Supreme Court

The morning read for Tuesday, April 11

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

Justice Department asks Supreme Court to reverse ruling striking down bump stock ban (Tierney Sneed, CNN)
Abortion Pill Ruling May Face Headwinds at the Supreme Court (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
Unusual Moves, a Slow Start, and What We Should Expect from the Remainder of the Term (Adam Feldman, Empirical SCOTUS)
Senate panel

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Ohio State asks court to toss lawsuits over sexual abuse by former university physician

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.

Over a period of 20 years, the late Dr. Richard Strauss sexually abused at least 177 male students in his role as a physician with the Ohio State University’s athletics department and student health center. This week, we highlight cert petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, … Read the rest

Supreme Court

The morning read for Friday, April 7

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:

No-Opinion Federal Circuit Orders Face Long Shot at High Court (Kelcee Griffis, Bloomberg Law)
Idaho’s newest abortion law could end up in the Supreme Court (Lisa Rubin, MSNBC)
Lawmakers Call for Tighter Ethics Code After Revelations About Justice Thomas (Zach Montague, The New York Times)
Los Angeles Times reported about Justice Thomas’ gifts 20

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The morning read for Wednesday, April 5

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:

Minnesota gun ruling is latest citing Supreme Court decision (Steve Karnowski, The Associated Press)
U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear lawsuit from wrongfully convicted Milwaukee man who served 24 years in prison (Drew Dawson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Roberts Rankled Colleagues as His Hold on Supreme Court Slipped, Book Says (Greg Stohr, Bloomberg)
Will the Supreme

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Jackson dissents in denial of Louisiana man’s death-row evidence plea

Over a dissent from the court’s three liberal justices, the Supreme Court turned down a request from a Louisiana man on death-row to weigh in on when someone else’s confession is the kind of evidence that the Constitution requires prosecutors to turn over. The court’s denial of review in Brown v. Louisiana came at the end of a list of orders from the justices’ private conference last week.

The justices did not add any new cases to their docket … Read the rest