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Justices vacate lower court’s ruling in Pennsylvania ballot-counting case that is now moot

The Supreme Court on Tuesday invalidated a lower-court ruling in a Pennsylvania election dispute that the losing candidate conceded three and a half months ago. When the dispute was before the justices earlier this year, Justice Samuel Alito had suggested that the lower court’s ruling on ballot counting “broke new ground” and could affect the outcome of the state’s upcoming general elections. The decision in Ritter v. Migliori came on a list of orders from the justices’ private conference … Read the rest

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Justices to consider whether Warhol image is “fair use” of photograph of Prince

In Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Goldsmith, the justices get another chance to offer their take on the “fair use” doctrine in copyright law. The case involves a set of images Andy Warhol based on a 1981 photograph of Prince by the award-winning photographer Lynn Goldsmith, herself famous for iconic photographs of musicians like Roger Daltrey and Bruce Springsteen. All agree that Warhol used the Goldsmith image as a basis for his images; Vanity Fair … Read the rest

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The morning read for Friday, Oct. 7

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Friday morning read:

Texas executes John Henry Ramirez, who won religious rights Supreme Court case (María Luisa Paúl, The Washington Post)
66 Abortion Clinics No longer Provide Abortions After Roe Overturned, Study Says (Jennifer Calfas, The Wall Street Journal)
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Litigation continues over public charge immigration rule

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

Last term, the court dismissed as improvidently granted, or “DIG”ed, a case brought by Republican-controlled states challenging the government’s repeal of a Trump-era immigration policy known as the “public charge” rule. In a concurring opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts noted that the court’s DIG did not reflect “the appropriate resolution … Read the rest

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Does it walk and quack like a statute of limitations? Justices consider whether equitable tolling is available to veterans.

In Tuesday’s oral argument, the Supreme Court grappled with three main issues in Arellano v. McDonough, a case about retroactive disability benefits for veterans who failed to apply for those benefits within the one-year window prescribed by a federal statute. First, the court looked into whether 38 U.S.C. § 5110(b)(1) is a statute of limitations to determine whether the Irwin presumption, which allows for equitable tolling, applies. Second, if it is a statute of limitations, the court pondered … Read the rest

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Navigating the waters of the new term

A View from the Courtroom is an occasional series offering an inside look at oral arguments and opinion announcements unfolding in real time.

It is the first day the court has welcomed the general public into the courtroom since early 2020. The courtroom will be pretty full today, but not knee-to-knee full, as it was Friday for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s investiture.

The lectern and counsel tables have been returned to their normal positions close to the bench, … Read the rest

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At Jackson’s investiture, the courtroom brims with politicians as the justices find their new seats

A View from the Courtroom is an occasional series offering an inside look at oral arguments and opinion announcements (and other Supreme Court events) unfolding in real time.

In the wake of last term’s controversial decisions, and with the Supreme Court’s public approval ratings at historic lows, some of the justices have recently been taking potshots at each other in the media. But on Friday, the justices appear to put aside their differences, at least for a day, … Read the rest

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EPA’s authority over wetlands is at stake as justices wade back into regulatory morass

When the Supreme Court returns to the bench on Oct. 3 for the start of its new term, it will begin with a case that is not new to it. In Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, the justices will once again weigh in on an Idaho couple’s efforts to build on land that they own – specifically, what test courts should use to determine whether the Clean Water Act applies to the land, which the EPA has deemed … Read the rest