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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
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The Supreme Court Update - July 3, 2025

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The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in five cases today: Little v. Hecox; West Virginia v. B.P.J., Nos. 24-38, 24-43: These two cases will address whether states may prohibit transgender women and...more

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Preemption, the First Amendment, and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel on Today’s Decisional Menu - SCOTUS Today

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Once again, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down three decisions on a Thursday, each of them substantively important to the individuals involved, but all of them essentially involving the Supreme Court’s instructing lower...more

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The Supreme Court Update - March 15, 2024

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today: Lindke v. Freed, No. 22-611: This case addresses whether a public official violates the First Amendment by blocking individuals from commenting on the...more

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The Supreme Court Addresses The First Amendment and Stalking via Facebook

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On June 27, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Counterman v. Colorado, holding, among other things, that the First Amendment required the criminal conviction of a man found guilty of stalking a woman through...more

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The Supreme Court Update - December 9, 2022

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Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in four cases: Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, No. 22-105: This case presents an issue of federal arbitration law. The question presented is: Whether a...more

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The Supreme Court - April 21, 2022

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Boechler, P.C. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, No. 20-1472: This case involves the application of “equitable tolling” in tax “collection due process” cases. This case arose after the IRS sustained a proposed levy on the...more

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Welcome to the Party, Pal: Supreme Court Invokes Party Presentation Principle

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On May 7, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously vacated an opinion of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals based on the so-called principle of party presentation. ...more

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Supreme Court Decides United States v. Sineneng-Smith

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On May 7, 2020, the Supreme Court decided United States v. Sineneng-Smith, No. 19-67, holding that, absent extraordinary circumstances, courts must adhere to the principle of party presentation and decide only those questions...more

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The Supreme Court - December 18, 2019

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Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in the following cases: Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, No. 19-267; St. James School v. Biel, No. 19-348: Whether the First Amendment’s...more

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The Supreme Court - June 17, 2019

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions this morning: Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck, No. 17-1702: A private nonprofit corporation known as MNN operates the public access channels on Time...more

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The Supreme Court - June 26, 2017

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in five cases today: California Public Employees’ Retirement System v. ANZ Securities, Inc., No. 16-373: Lehman Brothers’ collapse led to a number of securities...more

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Supreme Court Fells North Carolina Statute on First Amendment Grounds, Recognizes Cyberspace and Social Media As the Most...

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Yesterday’s unanimous ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Packingham v. North Carolina is one of the first decisions in which the Court has addressed broadly the relationship between the First Amendment and social media,...more

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The Supreme Court - March, 2017 #4

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in the following case today: Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman, No. 15-1391: Five businesses in New York, petitioners here, wanted to pass along the...more

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