Happy Opinion Day!
It’s another opinion day at the Supreme Court, assuming all things cooperate, we will be here at 10amET to send over the opinion or opinions when they are released.
After that, the justices will sit for one oral argument this morning -
Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock
When the arguments begin after opinion announcements, here is a link to listen live - https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx
It’s another opinion day at the Supreme Court, assuming all things cooperate, we will be here at 10amET to send over the opinion or opinions when they are released.
After that, the justices will sit for one oral argument this morning -
Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock
When the arguments begin after opinion announcements, here is a link to listen live - https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx
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First opinion of the day -
Case: Rico v United States
Author of Opinion: Justice Gorsuch
Joined by: Chief Justice Roberts, Justices Thomas, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, Barrett and Jackson.
Dissented: Justice Alito.
Holding: The Sentencing Reform Act does not authorize a rule automatically extending a defendant’s term of supervised release when the defendant absconds.
Link to Opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1056_qn12.pdf
Case: Rico v United States
Author of Opinion: Justice Gorsuch
Joined by: Chief Justice Roberts, Justices Thomas, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, Barrett and Jackson.
Dissented: Justice Alito.
Holding: The Sentencing Reform Act does not authorize a rule automatically extending a defendant’s term of supervised release when the defendant absconds.
Link to Opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1056_qn12.pdf
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Second and final opinion of the day -
Case: Cox Communications Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment.
Author of Opinion: Justice Thomas
Joined by: Chief Justice Roberts, Justices Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett. Justice Sotomayor filed concurring in the judgment, in which Justice Jackson joined.
Dissented: none.
Holding: The provider of a service is contributorily liable for a user’s infringement only if it intended that the provided service be used for infringement, which can be shown only if the party induced the infringement or the provided service is tailored to that infringement; Cox neither induced its users’ infringement nor provided a service tailored to infringement; accordingly, Cox is not contributorily liable for the infringement of Sony’s copyrights.
Link to Opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-171_bq7d.pdf
Case: Cox Communications Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment.
Author of Opinion: Justice Thomas
Joined by: Chief Justice Roberts, Justices Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett. Justice Sotomayor filed concurring in the judgment, in which Justice Jackson joined.
Dissented: none.
Holding: The provider of a service is contributorily liable for a user’s infringement only if it intended that the provided service be used for infringement, which can be shown only if the party induced the infringement or the provided service is tailored to that infringement; Cox neither induced its users’ infringement nor provided a service tailored to infringement; accordingly, Cox is not contributorily liable for the infringement of Sony’s copyrights.
Link to Opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-171_bq7d.pdf
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JUST IN - Supreme Court to issue opinion(s) on Tuesday March 31, at 10amET.
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Good Tuesday Morning Everyone!
First the justices will begin at 10amET handing down one or more opinions in argued cases so far this term.
Following that, the justices will sit to hear Pitchford v. Cain for oral arguments this morning.
Arguments will begin shortly after opinion announcements, here is a link to listen live when they occur: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx
First the justices will begin at 10amET handing down one or more opinions in argued cases so far this term.
Following that, the justices will sit to hear Pitchford v. Cain for oral arguments this morning.
Arguments will begin shortly after opinion announcements, here is a link to listen live when they occur: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx
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Here is the first and only case today!
Case: Chiles v. Salazar
Author of Opinion: Justice Gorsuch
Joined by: Chief Justice Roberts, Justices Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Barrett
Dissented: Justice Jackson
Holding: Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy, as applied to Ms. Chiles’s talk therapy, regulates speech based on viewpoint, and the lower courts erred by failing to apply sufficiently rigorous First Amendment scrutiny.
Link to Opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-539_fd9g.pdf
Case: Chiles v. Salazar
Author of Opinion: Justice Gorsuch
Joined by: Chief Justice Roberts, Justices Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Barrett
Dissented: Justice Jackson
Holding: Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy, as applied to Ms. Chiles’s talk therapy, regulates speech based on viewpoint, and the lower courts erred by failing to apply sufficiently rigorous First Amendment scrutiny.
Link to Opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-539_fd9g.pdf
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The Supreme Court will reportedly have a special visitor tomorrow for oral arguments. We’ll see for what’s expected to be a major day at the Court.
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Happy Wednesday Everyone!
It’s a big day at the Supreme Court. Arguably *no pun intended* the most significant case of the 2025-2026 term. The justices will sit to hear Trump v. Barbara, a case that deals with the birthright citizenship clause of the 14th amendment. The justices will decide whether the executive order the Trump administration issued during the first week of his term violates the 14th amendment on its face.
President Trump is also expected to attend oral arguments this morning. If that happens, it would make him the first President to ever attend a Supreme Court argument. Given that fact, for those attending publicly, it’s unclear what the security measures will look like.
If you’re someone who has a reserved ticket, please make sure to arrive early in order to accommodate potential security enhancements that may be implemented.
Arguments begin at 10amET, if you wish to listen live, multiple networks will cover the hearing, otherwise you can use the following link: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx
It’s a big day at the Supreme Court. Arguably *no pun intended* the most significant case of the 2025-2026 term. The justices will sit to hear Trump v. Barbara, a case that deals with the birthright citizenship clause of the 14th amendment. The justices will decide whether the executive order the Trump administration issued during the first week of his term violates the 14th amendment on its face.
President Trump is also expected to attend oral arguments this morning. If that happens, it would make him the first President to ever attend a Supreme Court argument. Given that fact, for those attending publicly, it’s unclear what the security measures will look like.
