Court Denies Review of Illinois Public Transit Firearms Ban
The Supreme Court declined to hear a Second Amendment challenge to Illinois' ban on carrying firearms on public transportation, leaving the Seventh Circuit's ruling intact.
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Title IX Employment Claims: Court Eyes Private Right of Action
The Supreme Court is weighing whether to take up a Title IX case asking if university employees can sue for sex discrimination in employment.
Read more →Court Denies Review in Parental Rights Case Raising Twombly Split
The Supreme Court declined to hear Lavigne v. Great Salt Bay, leaving intact a First Circuit ruling that dismissed a parent's claims over school gender transition practices.
Read more →Court Denies Cert in Upsolve First Amendment Challenge to UPL Rules
The Supreme Court declined to hear Upsolve's challenge to New York's unauthorized practice of law rules, leaving open a key First Amendment content-neutrality question.
Read more →Hadley v. South Bend: Does the Takings Clause Have a Police Power Exception?
A new cert petition asks whether the government owes compensation when police intentionally destroy an innocent person's property while pursuing a fugitive.
Read more →Pena v. Los Angeles: Must Government Pay When Police Destroy Property?
A new cert petition asks whether the Takings Clause requires compensation when police intentionally destroy an innocent person's property while pursuing a fugitive.
Read more →Burton Death Penalty Stay Application Withdrawn at Supreme Court
Charles Burton's emergency stay application before Justice Thomas was withdrawn days after submission, ending a brief but notable capital case appearance at SCOTUS.
Read more →Court Denies Review in McGirt Tribal Income Tax Case
The Supreme Court declined to hear Stroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission, leaving unresolved whether Oklahoma may tax income earned by tribal citizens on the Muscogee Reservation.
Read more →Party Spending Limits Face First Amendment Test After Oral Argument
The Supreme Court heard argument in Dec. 2025 on whether federal limits on coordinated party expenditures violate the First Amendment, with a decision expected in 2026.
Read more →Ohio Ballot Access Fight Reaches Justice Kavanaugh
Applicants seek an emergency injunction pending appeal in an Ohio primary ballot access dispute, with Justice Kavanaugh requesting a response by April 8, 2026.
Read more →Exxon v. Cimex: Does Helms-Burton Override Sovereign Immunity?
The Supreme Court heard argument in Feb. 2026 on whether the Helms-Burton Act independently waives foreign sovereign immunity for Cuban instrumentalities.
Read more →Second Circuit's Lax Central Hudson Review Draws Cert Petition
A dietary supplement trade group asks the Court to clarify how rigorously courts must apply the Central Hudson commercial speech test when states restrict product marketing to minors.
Read more →Supreme Court Takes Up Federal Preemption of State Climate Claims
The Court granted cert in Suncor v. Boulder County to decide whether federal law bars state tort claims over global greenhouse-gas emissions.
Read more →Foote v. Ludlow School Committee: Parental Rights at Conference Again
The Court has now distributed Foote v. Ludlow School Committee for conference twelve times, signaling sustained interest in whether schools may facilitate student gender transitions without parental knowledge.
Read more →SCOTUS Declines to Resolve AI Copyright Authorship Question
The Supreme Court denied cert in Thaler v. Perlmutter, leaving unresolved whether AI-generated works without human authorship can receive copyright protection.
Read more →Abouammo Argued: Venue and Limitations Questions in Saudi Spying Case
The Court heard argument in Abouammo v. United States, testing venue rules and statute-of-limitations procedures in a former Twitter employee's espionage prosecution.
Read more →Flowers Foods Tests the Limits of the FAA's Transportation Worker Exemption
The Supreme Court heard argument in Flowers Foods v. Brock, examining whether local delivery workers qualify for the FAA's § 1 exemption from mandatory arbitration.
Read more →Court Defers Stay Application in TPS Termination Challenge
The Supreme Court has deferred consideration of a stay application in a Second Circuit case challenging the termination of Temporary Protected Status designations.
Read more →Monsanto v. Durnell: FIFRA Preemption and Pesticide Warning Labels
The Supreme Court will decide whether federal pesticide law bars state failure-to-warn claims when EPA has concluded no warning is required.
Read more →Cisco v. Doe I: ATS Aiding-and-Abetting Claims Head to SCOTUS
The Supreme Court will decide whether the Alien Tort Statute permits aiding-and-abetting claims and what mens rea standard applies.
Read more →Watson v. RNC: Does Federal Election Day Require Same-Day Receipt?
