Legal News

The court should relegate racial discrimination in higher education to the dustbin of history

This article is part of a symposium on the upcoming arguments in Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. President & Fellows of Harvard College. A preview of the case is here. Zach West serves a

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School-board spat raises recurring question: Can government officials block you on social media?

The 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. Last year, the Supreme Court dismissed a case against former President Donald Trump th

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On the narrow road to challenge a federal conviction, when is a vehicle “inadequate”?

On Tuesday, the justices will hear argument in Jones v. Hendrix, the latest in a string of cases that raise profound questions about the rights of prisoners who claim to be innocent to challenge their convictions. Last year, the court restricted the abili

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A due-process claim from a man on death row hinges on how the justices view an Arizona procedural rule

On Tuesday, in Cruz v. Arizona, the Supreme Court will consider whether an Arizona rule of criminal procedure, Rule 32.1(g), precludes Arizona courts from applying federal law to a defendant’s case in post-conviction proceedings. Rule 32.1(g) allows petit

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