Legal News
The constitutionality of a magnet school’s admissions policy
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. The Supreme Court will consider a whopping 472 petitions and applications at this Friday’s
By IG
Jan 6, 2024
The morning read for Friday, January 5
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Here’s what the Supreme Court faces as justices discuss Trump’s eligibility (Joan Biskupic, CNN New
By IG
Jan 6, 2024
Latest property rights fight comes before justices
When George Sheetz applied in 2016 to build a single-family home on property that he owned, the California county where he lived required him to pay a “traffic impact mitigation” fee, totaling more than $23,000, before it would issue the permit. The count
By IG
Jan 6, 2024
Court schedules February argument session
A pair of challenges to controversial social media laws in Texas and Florida and a dispute over whether to freeze the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to reduce ozone levels across the United States headline the Supreme Court’s February 2024 argumen
By IG
Jan 6, 2024