The Supreme Court heard argument in Watson v. RNC on whether federal election-day statutes preempt Mississippi's law allowing mail ballots received after Election Day to count.
Read more →Viramontes v. Cook County: AR-15 Ban Petition Relist Continues
The Supreme Court has distributed Viramontes v. Cook County for conference eleven times, signaling close attention to whether the Second Amendment protects semiautomatic rifles.
Read more →Armstrong v. WB Studio: DEI Policy, Section 1981, and Summary Judgment
A new cert petition asks whether courts may grant summary judgment in Section 1981 DEI cases by examining only one decision-maker, ignoring broader corporate race-conscious hiring schemes.
Read more →Trump v. Barbara: Birthright Citizenship Reaches the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will decide whether Executive Order 14,160 limiting birthright citizenship complies with the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause.
Read more →Broadnax Seeks Emergency Stay of Execution from Justice Alito
Texas death row inmate James Garfield Broadnax has filed an emergency stay application with Justice Alito, asking the Supreme Court to halt his scheduled execution.
Read more →King v. United States: A Three-Way Circuit Split on Takings and Pension Rights
A petition asking the Supreme Court to resolve a three-way circuit split over when government reduction of vested pension rights constitutes a per se taking.
Read more →Dog Sniff at Apartment Door Heads to SCOTUS Conference
Johnson v. United States asks whether a warrantless canine sniff at an apartment door constitutes a Fourth Amendment search, splitting federal circuits.
Read more →Court Denies Cert in Curtilage Surveillance Case, Leaving Key Fourth Amendment Questions Open
The Supreme Court declined to hear Williamson v. United States, leaving unresolved whether long-term home surveillance constitutes a Fourth Amendment search.
Read more →Havana Docks: What "Trafficking" Means Under the LIBERTAD Act
The Supreme Court heard argument in Feb. 2026 on whether Title III plaintiffs must prove a direct link between the defendant's conduct and their specific confiscated property.
Read more →Broadnax Execution Stay Application Submitted to Justice Alito
James Garfield Broadnax seeks a stay of execution from the Supreme Court, with his application submitted to Justice Alito on February 4, 2026.
Read more →Nuclear Indemnity at the Margins: U.S. v. Cotter Corp. Heads to SCOTUS
The federal government petitions for certiorari in a Price-Anderson Act case asking how far nuclear indemnification extends to downstream purchasers.
Read more →Griffiths v. Keith: Deadly Force and Fleeing Armed Suspects
The Court has distributed Griffiths v. Keith six times for conference, signaling close attention to a Sixth Circuit ruling on deadly force against an armed, fleeing suspect.
Read more →Skinny Labels and Induced Infringement Head to the Supreme Court
The Court will decide whether a generic drugmaker's marketing language can support induced infringement claims even when its label fully carves out the patented use.
Read more →Argued: Does the Federal Drug-User Gun Ban Survive the Second Amendment?
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in United States v. Hemani, testing whether 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3) can survive Second Amendment scrutiny after Bruen.
Read more →Siegel v. Salazar: Cert Denied in Talent Agency Contract Dispute
The Supreme Court denied cert in Siegel v. Salazar, leaving unresolved questions about state procedural adequacy and retroactive contract voiding under California's Talent Agencies Act.
Read more →SEC Disgorgement Without Investor Harm? Court to Decide
The Supreme Court will resolve whether the SEC must show investor pecuniary harm to obtain equitable disgorgement, splitting circuits and drawing heavy amicus interest.
Read more →Ahmed Seeks Stay from Sotomayor in SEC Asset-Tracing Dispute
Shalini Ahmed has applied to Justice Sotomayor for an emergency stay in an SEC enforcement case raising Seventh Amendment and asset-tracing questions.
Read more →Geofence Warrant Case Draws 29 Amici, Including Microsoft
The Supreme Court will decide whether geofence warrants violate the Fourth Amendment in Chatrie v. United States, a case drawing broad amicus interest.
Read more →Meta Asks SCOTUS to Clarify Personal Jurisdiction for Internet Firms
Meta's cert petition asks whether a state may assert specific jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant based on its general "business model" rather than claim-related forum contacts.
Read more →Oregon Grant Program and the Limits of Religious Autonomy Doctrine
Youth 71Five Ministries asks the Court to decide whether religious autonomy can be raised as an affirmative claim, not just a defense, when the government conditions grants on abandoning faith-based hiring.
