The morning read for Friday, Nov. 8

The morning read for Friday, Nov. 8

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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:

  • US Supreme Court mulls Facebook bid to escape securities fraud suit (John Kruzel, Reuters)
  • Trump will name more conservative judges. He may even pick a majority of the Supreme Court. (Sahil Kapur & Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
  • As Trump grasps unprecedented power, the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity looms large (John Fritze, CNN)
  • Keep the Nine
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Justices skeptical about Facebook’s data breach disclosure to investors

Justices skeptical about Facebook’s data breach disclosure to investors

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The justices heard arguments Wednesday in Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank, their first securities case of the year. The case involves the 2015 Cambridge Analytica-Facebook data breach, and considers whether Facebook’s disclosures to investors before the breach was public improperly downplayed the risks that data breaches posed to the company and its stock price.

Shareholders sued Facebook in 2018 after they learned that Cambridge Analytica had obtained the personal data of 30 million Facebook users. The shareholders conted that … Read the rest

The morning read for Tuesday, Nov. 5

The morning read for Tuesday, Nov. 5

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The court is still in session on Election Day with oral arguments this morning in Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Becerra and E.M.D. Sales v. Carrera. Security has been increased around the building. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read:

  • SCOTUS punts on review of standard that helped mentally disabled man avoid death penalty (Ryan Knappenberger & Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse News Service)
  • Billions
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Anti-abortion activists ask justices to overrule ban on expressive activity outside clinics

Anti-abortion activists ask justices to overrule ban on expressive activity outside clinics

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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.

In its 2000 decision in Hill v. Colorado, the Supreme Court upheld a Colorado law enacted to prevent groups or individuals who oppose abortion from protesting, handing out materials, or speaking to patients, doctors, or staff outside of medical facilities that offer the procedure. Two years ago, when the … Read the rest

Court declines RNC request to intervene in Pennsylvania voting dispute

Court declines RNC request to intervene in Pennsylvania voting dispute

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The Supreme Court on Friday night left in place a ruling by Pennsylvania’s highest court that requires election boards in the state to count provisional ballots submitted by voters whose mail-in ballots had been deemed invalid.

The brief unsigned order came just four days before election day. Recent polls show former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris tied in Pennsylvania, which both candidates regard as a key part of their hopes of winning the White House. The … Read the rest

The morning read for Wednesday, Oct. 30

The morning read for Wednesday, Oct. 30

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read:

  • Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge voter rolls ahead of election (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
  • Supreme Court allows Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations (Mark Sherman, The Associated Press)
  • Supreme Court Declines to Remove R.F.K. Jr. From Ballot in Two Key States (Abbie VanSickle, The New York Times)
  • There’s no such thing as a guaranteed
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Republicans ask Supreme Court to block decision to count Pennsylvania provisional ballots

Republicans ask Supreme Court to block decision to count Pennsylvania provisional ballots

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The Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Pennsylvania came to the Supreme Court on Monday, asking the justices to block a ruling by Pennsylvania’s highest court requiring election boards to count provisional ballots submitted by voters whose mail-in ballots had been deemed invalid.

The RNC and the Pennsylvania Republicans argue that the state supreme court had “dramatically change[d] the rules governing mail voting.” And in so doing, they contend, the state court had violated the U.S. Constitution … Read the rest

The morning read for Friday, Oct. 25

The morning read for Friday, Oct. 25

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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:

  • New York state can enforce many gun restrictions, US appeals court rules (Jonathan Stempel, Reuters) 
  • Voters Don’t Think US Supreme Court Can Be Fair About the Election, Poll Shows (Emily Birnbaum, Bloomberg)
  • A Supreme Court Decision Claimed to Take Partisanship Out of Gun Cases. It Didn’t. (Chip Brownlee, The Trace)
  • How the 2024 Election Will Reshape the
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