Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday ...

Issue: Whether Indian tribal courts have jurisdiction to adjudicate civil tort claims against nonmembers, including as a means of regulating the conduct of nonmembers who enter into consensual ...

Issue: Whether criminal restitution under the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act is penal for purposes of the Constitution's ex post facto clause. 12/04/2024 Motion to extend the time to file a response ...

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 9, 2024.

Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit erred in holding that the structure of the U.S. Preventive ...

Issue: Whether public schools burden parents' religious exercise when they compel elementary school children to participate ...

Holding: Under California"s "Dixon bar," a defendant procedurally defaults a claim raised for the first time on state collateral review if he could have raised it earlier on direct appeal. Because ...

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short ...

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Trump administration to weigh in on a dispute between Exxon Mobil and three Cuban-owned ...

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: ...