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JUST IN: The Supreme Court will continue to provide a live audio stream of oral arguments in the new term that begins on Monday. supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/…
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NEW: The Supreme Court agrees to take up a free-speech claim from a website designer who wants to design wedding websites but says she shouldn't be forced under Colorado's anti-discrimination law to design sites for same-sex weddings.
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When it hears argument on Nov. 1, the court will not directly consider the substance of the Texas abortion law. Here are the questions presented. The first concerns Texas' unusual private-enforcement scheme; the second concerns whether DOJ has the right to sue to block the law.
BREAKING: SCOTUS fast-tracks both lawsuits challenging the Texas anti-abortion law and schedules oral argument just 10 days from now. Sotomayor writes a partial dissent castigating the court for once again leaving the law in place in the meantime. supremecourt.gov/opinions/21…
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The court has adjusted its November argument schedule to reflect the accelerated consideration of the Texas abortion law.
#SCOTUS issues new oral argument calendar for November in light of today's orders scheduling Texas abortion cases for Nov. 1. Ramirez v. Collier, originally scheduled for Nov. 1, is now set for Nov. 9; Shinn v. Ramirez, originally set for Nov. 1, will be argued in December.
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Interesting new procedure for oral arguments when the justices return to in-person arguments next month. Does it increase the chances that we will continue to hear from Justice Thomas, who was an active participant using the taking-turns format?
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NEW: The Supreme Court just released its December argument calendar. Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the term's big abortion case, will be argued Dec. 1.
#SCOTUS will hear oral argument in Mississippi abortion case challenging Roe v. Wade on Dec. 1. Full December argument calendar is here: supremecourt.gov/oral_argume…
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Here at the Seelbach to hear SCOTUS justice Amy Coney Barrett speak for the 30th anniversary of the McConnell Center.
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BREAKING: SUPREME COURT ALLOWS TEXAS ABORTION BAN TO REMAIN IN EFFECT. The court rejects emergency request to block the law, which bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy in defiance of Roe v. Wade. The law took effect 24 hours ago. Opinions here: supremecourt.gov/opinions/20…
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BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court won't halt Texas six week abortion ban.
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NEW: The November oral argument calendar is out. The Supreme Court will hear the major New York gun rights case on Nov. 3.
#SCOTUS has released the calendar for the November argument session. Justices will hear the New York gun-rights case on Nov. 3: supremecourt.gov/oral_argume…
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Given the news that the Supreme Court is being asked to overturn Roe V. Wade, all eyes will be on Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Here's a look at where she has been on abortion: cnn.com/2020/10/06/politics/…
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The October calendar is here.
#SCOTUS releases October 2021 argument calendar: 9 cases over 5 argument days, beginning on "First Monday," 10/4. Full calendar is here: supremecourt.gov/oral_argume…
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Check out our end-of-term Stat Pack for data analysis on: 💥 unanimity trends 💥 frequency in the majority 💥 justices' rates of agreement (& disagreement) 💥 demographics of oral advocates 💥 the makeup of the docket, by area of law 💥 much, much more. scotusblog.com/wp-content/up…
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One highlight: We count four cases this term in which the outcome was likely changed by the replacement of Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Amy Coney Barrett (rather than with a hypothetical liberal justice appointed by President Biden).
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