Read more →Duncan v. Bonta: High-Capacity Magazine Ban Heads Toward Cert Decision
After ten conferences and supplemental briefing, the Court weighs whether California's large-capacity magazine ban violates the Second Amendment and Takings Clause.
Read more →Court Denies Cert in Public Employee Speech Case Despite 7-5 Circuit Split
The Supreme Court declined to resolve a 7-5 circuit split over whether public employee off-duty speech on controversial subjects retains First Amendment protection.
Read more →McGee v. Alger County: Court Declines Tyler Follow-Up on Tax Surplus
The Supreme Court denied cert and rehearing in McGee, leaving Michigan's post-Tyler claims process for tax surplus proceeds intact for now.
Read more →Wolford v. Lopez: Court Hears Challenge to Hawaii Carry Restrictions
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Wolford v. Lopez, testing Hawaii's default-off private property carry rule and other location bans under Bruen's text-history-tradition framework.
Read more →Cabrera Espinoza Seeks Stay of Removal Over CAT Standard Error
A petitioner asks Justice Kagan to halt removal while challenging whether the BIA applied the wrong legal standard in denying his motion to reopen CAT proceedings.
Read more →Stormwater Fees and the Takings Clause: A New Test Case
Petitioners ask whether municipal stormwater fees imposed outside the permitting context trigger Takings Clause scrutiny under Nollan/Dolan.
Read more →Court Declines to Revisit First Amendment Protection for Begging
The Supreme Court denied Alabama's petition in Taylor v. Singleton, leaving in place an Eleventh Circuit ruling that the First Amendment protects begging.
Read more →St. Mary Catholic Parish: Circuit Split on Religious Exemptions Reaches SCOTUS
A cert petition asks whether Colorado can exclude Catholic preschools from a universal preschool funding program while granting secular exemptions to others.
Read more →NFA Suppressor Challenge Arrives at the Supreme Court
A new cert petition asks whether the National Firearms Act's registration scheme is valid and whether it violates the Second Amendment as applied to suppressors.
Read more →Villarreal v. Alaniz: Can Journalists Be Arrested for Asking Questions?
The Supreme Court has repeatedly distributed Villarreal v. Alaniz for conference, signaling serious interest in whether the First Amendment bars arresting a citizen journalist for asking officials questions.
Read more →Trump Seeks Emergency Stay in Temporary Protected Status Case
The Trump administration has applied to the Chief Justice for a stay in a D.C. Circuit case challenging the termination of Temporary Protected Status designations.
Read more →Court Denies Review in Lynk Labs Prior Art Dispute
The Supreme Court declined to hear Lynk Labs v. Samsung, leaving intact the Federal Circuit's ruling on what counts as prior art in inter partes review.
Read more →Sittenfeld Petition Rescheduled Seven Times as Court Eyes Bribery Standard
The Supreme Court has distributed Sittenfeld v. United States for conference seven times, signaling close attention to whether ambiguous evidence can support a campaign-contribution bribery conviction.
Read more →Nondelegation Challenge to EPA Refrigerant Market Access Rules
RMS of Georgia petitions SCOTUS to review whether Congress unconstitutionally delegated to EPA unbounded discretion over access to a multibillion-dollar refrigerant market.
Read more →Parental Standing in Gender Transition Cases Heads to Conference
The Supreme Court is set to consider whether parents have Article III standing to challenge Washington's law displacing their role in children's gender transition decisions.
Read more →Court Declines to Revisit Baseball's Century-Old Antitrust Exemption
The Supreme Court denied cert in Cangrejeros v. Liga de Béisbol, leaving intact the baseball antitrust exemption first recognized in Federal Baseball (1922).
Read more →Pitchford v. Cain: Batson, Capital Punishment, and Waiver
The Supreme Court will decide whether Mississippi courts properly applied Batson in a capital case involving four peremptory strikes against Black jurors.
Read more →Court Denies Review in Water Rights Physical Takings Case
The Supreme Court declined to hear United Water Conservation District's challenge over whether government water appropriation triggers physical or regulatory takings analysis.
Read more →FCC v. AT&T: Seventh Amendment Challenge to Agency Forfeitures
The Supreme Court will decide whether FCC monetary forfeiture procedures satisfy the Seventh Amendment and Article III, drawing broad amicus support against the agency.
Read more →Pung v. Isabella County: Tax Forfeiture Surplus and the Takings Clause
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Pung v. Isabella County, testing whether Michigan's tax forfeiture scheme violated the Fifth and Eighth Amendments.
