ShareThe Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for Louisiana to use a new congressional map, containing two majority-Black districts, in the 2024 elections. In a brief unsigned order the justices blocked a ruling by a federal court that had barred the state from using the new map on the ground that legislators had relied too heavily on race when...

ShareEach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Pressure Builds for Supreme Court to Address Transgender Cases (Jan Wolfe & Laura Kusisto, The Wall Street Journal) Indigenous group to take fight against Arizona copper mine to Supreme...

ShareThe Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. In the 1990s, a federal district court in Guam blocked a total ban on abortion enacted by the territory’s legislature because it conflicted with Roe v. Wade. After the justices...

ShareEach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Supreme Court declines to hear two-step bankruptcy case that drew Senate attention (Dietrich Knauth, Reuters) Supreme Court denies California’s appeal for immunity for COVID-19 deaths at...

ShareOver a written dissent by two justices, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a death penalty case asking them to weigh in on when jury selection begins and the defendant has a right to be present. The order in Sandoval v. Texas came as part of a list of orders from the justices’ private conference last week. The justices did not add...

ShareEach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Louisiana urges Supreme Court to quickly resolve congressional map fight in emergency request (John Fritze, CNN) Supreme Court denies California’s plea for immunity for COVID-19 deaths at...