Former Ukrainian prime minister files appeal in two-decade saga over laundered funds

Former Ukrainian prime minister files appeal in two-decade saga over laundered funds

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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.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, has been much in the news for his visit to Washington, D.C., urging greater cooperation with the United States in response to the Russian invasion. But Zelenskyy is not the only Ukrainian leader making an appeal in the U.S. capital. This week, we highlight … Read the rest

The morning read for Thursday, Feb. 2

The morning read for Thursday, Feb. 2

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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:

  • The Supreme Court Considers the Algorithm (Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic)
  • The Chief Justice’s Wife Has Every Right to Her Legal Career (Noah Feldman, Bloomberg)
  • The House Can Help Find the Supreme Court Leaker (Alan M. Dershowitz, The Wall Street Journal)
  • How Dobbs made the Wisconsin Supreme Court race one of the biggest elections
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Court schedules final two argument sessions of 2022-23 term

Court schedules final two argument sessions of 2022-23 term

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The final argument session of the Supreme Court’s 2022-23 term will include high-profile disputes over how employers must accommodate their employees’ religious practices and how courts should decide whether threatening statements are protected by the First Amendment. The two cases, Groff v. DeJoy and Counterman v. Colorado, will headline the April argument calendar, which was released – along with the March argument calendar – on Tuesday.

The justices agreed earlier this month to take up Groff and CountermanRead the rest