Advocates in ConversationMerits Cases
Jaime Santos makes her debut
SCOTUSblog is delighted to introduce a new feature, headed by Nate Mowry: Videos in which lawyers arguing at the Supreme Court discuss their cases and their argument preparation.
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SCOTUSBLOG NEWSWhat's Happening Now
New term, new look
As we enter the 2023-24 term, regular blog readers will notice some changes to our coverage of the court. As we have done for nearly two decades, we will continue to provide in-depth, comprehensive reporting on many of the cases, including all of the major cases, before the justices on both the merits and emergency dockets as well as important petitions to watch.
EMERGENCY DOCKETEmergency appeals and applications
Supreme Court further delays ruling on access to abortion pill
In a brief order, the Supreme Court continued to place on hold a trial judge’s ruling blocking the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions.
DEPARTURES
Hail and farewell
Today is the last day for our editor, James Romoser. The blog hired James nearly three years ago, in the middle of the pandemic, after a series of interviews over (of course) Zoom.
SCOTUS FOCUSMerits Cases
How the leak might have happened
Among the debates generated by the leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion in Dobbs is whether the leaker was conservative or liberal. The leak will ultimately pale in importance to the court’s decision once it is issued; the ruling will directly affect the lives and rights of tens of millions of people.
BREYER RETIREMENTRetirement of Stephen Breyer
How Biden will choose the next Supreme Court nominee
With today’s reporting that Justice Stephen Breyer intends to retire, we now kick off our analysis of potential nominees to replace him. President Joe Biden previously promised to nominate a Black woman, and we assume he will keep that commitment.
DEPARTURESWhat's Happening Now
Saying goodbye to a SCOTUSblog stalwart
This week we said thank you and farewell to Kalvis Golde, who for the past two years was SCOTUSblog’s magnificent blog manager. Kal helped plan and implement everything you see on SCOTUSblog. He worked with authors for case coverage and symposia.
SCOTUS FocusEmergency appeals and applications
Counting votes in the South Bay decision
Late last Friday night, the Supreme Court granted an application for an injunction in South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom.
Editorial: Another call for the justices to speak to the country
Soon, the Supreme Court is likely to deny several cert petitions filed by the president and his allies that challenge the election. There is no legally serious challenge to the results certified by any state.
Editorial: Don’t just deny Texas’ original action. Decimate it.
Texas’ attempt to bring an original action challenging the election results in four states is not a serious legal claim in a legitimate procedural posture, for reasons that many people have already given and that I will not repeat here.
Confusing Supreme Court counsel with their clients
Tuesday’s argument in Nestlé USA v. Doe I and Cargill, Inc. v. Doe I addressed an important question about whether American companies can be held liable under the Alien Tort Statute.
Legal research no longer limited to keywords
Longtime readers of SCOTUSblog are by now familiar with Casetext’s legal search tool. It solves an ever-present need for our team: finding opinions from all levels of the court system for our articles and case pages.
