Menthol vapes and forum shopping, FDA tobacco control comes before justices
Tuesday, January 21, 2025

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 of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, based in... The post Mentho... .. read more..

Justices take up Maryland parents’ challenge to LGBTQ books in schools
Friday, January 17, 2025

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 Montgomery County, Md., contend that requiring their children...... .. read more..

Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban
Friday, January 17, 2025

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 by Jan. 19.... The post Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban app... .. read more..

In a slew of new cases, the justices take in closer look
Thursday, January 16, 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. The Supreme Court’s upcoming conference – the second January conference — is ordinarily the justices’ last opportunity to add ... .. read more..

Supreme Court divided on Texas age-verification law for porn sites
Wednesday, January 15, 2025

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 enforce the law, holding... The post Supreme Court divided on ... .. read more..