Limiting a defendant’s ability to confer with counsel during a murder trial
Thursday, April 3, 2025

 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 continued to clear out the rolls of relisted cases. Remarkably,... ... .. read more..

Supreme Court hears dispute over South Carolina’s bid to defund Planned Paren...
Wednesday, April 2, 2025

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 participating in Medicaid. During more than 90 minutes of o... .. read more..

Divided court approves civil RICO liability for injuries from CBD product
Wednesday, April 2, 2025

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act provides for federal criminal and civil penalties for harms from “racketeering.” Wednesday’s ruling in Medical Marijuana, Inc v. Horn, like so many of the court’s RICO decisions, involves the civil penalties. Douglas Horn was fired from his c... .. read more..

Court tosses out lower-court ruling against FDA in flavored vape dispute
Wednesday, April 2, 2025

The Supreme Court on Wednesday largely upheld the Food and Drug Administration’s denials of two companies’ applications to sell flavored liquids for use in e-cigarettes. In a unanimous ruling, the justices threw out a ruling by the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th... The post Court ... .. read more..

Justices likely to allow damages suit against Palestinian Authority to go for...
Tuesday, April 1, 2025

The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared inclined to allow a lawsuit by U.S. victims of terrorist attacks in Israel against the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization to go forward. A majority of the justices appeared skeptical of contentions by the PA and the... The post Ju... .. read more..