Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr., the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, issued a statement regarding the President’s veto of S. 4199, the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act.
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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.
Many of us carry our entire lives with us on our cellphones. In recognition of this, the Supreme Court has held that although police can generally search a person’s belongings during an arrest without a warrant, the Fourth Amendment requires officers to get a warrant before looking through their cellphone … Read the rest
On the evening of December 23, 2024, FINCEN posted the following notice on its website extending CTA filing deadlines from December 31, 2024, to January 13, 2025 and extending other filing deadlines as set forth below:
“In light of a December 23, 2024, federal Court of Appeals decision, reporting companies, except as indicated below, are once again required to file beneficial ownership information with FinCEN. However, because the Department of the Treasury recognizes that reporting companies may need additional … Read the rest

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:
- The Constitution Allows for Term-Limited Supreme Court Justices (Nancy Gertner, Brennan Center for Justice)
- Who Knocked on the Supreme Court’s Door in November? (Jimmy Hoover, The National Law Journal)
- FCC v. Consumers’ Research: Will the Court Reinvigorate the Nondelegation Doctrine or Phone It In? (Michael Pepson & Casey Mattox, The Federalist Society)
- U.S. Supreme Court Database finds
The federal courts in Minnesota are preparing today’s students to be the leaders of tomorrow through a new courthouse learning center in St. Paul. The Justice and Democracy Center of Minnesota is one of a growing number of civics education centers, museums, and exhibits in federal court buildings across the country.
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You can hit your snooze button a little later on Tuesdays. Effective January 1, 2025, the Court of Appeals’ scheduled filing days for opinions will be the first and third Wednesday of the month, Since the Court will be issuing a big batch of opinions on New Year’s Eve (and no one wants to read opinions on New Year’s Day), January 15 will be January 2025’s only opinion release date. The rest of the year will follow the new schedule.… Read the rest

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:
- Ex-Congressman’s Meme Fight Faces Long Odds at Supreme Court (Kyle Jahner, Bloomberg Law News)
- Supreme Court Fast-Tracks TikTok Case in Face of Jan. 19 Deadline (Adam Liptak & Sapna Maheshwari, The New York Times)
- The Supreme Court decisions that gutted environmental protections in 2024 (Natalie Mesa, High Country News)
- Supreme Court takes up South Carolina’s effort to

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read:
- The Supreme Court just took up its first religion case of the year. It could add 6 more. (Kelsey Dallas, The Deseret News)
- Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to California’s strict vehicle emissions rules (John Fritze & Ella Nilsen, CNN)
- Supreme Court stays out of Peter Navarro’s fight to keep emails from first Trump administration (Maureen
