» Court appears to back legality of HHS preventative care task force
21/04/25 20:37 from SCOTUSblog » Cases and Controversies
The Supreme Court on Monday appeared to side with the federal government in a dispute over the constitutionality of the structure of a task force within the Department of Health and Human Services. The case came to court as a dispute ove...

» Justices take up Texas woman’s claim against USPS
21/04/25 18:34 from SCOTUSblog » Cases and Controversies
The Supreme Court on Monday morning added one new case, involving a Texas woman’s claim against the U.S. Postal Service, to its docket for the 2025-26 term. The announcement came as part of a list of orders from the justices’ private con...

» Supreme Court considers parents’ efforts to exempt children from books with LGBTQ themes
21/04/25 12:56 from SCOTUSblog » Cases and Controversies
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in the first of two cases in April involving religion and public schools. In Mahmoud v. Taylor a coalition of parents from Montgomery County, Md., contend that requiring their childre...

» Montana asks justices to revive parental-consent law for minors to get an abortion
18/04/25 17:17 from SCOTUSblog » Cases and Controversies
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. Since the Supreme Court overruled a federal constitutional right to abo...

» Court to hear challenge to ACA preventative-care coverage
18/04/25 10:59 from SCOTUSblog » Cases and Controversies
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Monday in yet another dispute over the separation of powers. The case is a challenge to the constitutionality of the structure of a relatively obscure section of the Department of Health and ...

» Justices clarify pleading rules for retirement-plan litigation
17/04/25 18:15 from SCOTUSblog » Cases and Controversies
Cunningham v. Cornell University will not go into the history books as one of the most important 30 decisions of the 2024-25 term. The case involves a technical problem about pleading standards under the Employee Retirement Income Securi...

» Liability for undelivered mail and the chilling effect of subpoenas
17/04/25 18:11 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. Two new cases were granted on Monday from the rolls of relisted cases. F...

» Court adds two cases on Sixth Amendment and retroactive punishment to fall docket
07/04/25 11:00 from SCOTUSblog » Cases and Controversies
The Supreme Court on Monday morning added two new cases, involving the Sixth Amendment right to counsel and restitution orders, to its docket for the 2025-26 term. The announcement came as part of a list of orders from the justices’ priv...

» Limiting a defendant’s ability to confer with counsel during a murder trial
03/04/25 12:18 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. Over the past couple of conferences, the Supreme Court has continu...

» Supreme Court hears dispute over South Carolina’s bid to defund Planned Parenthood
02/04/25 18:41 from SCOTUSblog » Cases and Controversies
The Supreme Court on Wednesday was divided over whether Planned Parenthood has a legal right under federal civil rights laws to challenge the order by South Carolina’s governor barring abortion clinics, including Planned Parenthood, from...