Court schedules first cases for 2024-25 term

Court schedules first cases for 2024-25 term

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The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the Biden administration’s efforts to regulate so-called “ghost guns” in the first week of the 2024-25 term in October, followed the next day by an unusual death-penalty case – in which the state’s attorney general supports the condemned man’s efforts to overturn his conviction and sentence. Garland v. VanDerStok and Glossip v. Oklahoma headline the Supreme Court’s October argument calendar, which was released on Friday morning.

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Roberts court hands major wins to Trump, conservative movement in 2023-24 term

Roberts court hands major wins to Trump, conservative movement in 2023-24 term

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Former President Donald Trump loomed large over the Supreme Court’s 2023-24 term. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee for 2024 brought two cases to the justices and fared well in both; Trump could also benefit from the decision in a third case, brought by a defendant charged in the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol.

But more broadly, the three justices that Trump nominated during his time in office cemented a 6-3 conservative majority that pushed the court further … Read the rest

New Supreme Court Fellows Begin Term

Four new U.S. Supreme Court Fellows will begin their 2023-2024 fellowships in September. The Supreme Court Fellows Program, established by the late Chief Justice Warren E. Burger in 1973, provides participants the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the federal Judiciary. Fellows work alongside top officials in the judicial branch on projects that further the goals of the Judiciary.
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Justices schedule first cases of the 2023-24 term

Justices schedule first cases of the 2023-24 term

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Just two weeks after the justices finished releasing their opinions from the 2022-23 term, the court is now looking ahead to next term. The Supreme Court on Friday released the calendar for its October oral argument session. The justices will hear just six cases over five days between Oct. 2 and Oct. 11. The session will, however, include several high-profile cases, such as the challenge to a purported racial gerrymander in South Carolina’s congressional map and a challenge to … Read the rest

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

Navigating the waters of the new term

Navigating the waters of the new term

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A View from the Courtroom is an occasional series offering an inside look at oral arguments and opinion announcements unfolding in real time.

It is the first day the court has welcomed the general public into the courtroom since early 2020. The courtroom will be pretty full today, but not knee-to-knee full, as it was Friday for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s investiture.

The lectern and counsel tables have been returned to their normal positions close to the bench, … Read the rest

Term limits for justices gain new attention, but prospects for passage remain dim

Term limits for justices gain new attention, but prospects for passage remain dim

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In a year of historic moments at and around the Supreme Court, proposals to establish term limits for justices are increasingly in the spotlight.

A poll this summer found that two in three Americans support limiting how long justices can serve. Academics and Supreme Court litigators have written favorably about the idea recently. And on Aug. 2, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., introduced the first Senate bill seeking to impose Supreme Court term limits. His bill joins similar proposals in … Read the rest