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Sept. 3 Petitions of the Week

Sept. 3 Petitions of the Week

In this post highlighting nearly half a dozen pending petitions, Andrew Hamm summarizes the issues and parties involved in some of the petitions that are slated to be presented before the Supreme Court. Among the featured petitions are matters pertaining to potential...
July 26: Petitions of the Week

July 26: Petitions of the Week

Aurora Barns highlights three petitions in this edition of Petitions of the Week. Two of these petitions pertain to the issue of whether or not the Mineral Leasing Act enables representatives of the United States Forest Service to issue right-of-ways through the...
November Argument Calendar Released

November Argument Calendar Released

This November, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for a number of cases over the course of ten days, excluding the federal holiday on November 11. The argument calendar for November was released on Monday, July 8, and the cases featured involve a variety of...
May 29: Round-Up

May 29: Round-Up

This edition of the SCOTUSblog “Round-Up” is written by Andrew Hamm, the manager of the site who generally oversees the research, composition, and publication of the blog’s content. In this week’s round-up, Hamm covers the three Supreme Court opinions that were issued...
May 3: Petitions of the Week

May 3: Petitions of the Week

In this edition of Aurora Barnes’ Petitions of the Week, she discusses petitions that are currently pending before the Supreme Court. The petitions featured in these spotlights are considered likely to appear on the “relist watch,” which would mean they have been...
April 10 Argument Preview

April 10 Argument Preview

Leah Litman, associate professor of law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, shares some insight into an upcoming case: United States vs. Davis. She explains that this case is one of several that have arisen after the 2015 decision of Johnson vs....