October 2022

ShareLast term at the Supreme Court teemed with culture-war issues: guns, religion, climate change, COVID vaccines, and of course abortion. This term will be defined largely by just one: race. Most prominently, the justices will decide a pair of cases that test the future of race-conscious admissions policies in higher education. Oral arguments in those […]

ShareNearly 100 amicus briefs were filed in Students for Fair Admissions v. the University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. President & Fellows of Harvard College, the cases questioning the use of affirmative action in undergraduate admissions at both public and private universities. Thirty-three briefs support SFFA and 60 briefs support the […]

ShareOn Tuesday, in Cruz v. Arizona, the Supreme Court will consider whether an Arizona rule of criminal procedure, Rule 32.1(g), precludes Arizona courts from applying federal law to a defendant’s case in post-conviction proceedings. Rule 32.1(g) allows petitioners in Arizona to challenge their conviction or sentence as a result of a “significant change in the […]

ShareOn Tuesday, the justices will hear argument in Jones v. Hendrix, the latest in a string of cases that raise profound questions about the rights of prisoners who claim to be innocent to challenge their convictions. Last year, the court restricted the ability of state prisoners to develop new evidence to support claims that their […]

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Severing ties with Ye requires clearing legal hurdles for companies that didn’t think through their termination options. ‘Check You Emails’: Law firm clarifies how often associates have to check email on weekends. Catching Flies With Vinegar: John Eastman adopts the “Your Honor is stupid, but also please help me” […]

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ShareThe Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. Last year, the Supreme Court dismissed a case against former President Donald Trump that asked whether Trump had violated the First Amendment when he blocked people from […]

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ShareThis article is part of a symposium on the upcoming arguments in Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. President & Fellows of Harvard College. A preview of the case is here. Zach West serves as solicitor general for the state of Oklahoma. Bryan Cleveland serves as […]

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