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The morning read for Monday, November 13

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Supreme Court may end Chevron doctrine. These states have already done it. (Pamela King, E&E Ne

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Justices take up expert testimony question in “blind mule” drug-trafficking case

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether prosecutors in a drug-trafficking case can call a government witness to provide expert testimony to rebut the defendant’s assertion that she did not know that she was carrying drugs, a so-called “blind

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Justices issue official code of conduct

In her 2019 testimony before a subcommittee on the House Committee on Appropriations, Justice Elena Kagan – ostensibly on Capitol Hill to discuss the Supreme Court’s budget – told lawmakers that Chief Justice John Roberts was studying a code of conduct fo

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Cancer victims ask court to untangle “finality trap”

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. Litigants in federal courts may unwittingly find themselves in a “finality trap,” a tr

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