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The morning read for Friday, May 3

The morning read for Friday, May 3

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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 Friday morning read:

  • Supreme Court’s next chapter on abortion puts women’s health in its crosshairs (Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse News Service)
  • Advocates say Supreme Court must preserve new, mostly Black US House district for 2024 elections (Kevin McGill, The Associated Press)
  • Where does the Supreme Court stand on gender-affirming care bans? (Orion Rummler, The 19th)
  • Former Supreme Court
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The morning read for Wednesday, May 1

The morning read for Wednesday, May 1

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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 Wednesday morning read:

  • Supreme Court declines to block Texas pornography restriction (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
  • Trucker failed drug test after taking CBD supplement. Supreme Court to decide if he can sue (Maureen Groppe, USA Today)
  • Jones Day Leads in Supreme Court Arguments With New Faces (Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law)
  • Justice Stephen Breyer’s blunt message to Supreme
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The Status of Non-Competes in Healthcare: How the FTC Rule and Other Recent Developments Affect Non-Competes for Doctors, Nurses, and Other Healthcare Practitioners

For healthcare providers and practitioners, the rules surrounding non-competition agreements have evolved rapidly over the last two years, and that evolution accelerated even more this month.  Over the past 18 months, states and the federal government enacted several new laws that substantially limit when healthcare entities can enforce non-competes.  Then, on April 24, the Federal Trade Commission issued a rule that will bar most non-competes in the U.S. if it survives legal challenges (albeit no sooner than late August 2024).  … Read the rest

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Supreme Court takes up RICO and veterans “benefit of the doubt” cases

Supreme Court takes up RICO and veterans “benefit of the doubt” cases

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In a list of orders released from the justices’ private conference last week, the justices granted review in four cases – adding those cases to the lone four cases that they have agreed to take up for the 2024-25 term since early January. Monday’s grants involve (among others) the interpretation of federal racketeering laws and the “benefit of the doubt” rule for veterans.

In Medical Marijuana v. Horn, the Supreme Court agreed to decide whether a commercial truck … Read the rest

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RICO injury, federal jurisdiction, and giving veterans the benefit of the doubt

RICO injury, federal jurisdiction, and giving veterans the benefit of the doubt

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The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here.

The Supreme Court is back in the relist business with a vengeance. On Monday, it granted review of the Biden administration’s newly relisted petition seeking to establish the lawfulness of its efforts to regulate so-called “ghost guns,” as well as the Commonwealth of Virginia’s first-time relist arguing that a plaintiff who won a … Read the rest