Did you miss your Supreme Court news this week? Let our Weekly Roundup help. (To stay on top of the latest Supreme Court happenings, follow @ISCOTUS on Twitter.) Today, the Court met for conference to discuss petitions for certiorari. It granted certiorari in 16 cases, for a total of 13 hours of oral argument, all … Continue reading Weekly Roundup – January 13, 2017
Did you miss your Supreme Court news this week? Let our Weekly Roundup help. (To stay on top of the latest Supreme Court happenings, follow @ISCOTUS on Twitter.) The Supreme Court held its first Conference of the new year on Friday, January 6, and orders are expected to be released on Monday morning. The Court … Continue reading Weekly Roundup – January 7, 2017
On Monday the Court heard arguments in Beckles v. United States. The case presents several issues revolving around a sentence enhancement for what prior convictions for what the sentencing guidelines call “a crime of violence.” The case involves both issues of interpretation of the phrase and a constitutional challenge that it is void for vagueness. … Continue reading Weekly Roundup, December 2, 2016
Did you miss your Supreme Court news this week? Let our Weekly Roundup help. (To stay on top of the latest Supreme Court happenings, follow @ISCOTUS on Twitter.) The Court convened for their November 22 conference on Tuesday but did not announce which, if any, petitions have been granted certiorari. Lara Bazelon of Slate discusses … Continue reading Weekly Roundup – November 25, 2016
Did you miss your Supreme Court news this week? Let our Weekly Roundup help. (To stay on top of the latest Supreme Court happenings, follow @ISCOTUS on Twitter.) Despite not adding any new cases or hearing argument this week, the Court played a prominent role in the news. In an interview on 60 Minutes that … Continue reading Weekly Roundup – November 18, 2016
Did you miss your Supreme Court news this week? Let our Weekly Roundup help. (To stay on top of the latest Supreme Court happenings, follow @ISCOTUS on Twitter.) Commentary about the effect of the election on the Court has begun. Linda Greenhouse of the New York Times discusses the possible repercussions on the Supreme Court, … Continue reading Weekly Roundup – November 11, 2016
This week, the Court heard five oral arguments. On Monday, the Court was presented with two cases: Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools and Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands. On Tuesday, the Court analyzed State Farm Fire & Casualty v. U.S. ex rel Rigsby and SCA Hygiene Products v. First Quality Baby Products. And on Wednesday, … Continue reading Weekly Roundup – November 4, 2016
Did you miss your Supreme Court news this week? Let our Weekly Roundup help. (To stay on top of the latest Supreme Court happenings, follow @ISCOTUS on Twitter.) This week, the Court did not hear any arguments, but the Justices are meeting to discuss cert petitions at Conference on October 28. SCOTUSblog reports on some … Continue reading Weekly Roundup–October 28, 2016
Did you miss your Supreme Court news this week? Let our Weekly Roundup help. (To stay on top of the latest Supreme Court happenings, follow @ISCOTUS on Twitter.) With no oral arguments this week, the only news from the Supreme Court were the orders from last week’s Conference that the justices issued on Monday. They … Continue reading Weekly Roundup—October 21, 2016
Did you miss your Supreme Court news this week? Let our Weekly Roundup help. (To stay on top of the latest Supreme Court happenings, follow @ISCOTUS on Twitter.) On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard Samsung Electronics v. Apple, in which Apple accused Samsung of infringing on its design patents covering the iPhone’s look and shape. … Continue reading Weekly Roundup—October 14, 2016