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Federal government asks court to allow enforcement of Title IX rule

The Biden administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to temporarily put on hold a portion of two orders issued by federal trial courts in Louisiana and Kentucky that prohibit the Department of Education from enforcing any part of an April 2024 rule implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which bars sex discrimination in education programs that receive federal funding.

The two challenges—originally filed in Louisiana by four states (Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, and Idaho, along with … Read the rest

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The morning read for Friday, July 19

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:

US appeals court to reconsider ban on felons possessing guns (Nate Raymond, Reuters)
Biden may endorse big Supreme Court reform. It would be a major shift. (Tobi Raji, The Washington Post)
New Biden student loan repayment plan put on hold by appeals court (Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times)
It’s Official: The Supreme Court Ignores

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The morning read for Thursday, July 18

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:

Biden’s 41-year evolution on Supreme Court reform (Zachary B. Wolf, CNN)
Judge declines to alter sentences for Mobile doctors who got Supreme Court victory (Brendan Kirby, WALA)
Most Americans support Supreme Court reforms (Philip Bump, The Washington Post)
The Supreme Court is doing its job (Alan Hurst, Deseret News)
John Roberts Just Delivered a

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Court blocks Texas execution

The Supreme Court blocked the execution of Ruben Gutierrez, who was sentenced to die after 7 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday for the 1998 stabbing death of 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison in Brownsville, Tex. In a brief unsigned order released to reporters just after 6:30 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday night, the justices put Gutierrez’s execution on hold until they decide whether to take up his appeal.

Gutierrez has long maintained that he did not go into Harrison’s home on the … Read the rest

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The morning read for Thursday, July 11

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 limited federal power. Health care is feeling the shock waves. (Stephanie Armour, Alabama Reflector)
Ocasio-Cortez introduces articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Thomas and Alito (Owen Dahlkamp, CNN)
‘The Justices Dropped This Bomb’: Three Legal Experts on a Shocking Supreme Court Term (The New York Times)
Michael Cohen asks the

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The morning read for Friday, July 12

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:

Senate committee to probe Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
Supreme Court sidesteps major social media issues (Ella Lee, The Hill)
From legal bribery to Trump’s immunity, a dark theme ran through the Supreme Court’s term (Leah Litman & Melissa Murray, Los Angeles Times)
The Supreme Court Blows Up a Popular

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The morning read for Wednesday, July 10

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:

States and Creditors for Purdue Pharma Threaten Sacklers With Gush of Lawsuits (Jan Hoffman, The New York Times)
With Chevron reversal, Supreme Court paves way for a ‘legal earthquake’ (Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC)
Supreme Court’s Roberts turns court to the right as Barrett emerges as a key player (Nina Totenberg, NPR)
Supreme Court’s Trump immunity

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The morning read for Monday, July 8

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:

How the Supreme Court’s immunity decision affects Trump’s legal cases (Tyler Bartlam, NPR)
Win for Trump, surprise on abortion: Takeaways from historic Supreme Court term (Maureen Groppe, USA Today)
The Supreme Court and Social Media Speech Regulation (Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal)
The Supreme Court’s Power Grab (David Cole, The New York Review

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