Read more →Does Stopping at the Border Count as Arriving? SCOTUS to Decide
The Supreme Court will resolve whether migrants stopped on the Mexican side of the border "arrive in the United States" for asylum purposes under the INA.
Read more →Ricks v. Texas: Stay Application Raises Batson Due Process Question
Cedric Ricks seeks a stay of execution from Justice Alito, arguing Texas's habeas procedural bar unconstitutionally blocked his unexhausted Batson claim.
Read more →ACA Reinsurance Contributions: A Takings Clause Challenge at the Court
A group health trust fund asks the Supreme Court whether mandatory ACA reinsurance contributions constituted a Fifth Amendment taking of private property.
Read more →FCA Public Disclosure Bar Returns to the Court in Biotronik Petition
Biotronik asks the Supreme Court to clarify when the False Claims Act's public disclosure bar forecloses a qui tam suit, raising a question that has divided lower courts.
Read more →First Choice: Federal Courts and First Amendment Challenges to State Subpoenas
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Dec. 2025 on whether federal courts must defer to state proceedings when a group claims a state investigatory subpoena chills its First Amendment rights.
Read more →SCOTUS Invites SG Views on Title VII Religious Accommodation Preemption
The Court invited the Solicitor General to weigh in on whether New York's vaccine mandate law is preempted by Title VII's religious accommodation requirements.
Read more →Alabama Death Row Inmate Seeks Emergency Stay from Justice Thomas
Charles Burton's last-minute application for a stay of execution, submitted to Justice Thomas, raises habeas and ineffective assistance questions in a case with no identified legal question.
Read more →RLUIPA and Individual Liability: Landor Argued at High Court
The Supreme Court heard argument in Landor v. Louisiana, asking whether RLUIPA permits damages suits against government officials in their individual capacities.
Read more →Catholic Bishops Seek Immunity from Suit Over Peter's Pence Donations
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops petitions the Supreme Court to resolve whether church autonomy shields religious institutions from litigating claims about internal religious practices.
Read more →Broker Preemption Showdown: Montgomery v. Caribe Transport Argued
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport, testing whether federal law bars state negligent-selection claims against freight brokers.
Read more →Illinois Public Transit Gun Ban Heads to Conference Again
The Supreme Court will consider at its March 20 conference whether to take up Illinois' flat ban on carrying firearms on public transportation.
Read more →Pileggi Petitions SCOTUS on VPPA's Definition of "Consumer"
Nicole Pileggi asks the Supreme Court to clarify whether the VPPA's "consumer" definition covers subscribers to any goods or services from a video tape service provider.
Read more →Littlejohn Petition Rescheduled Seven Times as Court Eyes Parental Rights
The Court has rescheduled Littlejohn v. School Board of Leon County seven times, signaling careful deliberation over a circuit split on fundamental-rights claims against executive actors.
Read more →Court Denies Review in AI Copyright Case, Leaving Human Authorship Rule Intact
The Supreme Court declined to hear Thaler v. Perlmutter, leaving in place the rule that AI-generated works without human authorship cannot be copyrighted.
Read more →Emergency Stay Sought in Extradition Case Raising Torture Convention Claims
Dr. Masahide Kanayama seeks a stay of extradition from Justice Sotomayor, raising questions about the Convention Against Torture and a pending asylum application.
Read more →Government Seeks Emergency Stay in TPS Case Before Justice Sotomayor
The Trump administration applied to Justice Sotomayor for a stay pending appeal in a Second Circuit case challenging DHS authority over Temporary Protected Status.
Read more →Does the Rehabilitation Act Cover Retaliation Claims? SCOTUS Petition Filed
A new petition asks whether Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act authorizes a private right of action for retaliation, raising a question courts have split on.
Read more →New York Redistricting Fight Reaches SCOTUS on Emergency Stay
Republican commissioners seek a Supreme Court stay in a New York redistricting dispute, with the United States filing an amicus brief in support.
Read more →Foote v. Ludlow: Parental Rights and School Gender Policy at SCOTUS
The Court has now distributed Foote v. Ludlow nine times for conference, signaling close attention to whether schools may facilitate student gender transitions without parental consent.
Read more →Court Reverses Third Circuit on State Expert Affidavit Rules in Federal Court
The Supreme Court reversed the Third Circuit in Berk v. Choy, resolving whether state affidavit-of-merit statutes apply in federal diversity cases.
Read more →Smith v. Scott: Bodyweight Restraint and Qualified Immunity at Conference
The Court has distributed Smith v. Scott for conference 14 times, signaling close attention to a Ninth Circuit ruling on officer bodyweight restraint and qualified immunity.
