Legal News
International child custody, arbitration, dormant commerce clause, and overtime
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. This Friday, the Supreme Court will hold its last conference of 2021. Out of that conferen
By IG
Dec 9, 2021
The morning read for Wednesday, Dec. 8
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 Wednesday morning read: Supreme Court we
By IG
Dec 9, 2021
Presidential court commission approves final report, identifying disagreement on expansion
President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court commission voted unanimously on Tuesday evening to submit a report that describes various proposals for reforming the court but takes no position on the most controversial ideas. The final report identifies “considerabl
By IG
Dec 9, 2021
Justices get imaginative in dispute over attempted robbery and “crimes of violence”
Mind-reading police officers, guns made of marshmallows, and a Woody Allen mockumentary all made rhetorical appearances during Tuesday’s argument in United States v. Taylor, a case about how to define a violent crime. But after 90 minutes of debate, none
By IG
Dec 9, 2021