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BP v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
Can the oil company defendants get the climate change case against them removed to federal court?
Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski
Can Uzuegbunam get nominal relief from his college for restrictive speech policies that the college now removed?
Trump v. New York
Can the Trump administration re-tabulate the census count before determining House apportionment?
Carney v. Adams
Delaware limits positions on several high courts to the two major political parties. Do the limits violate an Independent’s First Amendment rights to free association?
Tanzin v. Tanvir
Can Tanvir and co. get money damages from the federal officers who tried to convince them to be spies?
Facebook v. Duguid
Does the law prohibiting auto-calls cover a device without a random or sequential number generator?
Essential SCOTUS Live Feed
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This piece about life in Washington these days is crowned with the Supreme Court's new look: The Capitol was attacked last week. But Washingtonians have been reeling for months. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/15/washington-dc-under-siege/
Brief security-related update from the Supreme Court. No paper filings through Inauguration Day.
#SCOTUS announces that for Inauguration-related security reasons, it will not accept paper filings between Jan. 15 & Jan. 20. It also notes that change "does not affect filing deadlines": https://www.supremecourt.gov/deliveryofdocuments.aspx
For security reasons, #SCOTUS won’t accept in-person paper filings through Jan. 20
Yes, the Senate does have the power to try a former president, @RosenJeffrey says in this morning's @playbookplus. And if the Senate agrees, the Supreme Court should not, and likely will not, intervene.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2021/01/15/how-the-constitution-could-decide-trumps-fate-491425?cid=su_tw_pb
UK Supreme Court hands businesses victory in COVID-19 insurance ruling http://reut.rs/3igpKpy
UPDATED: An inmate with Covid-19 was executed after the Supreme Court rejected claims that the infection could lead to exceptional pain https://www.wsj.com/articles/inmate-with-covid-19-executed-after-supreme-court-clears-way-11610686959?reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter via @WSJ
An inmate with Covid-19 was executed after the Supreme Court cleared the way https://www.wsj.com/articles/inmate-with-covid-19-executed-after-supreme-court-clears-way-11610686959?reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter via @WSJ
BREAKING: SCOTUS denies final appeals of Corey Johnson, clearing the way for the federal gov't to execute him tonight. Johnson recently contracted COVID in prison and sought a stay on that basis, among other issues. The three liberal justices would have put the execution on hold.
1/ For the second night this week, the justices are considering final appeals in a death penalty case. The federal government seeks to execute Corey Johnson tonight. He has filed two emergency requests for a stay. SCOTUS could rule at any time.
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Setback for Trump! Supreme Court postpones consideration of whether to hear suit seeking to invalidate certain mail-in ballots from Pennsylvania. Justices won't discuss matter before state's response, due Feb. 12, is filed.
In Opinion
“Now that the Trump presidency has disintegrated into mayhem and madness, how are the conservative members of the Supreme Court processing these past four years?” writes Linda Greenhouse. https://nyti.ms/3ql8Vwt
Just one opinion today. In Chicago v. Fulton, SCOTUS rules unanimously in favor of Chicago against residents who had their cars impounded (for nonpayment of fines) and were trying to get the cars back during bankruptcy proceedings.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-357_6k47.pdf
Countdown to our first live blog of the year is on! The Supreme Court is expected to issue opinions at 10 a.m. EST. We’ll get started a few minutes early. Join us.
https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/01/live-blog-of-opinions-60/
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