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Supreme Court declines to take up cases on vehicle seizures in Chicago, 9/11 plea disputes, and the president’s removal of National Labor Relations Board members

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The court will hear argument early next year in a challenge to the process that a Maryland county uses to determine who will be admitted to a group of highly selective public magnet schools.

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The Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on the constitutionality of an 1868 federal law that imposes a tax on distilled spirits but also bans home distilleries – that is, the at-home production of spirits like bourbon and whiskey.

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The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on whether and when a federal court can throw out an agency’s action or rule in its entirety.

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Three cities and a group that provides legal services to immigrants have asked the justices to pause an agreement between Texas and the Department of Justice that they described as the product of “egregious collusion.”

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The Trump administration’s heightened focus on immigration issues has fueled a surge in related lawsuits across the legal system, which explains why this term's docket has a particularly high number of immigration disputes.

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for political parties and joint fundraising committees to continue to receive favorable advertising rates in the run-up to the 2026 election.

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The court on Wednesday seemed likely to let a lawsuit alleging that a website owned by entertainment giant Paramount Global violated a 1988 video privacy law when it shared information with Facebook go forward, at least for now.

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Monday's #SCOTUS grants? The constitutionality of the federal ban on home distilling; race-neutral school admissions; Roberto Clemente’s trademarks, more qualified immunity; and compelled Halloween signs for sex offenders. Hooch, hardball, and Halloween!
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New from @tdunc17: A snapshot of the Supreme Court's 2025-26 interim relief docket – and some surprises on it

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday added three new cases to its oral argument docket for the 2026-27 term.

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Court to hear argument on how a video privacy law applies in the internet age

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President Donald Trump on Friday asked the Supreme Court to vacate a ruling by a federal appeals court that affirmed a decision by a federal judge in Florida dismissing his lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and several others.

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By a vote of 5-4, the Supreme Court on June 29 allowed Lisa Cook to remain in office while her challenge to her firing continued.

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The battle over favorable advertising rates for political parties and joint fundraising committees returned to the Supreme Court on its interim docket on Thursday morning.

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with a lawsuit brought against the U.S. Air Force by a group that describes its mission as protecting Guam’s environment and culture.

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Relist Watch is back! 14 relists from the long conference. Tuesday's grants? Police-destroyed homes as a taking; Chicago's selling of cars for unpaid tickets, DOGE & FOIA, MIT & Title VI, and whether cooking for a terrorist group is "material support." https://t.co/PrHXpAB2LU

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After nearly two hours of debate in Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, it wasn’t clear whether a majority of the justices agreed with the energy companies that federal law prohibits Boulder’s claims.

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Court declines to hear cases on “Let’s Go Brandon” sweatshirts, felons’ Second Amendment rights, COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and other notable issues

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Court agrees to hear arguments in important immigration case, religious zoning dispute

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