ min ago (412+ words) Justice Anthony Kennedy joined the court on this day in 1988. He served for slightly more than 30 years, retiring on July 31, 2018. You may have noticed our (very) brief mention of the Marshal of the United States Supreme Court'in our Closer Look…...
Supreme Court announces cases it will hear at term’s end
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (247+ words) Amy Howe is the co-founder of SCOTUSblog and its primary reporter. She was part of the blog team that won a Peabody Award in 2013, as well as a National Press Club Journalism Award for Breaking News. Before turning to full-time…...
SCOTUStoday for Wednesday, February 11
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (525+ words) The federal judiciary emerged from Congress" recent budget battles with boosted security funding that is expected to enable the Supreme Court to transfer more "residential security responsibilities" to the Supreme Court police from the U.S. Marshals Service. While the U.S. Marshals Service…...
SCOTUStoday for Tuesday, February 10
1+ week, 1+ day ago (475+ words) Ahead of Valentine's Day, the Supreme Court is putting a spotlight on a "Match Made in Utah." Its website currently features the marriage certificate for Justice George Sutherland and Rose Lee, which the couple received from Utah when it was…...
Uninvited OSG amicus briefs at the petition/stay stage
1+ week, 1+ day ago (454+ words) John P. Elwood is a partner at Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C., specializing in appellate litigation and administrative law, and also teaches the University of Virginia School of Law's Supreme Court litigation clinic. He formerly worked at Vinson & Elkins and served as…...
No invitation necessary: when the solicitor general weighs in unsolicited
1+ week, 1+ day ago (375+ words) Some lawyers in the office of the solicitor general have worried that increased filings would risk diluting the signaling value of uninvited amicus briefs. But the court's response so far suggests a more modest conclusion: success still turns on whether…...
An interim docket with long-term effects
1+ week, 1+ day ago (370+ words) Last week, the Supreme Court issued a one-sentence order that cleared the way for California to use a new congressional map intended to add five Democratic seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The California map was a response to Texas…...