ShareThe Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of the structure used to fund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the federal agency tasked with enforcing consumer finance laws. By a vote of 7-2, the justices reversed a decision by a federal appeals court in Louisiana, which had ruled that the agency’s funding...

ShareThis morning, at 10 a.m. EDT, the court expects to issue opinions in one or more cases from the current term. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Supreme Court clears way for Louisiana congressional map with 2 Black districts...

ShareOn Thursday, May 16 we live blogged as the court released three opinions.  In Harrow v. Department of Defense, the court holds that the 60-day limit on when an employee who is subject to an adverse personnel action can appeal to the Federal Circuit after a ruling from the Merit Systems Protection Board is not jurisdictional. Smith v. Spizzirri...

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...