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The morning read for Thursday, March 24
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at [email protected]. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Confirmation Hear
By IG
Mar 25, 2022
Arbitration clauses, prejudicial delays, and one justice’s contract-law “nightmare”
The current Supreme Court is undoubtedly pro-arbitration – but after Monday’s oral argument in Morgan v. Sundance, it appeared that it might nonetheless conclude that a party can lose the right to arbitrate by waiting too long to demand arbitration. At th
By IG
Mar 25, 2022
College board’s censure of one of its members didn’t violate First Amendment, justices rule
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a community college board did not violate the First Amendment when it censured one of its trustees. The unanimous ruling was the latest episode in a long-running drama that pitted the Houston Community College Syst
By IG
Mar 25, 2022
Court bars Texas from executing inmate unless it allows pastor’s touch and audible prayer
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a man on death row in Texas can have his pastor touch him and pray out loud while he is being executed. The decision in Ramirez v. Collier was the latest chapter in the nearly three-year-long dispute over... The po
By IG
Mar 25, 2022