Read more →Neilly v. Michigan: Restitution and Ex Post Facto, Remanded for Ellingburg
The Supreme Court GVR'd Neilly v. Michigan, vacating and remanding for reconsideration in light of its 2026 decision in Ellingburg v. United States.
Read more →Court Invites SG Views on Title IX Employee Discrimination Suits
The Supreme Court has asked the Solicitor General to weigh in on whether Title IX gives employees a private right of action for sex discrimination in employment.
Read more →Cox Communications Argues at High Court Over ISP Copyright Liability
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Cox v. Sony Music, a case that could reshape secondary copyright liability standards for internet service providers.
Read more →New York Redistricting Stay Application Draws U.S. Amicus Brief
Republican election officials seek a Supreme Court stay in a New York redistricting dispute, drawing a federal government amicus brief and multiple opposition responses.
Read more →Mississippi Mail Ballot Deadline Dispute Heads to Oral Argument
The Supreme Court will decide whether federal election-day statutes preempt Mississippi's law allowing mail ballots cast by Election Day to arrive afterward.
Read more →Off-Duty Speech and Public Employees: Hedgepeth Petition Draws Amici
A cert petition asks whether public employers may discipline employees for off-duty controversial speech, drawing amicus support and a Court-requested response.
Read more →Government Petitions SCOTUS to Revive Felon Gun Ban in Cockerham
The federal government asks the Supreme Court to reverse a Fifth Circuit ruling that struck down 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) as applied to Edward Cockerham.
Read more →New York Redistricting Stay Application Draws U.S. Amicus Support
The Supreme Court is weighing an emergency stay in a New York congressional redistricting dispute, with the federal government filing in support of applicants.
Read more →Reed v. Goertz Returns: Court Considers DNA Testing Due Process Claim
The Supreme Court has distributed Reed v. Goertz for conference 13 times, signaling close scrutiny of whether Texas's DNA-testing statute violates due process.
Read more →Idaho's Women's Sports Law Reaches Oral Argument at the Court
The Supreme Court heard argument in Little v. Hecox on Jan. 13, 2026, testing whether sex-based sports eligibility laws violate the Equal Protection Clause.
Read more →Court Denies Cert in NRA v. Vullo Qualified Immunity Round
The Supreme Court declined to revisit the NRA's First Amendment coercion case against former NY regulator Maria Vullo, leaving the Second Circuit's ruling intact.
Read more →Monsanto Files Opening Brief in FIFRA Preemption Fight Over Roundup Labels
Monsanto's February 2026 opening brief sets up a direct clash over whether federal pesticide law blocks state failure-to-warn claims that EPA has declined to require.
Read more →Flower Foods Tests the Limits of the FAA's Transportation Worker Exemption
The Supreme Court will hear argument on March 25, 2026, in Flower Foods v. Brock, asking whether local delivery workers qualify for the FAA's § 1 exemption.
Read more →Supreme Court Grants Cert in Colorado Climate Liability Case
The Court will decide whether federal law bars state tort claims targeting greenhouse-gas emissions, adding a second question on its own jurisdiction.
Read more →Arizona Challenges Ninth Circuit's Organizational Standing in Voting Rights Case
Arizona petitions SCOTUS to resolve a circuit split on organizational standing and scrutinize the Ninth Circuit's discriminatory-purpose review in a voting rights dispute.
Read more →West Virginia v. B.P.J. Argued: Title IX and Equal Protection in Girls' Sports
The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Jan. 13, 2026, in a case asking whether states may restrict girls' sports teams to athletes assigned female at birth.
Read more →Originalist Scholars Split on Birthright Citizenship Order
The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump's Executive Order limiting birthright citizenship complies with the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause.
Read more →Exxon v. Cimex: Does Helms-Burton Override Sovereign Immunity?
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Feb. 2026 on whether the Helms-Burton Act independently waives foreign sovereign immunity for Cuban instrumentalities.
Read more →California Schools, Parental Opt-Outs, and a Pending Emergency Application
Parents challenge California's refusal to allow opt-outs from certain school curricula on religious grounds, with nine amici briefs filed in days.
Read more →GVR in Andrew v. White Signals Concern Over Gender Bias at Trial
The Supreme Court vacated and remanded Brenda Andrew's capital conviction, signaling concern about prosecutorial use of gender stereotypes and Miranda violations.
