» Menthol vapes and forum shopping, FDA tobacco control comes before justices
21/01/25 00:41 from SCOTUSblog » Cases and Controversies
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in a clash over whether a North Carolina-based company can challenge the Food and Drug Administration’s denial of its application to market e-cigarettes in the conservative U.S. Court...

» Justices take up Maryland parents’ challenge to LGBTQ books in schools
17/01/25 17:25 from SCOTUSblog » Cases and Controversies
The Supreme Court will decide whether a group of Maryland parents can opt to have their children exempted from LGBTQ-themed storybooks. The justices on Friday afternoon granted Mahmoud v. Taylor, in which a coalition of parents from Mont...

» Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban
17/01/25 12:09 from SCOTUSblog » Cases and Controversies
This article was updated on Jan. 17 at 12:45 p.m. The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld a federal law that will require TikTok to shut down in the United States unless its Chinese parent company can sell off the U.S. company ...

» In a slew of new cases, the justices take in closer look
16/01/25 15:11 from SCOTUSblog » Cases and Controversies
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’s upcoming conference – the second January conference ...

» Supreme Court divided on Texas age-verification law for porn sites
15/01/25 16:05 from SCOTUSblog » Cases and Controversies
The Supreme Court on Wednesday was divided over a challenge to a Texas law that requires pornography sites to verify the age of their users before providing access. Last year a federal appeals court in New Orleans allowed the state to en...

» Justices debate right to renew lawsuit after voluntary dismissal
14/01/25 20:57 from SCOTUSblog » Cases and Controversies
Tuesday’s argument in Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services was brief and relaxed. The issue in the case is the standard for allowing a claimant to reopen a case that he voluntarily dismissed a few years earlier, and the justices did no...

» Supreme Court considers Chicago alderman’s “false statement” charges
14/01/25 15:22 from SCOTUSblog » Cases and Controversies
The Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with the case of Patrick Daley Thompson, a former Chicago alderman and member of Chicago’s most storied political dynasty. Thompson served four months in a federal prison for making false statements ...

» Supreme Court declines to step into Maryland gun licensing and Hawaii climate change suits
13/01/25 19:56 from SCOTUSblog » Cases and Controversies
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to Maryland’s handgun licensing regime, as well as a pair of cases seeking to hold oil and gas companies responsible for damage caused by climate change. The announcement came as p...

» Justices appear supportive of retired firefighter’s discrimination suit
13/01/25 17:35 from SCOTUSblog » Cases and Controversies
The Supreme Court on Monday appeared sympathetic to a retired Florida firefighter who is seeking to sue her former employer under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Karyn Stanley, who worked for the fire department in Sanford, Fla., fo...

» Challenge to Texas age-verification on porn sites comes to Supreme Court
13/01/25 16:00 from SCOTUSblog » Cases and Controversies
A trade group for the adult entertainment industry will appear at the Supreme Court on Wednesday in its challenge to a Texas law that requires pornography sites to verify the age of their users before providing access – for example, by r...