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NEW: Here is the first opinion of the day from the Supreme Court. It is a 6โ€“3 opinion delivered by Justice Barrett. Justice Jackson filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Sotomayor and Kagan joined. The case is called Corner Post v. Board of Governors, FRS.

Here is the link to the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-1008_1b82.pdf
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NEW: Here is the second opinion of the day from the Supreme Court. It is a presumably 6-3 rationale ruling (9-0 on judgment) delivered by Justice Kagan. The case is called Moody v. Netchoice.

Here is the link to the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-277_d18f.pdf
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(Next opinion is Presidential Immunity, but still waiting for it).
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NEW: Here is the final opinion of the term from the Supreme Court. It is a 6โ€“3 opinion delivered by Chief Justice Roberts. Justice Sotomayor filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Kagan and Jackson joined. This case is Trump V United States.

Here is a link to the opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf
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(HOLDING: Under our constitutional structure of separated powers, the nature of Presidential power entitles a former President to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority. And he is entitled to at least presump-
tive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts. There is no
immunity for unofficial acts.)
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That officially concludes our coverage of the 2023-2024 Supreme Court term. Thank you all for joining us along the ride of this historical year. We have grown massively over this term with new subscribers every day, and we deeply appreciate all your support. However, our job is far from done. We will continue to give you complete coverage of the Supreme Court for its 2024-2025 term. Enjoy the rest of your Summer and we will see you back in the Fall. (We will cover orders, including the โ€œclean-upโ€ order list coming soon, throughout the summer in the meantime).
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Good morning everyone!

The Supreme Court term is over but the summer is still in progress, which means tourism is in full swing! If you ever happen to find yourself in Washington DC and plan to tour the historical landmarks, the Supreme Court offers a courtroom lecture every day at these times. You can learn interesting facts about the Supreme Court as well as sneak in a quick tour around the Great Hall! We have provided the calendar as well as a screenshot to help guide you! Have a good week everyone!

Link: https://www.supremecourt.gov/visiting/courtroomlectures.aspx#Calendar
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JUST IN: Supreme Court requests a response from New York by July 24 to a lawsuit from Missouri challenging former President Trumpโ€™s conviction and gag order in the New York criminal trial. The case was brought by Missouri to the Supreme Court under original jurisdiction.
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We are not a political channel, never will be, we report on Supreme Court affairs only, but we feel morally obligated to say this: political violence is not acceptable and should never be tolerated. Our thoughts and prayers are with Former President Trump.
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ICYMI: Here are the latest order lists from the month of July. This includes the โ€œcleanup conferenceโ€ that was held after the last day of opinion announcements. The Supreme Court will release another batch of order lists next month, and into September.

Clean up conference order list: https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/070224zor_2co3.pdf

July order list: https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/072224zor_4314.pdf
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Good Morning Supreme Court Fans.

As we inch closer to the 2024-2025 Supreme Court term, the Court is starting to schedule oral arguments for the fall sessions.

Here is the link to view the October sitting schedule: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_calendars/MonthlyArgumentCalOctober2024.pdf

Here is a link to view the November sitting schedule: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_calendars/MonthlyArgumentCalNovember2024.pdf
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BREAKING: Supreme Court rejects Missouri Attorney Generalโ€™s request to halt the criminal sentencing of Former President Trump, scheduled for next month. Missouri sued the state of New York under original jurisdiction to pause the sentencing and the gag order imposed during the Manhattan trial. Justice Thomas and Justice Alito would grant the request for leave, but no other relief.
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BREAKING: In what appears to be a 5-4 per curiam opinion, the Supreme Court has REJECTED President Bidenโ€™s request to restore his Title IX rule, which wouldโ€™ve expanded sex discrimination to include sexual orientation and gender identity, while the appeals process continues. Justice Sotomayor filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Kagan, Justice Gorsuch, and Justice Jackson joined.

Here is the link to the per curiam: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/24a78_f2ah.pdf
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has reinstated an Arizona law that requires proof of citizenship to register to vote. Justice Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch would grant the full application. Justice Sotomayor, Kagan, Barrett and Jackson would deny the full application.
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NEW: The Supreme Court is scheduled to have their โ€œlong conferenceโ€ September 30, exactly one week before the term officially kicks off.

In case youโ€™re wondering, the long conference is given its name because of how much workload is usually associated with it. During this conference, the justices discuss petitions that have piled up over the summer recess, mainly the non emergency ones. The order list resulting from todayโ€™s conference will be released at 9:30amET Monday October 7.
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BREAKING: Supreme Court has rejected a request from President Biden to reinstate his student loan forgiveness program that is currently on hold in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. There are no public dissents.
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NEW: Supreme Court REJECTS appeal made by Marcellus Williams to stop his execution scheduled for tonight in Missouri. Justice Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson publicly dissented.
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BREAKING: Supreme Court denies RFK Jrโ€™s request to remain on the New York State election ballot this November. There are no noted dissents.
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NEW: Today the Supreme Court met for its long conference, where the justices review petitions and appeals that have piled up all summer long. We will know the official results of the conference on Monday, October 7, which also happens to be the very first day of oral arguments.
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ICYMI: The Supreme Court has granted 13 new cases for the 2024-2025 term. This brings the total of cases granted this term thus far to 43, with the exception of 3 consolidated cases. The rest of the order list from last Monday will be released this Monday at 9:30amET.

Here is a link to the order: https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/100424zr_o7jp.pdf
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Happy Monday Supreme Court Fans!!!

Today is the first official day of the 2024-2025 Supreme Court Term. The justices will begin their morning by releasing a complete order list at 9:30amET from last Mondayโ€™s โ€œlong conferenceโ€. We already have the list of cases that were granted from that conference so we donโ€™t expect any new ones this morning.

The justices will then convene at 10amET to hear two cases for oral argument. The first case is called Williams v. Washington. The second case is called Royal Canin U.S.A., Inc. v. Wullschleger.

Arguments begin at 10amET, listen live with the link down below: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx
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