Read more →Trump v. Cook: Federal Reserve Independence Heads to Argument
The Supreme Court heard oral argument Jan. 21 in a case testing whether the President can remove Federal Reserve governors without cause.
Read more →NSSF Asks Court to Clarify PLCAA's Predicate Exception
The firearms industry challenges New York's end-run around federal tort immunity, asking the Court to resolve whether states can codify common-law liability to escape PLCAA protection.
Read more →Cisco v. Doe: SCOTUS to Decide ATS Aiding-and-Abetting Liability
The Supreme Court will determine whether the Alien Tort Statute permits aiding-and-abetting claims, with major implications for corporate human rights liability.
Read more →Asset Seizure Without Limits? Barton Challenges SEC's Receivership Power
A pending cert petition asks whether the SEC can seize an entire company's assets based on the slightest benefit from disputed funds, raising due process alarms.
Read more →Dolby Laboratories v. Unified Patents: IPR Real-Party-in-Interest Disclosure and Article III Standing
Case: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation v. Unified Patents, LLC, No. 25-1011 Lower Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Docketed: February 24, 2026 Status: Pending Question Presented: Whether the America Invents Act creates an informational right f…
Read more →Hikma Pharmaceuticals v. Amarin Pharma: Supreme Court to Define Induced Infringement Limits for Generic Skinny Labels
Case: Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc., No. 24-889 Lower Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Docketed: February 14, 2025 Status: Cert granted January 16, 2026; merits briefing commencing March 2026; argument expected April 2026 Questions Pres…
Read more →New Petition Asks Court to Clarify "Cat’s Paw" Liability After Tenth Circuit Shields Employer
Case: Sellman v. Aviation Training Consulting, LLC, No. 25-998 Lower Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Docketed: February 20, 2026 Status: Pending Question Presented: Whether an employer is categorically insulated from “cat’s paw” liability whenever higher-l…
Read more →Trump v. Barbara: Respondents File Merits Brief Defending Birthright Citizenship Ahead of April 1 Argument
Case: Trump v. Barbara, No. 25-365 Lower Court: First Circuit Docketed: September 29, 2025 Status: Pending — Oral Argument April 1, 2026 Question Presented: Whether Executive Order No. 14,160 complies on its face with the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and with 8 …
Read more →Six Amici Urge Review in Youth 71Five Ministries: Can States Condition Grant Funding on Religious Hiring Waivers?
Case: Youth 71Five Ministries v. Charlene Williams, et al., No. 25-776 Lower Court: Ninth Circuit Docketed: January 2, 2026 Status: Pending Question Presented: Whether a religious organization can raise the First Amendment right to religious autonomy as an affirmative claim challenging …
Read more →Tsunami vs. Trickle: The Government’s Delicate Defense of the Drug-User Gun Ban in Hemani
Case: United States v. Hemani, No. 24-1234 Lower Court: Fifth Circuit Docketed: June 4, 2025 Status: Granted; oral argument set for March 2, 2026 Question Presented: Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), the federal statute that prohibits the possession of firearms by a person who “is an un…
Read more →Epstein Amicus Pushes Takings Clause into Pension Territory in King v. United States
A new Manhattan Institute amicus by Prof. Richard Epstein urges the Court to grant cert in King v. United States and apply a per se rule to government-authorized pension cuts.
Read more →Geofence Warrants Reach the Supreme Court in Chatrie v. United States
The Supreme Court takes up geofence warrants in Chatrie v. United States, testing whether Carpenter's digital-age privacy logic extends to reverse-location searches.
Read more →Supreme Court to Decide Whether the VPPA Protects All Customers or Only Video Subscribers
Supreme Court grants cert in Salazar v. Paramount to decide whether the VPPA's "consumer" definition covers all customers of a video provider or only those purchasing audiovisual services.
Read more →Court Calls for Solicitor General's Views in Nebraska's South Platte River Compact Suit Against Colorado
Supreme Court invites SG's views in Nebraska's original jurisdiction suit alleging Colorado violated the 1923 South Platte River Compact.
Read more →RNC Asks Justices to Rein In Anderson-Burdick and Restore Pennsylvania's Mail-Ballot Date Rule
RNC petitions SCOTUS to limit Anderson-Burdick balancing and uphold Pennsylvania mail-ballot date requirement under rational-basis review.
Read more →Steinman Amicus Brief Adds Academic Heft to Comcast's Party-Presentation Cert Petition
Prof. Steinman's amicus brief bolsters Comcast's cert bid asking whether appellate courts can sua sponte decide issues a party deliberately waived.
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