Supreme Court

The morning read for Tuesday, Dec. 24

The morning read for Tuesday, Dec. 24

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

  • What Would the Founders Have Thought About TikTok and Online Porn? (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
  • SCOTUS case threatens rural health broadband aid (Chelsea Cirruzzo & Ben Leonard, Politico)
  • Supreme Court Cert Report December 2024 (Adam Feldman, Legalytics) 
  • The Supreme Court’s Christmas Gift to Religious-Right Lawyers (Madison Pauly, Mother Jones)
  • Supreme Court justices hid billionaire gifts
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Supreme Court

Chicago man asks justices to clarify when officers can search your cellphone at the border

Chicago man asks justices to clarify when officers can search your cellphone at the border

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The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.

Many of us carry our entire lives with us on our cellphones. In recognition of this, the Supreme Court has held that although police can generally search a person’s belongings during an arrest without a warrant, the Fourth Amendment requires officers to get a warrant before looking through their cellphone … Read the rest

Civil Law

New Update: FINCEN Extends CTA Filing Deadlines to January 13, 2025

On the evening of December 23, 2024, FINCEN posted the following notice on its website extending CTA filing deadlines from December 31, 2024, to January 13, 2025 and extending other filing deadlines as set forth below:

“In light of a December 23, 2024, federal Court of Appeals decision, reporting companies, except as indicated below, are once again required to file beneficial ownership information with FinCEN. However, because the Department of the Treasury recognizes that reporting companies may need additional … Read the rest

Supreme Court

The morning read for Friday, Dec. 20

The morning read for Friday, Dec. 20

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

  • The Constitution Allows for Term-Limited Supreme Court Justices (Nancy Gertner, Brennan Center for Justice)
  • Who Knocked on the Supreme Court’s Door in November? (Jimmy Hoover, The National Law Journal)
  • FCC v. Consumers’ Research: Will the Court Reinvigorate the Nondelegation Doctrine or Phone It In? (Michael Pepson & Casey Mattox, The Federalist Society)
  • U.S. Supreme Court Database finds
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Circuit Courts

New Courthouse Learning Center Teaches Minnesota Students About Judiciary

The federal courts in Minnesota are preparing today’s students to be the leaders of tomorrow through a new courthouse learning center in St. Paul. The Justice and Democracy Center of Minnesota is one of a growing number of civics education centers, museums, and exhibits in federal court buildings across the country.
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Civil Law

Wednesday Returns: Court of Appeals Changes Release Schedule for New Opinions

You can hit your snooze button a little later on Tuesdays. Effective January 1, 2025, the Court of Appeals’ scheduled filing days for opinions will be the first and third Wednesday of the month, Since the Court will be issuing a big batch of opinions on New Year’s Eve (and no one wants to read opinions on New Year’s Day), January 15 will be January 2025’s only opinion release date. The rest of the year will follow the new schedule.… Read the rest

Supreme Court

The morning read for Thursday, Dec. 19

The morning read for Thursday, Dec. 19

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

  • Ex-Congressman’s Meme Fight Faces Long Odds at Supreme Court (Kyle Jahner, Bloomberg Law News)
  • Supreme Court Fast-Tracks TikTok Case in Face of Jan. 19 Deadline (Adam Liptak & Sapna Maheshwari, The New York Times)
  • The Supreme Court decisions that gutted environmental protections in 2024 (Natalie Mesa, High Country News)
  • Supreme Court takes up South Carolina’s effort to
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