If you’re someone who has a reserved ticket, please make sure to arrive early in order to accommodate potential security enhancements that may be implemented.
Arguments begin at 10amET, if you wish to listen live, multiple networks will cover the hearing, otherwise you can use the following link: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx
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JUST IN - Supreme Court will issue one or more opinions in argued cases on Friday April 17, at 10amET.
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We have our first and only opinion of the day from the Supreme Court.
Case: Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish
Author of Opinion: Justice Thomas
Joined by: Unanimous judgement, Justice Jackson concurred in the judgement. *Justice Alito recused.
Dissented: none.
Holding: Chevron has plausibly alleged a close relationship between its challenged crude-oil production and the performance of its federal avgas refining duties—not a tenuous, remote, or peripheral one—and has therefore satisfied the “relating to” requirement of the federal officer removal statute.
Link to Opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-813_3e04.pdf
Case: Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish
Author of Opinion: Justice Thomas
Joined by: Unanimous judgement, Justice Jackson concurred in the judgement. *Justice Alito recused.
Dissented: none.
Holding: Chevron has plausibly alleged a close relationship between its challenged crude-oil production and the performance of its federal avgas refining duties—not a tenuous, remote, or peripheral one—and has therefore satisfied the “relating to” requirement of the federal officer removal statute.
Link to Opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-813_3e04.pdf
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JUST IN - Supreme Court will issue one or more opinions on Wednesday April 22, at 10amET.
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Good Monday Morning Everyone!
We hope you enjoyed your weekend, because we are in the final stretch now. The justices will begin the start of their final oral argument sitting of the term.
To kick things off, the Court has two cases scheduled for oral arguments this morning -
- Sripetch v. SEC
- T. M. V. Univ. of MD Medical Sys. Corp.
If either of these case peak your interest, you can use this link to listen to oral arguments - https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx
We hope you enjoyed your weekend, because we are in the final stretch now. The justices will begin the start of their final oral argument sitting of the term.
To kick things off, the Court has two cases scheduled for oral arguments this morning -
- Sripetch v. SEC
- T. M. V. Univ. of MD Medical Sys. Corp.
If either of these case peak your interest, you can use this link to listen to oral arguments - https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx
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Happy Tuesday Everyone!
Today the justices will hear a case (two cases consolidated) for oral argument this morning.
FCC v. AT&T - Verizon Communications v. FCC.
The court will hear an issue on the FCC’s enforcement of monetary forfeitures, and whether they are consistent with the Seventh Amendment and Article III.
Arguments begin at 10amET, you know the drill, here’s a link for you to listen live if you so desire - https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx
Today the justices will hear a case (two cases consolidated) for oral argument this morning.
FCC v. AT&T - Verizon Communications v. FCC.
The court will hear an issue on the FCC’s enforcement of monetary forfeitures, and whether they are consistent with the Seventh Amendment and Article III.
Arguments begin at 10amET, you know the drill, here’s a link for you to listen live if you so desire - https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx
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Good Wednesday Morning Everyone!
It’s another opinion day at the Supreme Court. The justices will hand down one or more opinions in argued cases so far. Since we are not fortune tellers, we don’t know which cases will be released or when, so we are all in the curiosity boat together.
After that, the justices will sit for one case of oral arguments -
- Blanche, Acting Atty Gen. v. Lau
Arguments will commence immediately after the justices are done with the day’s opinion(s), here’s a link for the arguments - https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx
It’s another opinion day at the Supreme Court. The justices will hand down one or more opinions in argued cases so far. Since we are not fortune tellers, we don’t know which cases will be released or when, so we are all in the curiosity boat together.
After that, the justices will sit for one case of oral arguments -
- Blanche, Acting Atty Gen. v. Lau
Arguments will commence immediately after the justices are done with the day’s opinion(s), here’s a link for the arguments - https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx
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First case of the day from the Supreme Court.
Case: Enbridge Energy, LP v. Nessel
Author of Opinion: Justice Sotomayor
Joined by: Unanimous Court
Dissented: none.
Holding: Because §1446(b)(1)’s text, structure, and context are inconsistent with equitable tolling, Enbridge’s removal was untimely.
Link to Opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-783_bqm2.pdf
Case: Enbridge Energy, LP v. Nessel
Author of Opinion: Justice Sotomayor
Joined by: Unanimous Court
Dissented: none.
Holding: Because §1446(b)(1)’s text, structure, and context are inconsistent with equitable tolling, Enbridge’s removal was untimely.
Link to Opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-783_bqm2.pdf
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Here is the second and final case of the day from the Supreme Court.
Case: Hencely v. Fluor Corp.
Author of Opinion: Justice Thomas
Joined by: Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Barrett and Jackson.
Dissented: Justice Alito, joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kavanaugh.
Holding: The Fourth Circuit erred in finding Hencely’s state-law tort claims preempted where the Federal Government neither ordered nor authorized Fluor’s challenged conduct.
Link to Opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-924_3d9g.pdf
Case: Hencely v. Fluor Corp.
Author of Opinion: Justice Thomas
Joined by: Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Barrett and Jackson.
Dissented: Justice Alito, joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kavanaugh.
Holding: The Fourth Circuit erred in finding Hencely’s state-law tort claims preempted where the Federal Government neither ordered nor authorized Fluor’s challenged conduct.
Link to Opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-924_3d9g.pdf
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