Happy Wednesday Everyone!

The justices will convene to hear one case for oral argument this morning:

1). Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA (24-7)

For those who wish to listen to the arguments, here is a link to listen live at 10amET: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx

JUST IN: Supreme Court will issue one or more opinions in argued cases on Tuesday April 29 starting at 10amET.

NEW: Supreme Court orders additional briefs in the Kennedy v Braidwood Management Inc, following arguments held on Monday in the case. While rare, there are other times that the Supreme Court has ordered post-argument briefs. A general explanation for the matter is new developments in the case, from the time of the argument, that prompts additional information to be provided from both parties to the justices.

Good Monday morning everyone!

First item on the agenda: Order list. The justices will release the list of cases discussed during their private conference on Friday.

Secondly, the justices will convene at 10amET to hear two cases for oral argument, one after the other.

1). A. J. T. v. Osseo Area Schools (24-249)

- https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-249/323932/20240903152119111_2024-09-03%20AJT%20Cert%20Petition%20and%20Petition%20Appendix.pdf


2). Soto v. United States (24-320)

- https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-320/326266/20240918145130182_Soto%20-%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Cert.pdf

For those who wish to listen to the argument, here is a link to do just that, audio will begin as soon as the justices take the bench: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx

JUST IN: Supreme Court has added Wednesday as an opinion day this week, in addition to tomorrow’s already scheduled opinion day. This means we will have at least two opinions from the Supreme Court this week. Opinion announcements begin at 10amET tomorrow.

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

The justices will start their day at 10amET by releasing one or more opinions in argued cases this term. Following the announcements, the justices will hear two cases for oral arguments:

1). Martin v. United States (24-362)

- https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-362/326999/20240927110840747_Martin%20v.%20United%20States%20-%20Petition%20for%20Certiorari.pdf

2). Laboratory Corp. of America v. Davis (24-304)

- https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-304/325888/20240913122007351_labcorp-ca9-cert-petn.pdf

Here is a link to listen live to the arguments after announcement of opinions: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx

- Case: Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Kennedy

- Authored by: Justice Barrett

- Joined by: Chief Justice Roberts, Justices Thomas, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh.

- Holding: In calculating the Medicare fraction, an individual is “entitled to [SSI] benefits” for purposes of the Medicare fraction when she is eligible to receive an SSI cash payment during the month of her hospitalization

- Dissent: Justice Jackson filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Sotomayor joined.

- Link to opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-715_5426.pdf

This is the only opinion from the Supreme Court today, tomorrow the justices will issue more opinion(s) again at 10amET.

Good Wednesday morning everyone!

The justices will start their day once again announcing one or more opinions in argued cases. Yesterday the Court only released one opinion, so we could only have one today but it’s a ‘wait and see’ game.

Following such, the justices will convene to hear two cases consolidated for one oral argument:

1). > OK Charter School Board v. Drummond
> St. Isidore of Seville Sch. v. Drummond

(Consolidated)

Arguments will begin immediately following the announcement of potential opinions, here is a link to listen live as it happens: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx

- Case: Feliciano v. Department Of Transportation

- Authored by: Justice Gorsuch

- Joined by: Chief Justice Roberts, Justices Sotomayor, Kavanaugh, and Barrett.

- Holding:A federal civilian employee called to active duty pursuant to “any other provision of law . . . during a national emergency” as described in §101(a)(13)(B) is entitled to differential pay if the reservist’s service temporally coincides with a declared national emergency without any showing that the service bears a substantive connection to a particular emergency.

- Dissent: Justice Thomas filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Alito, Kagan, and Jackson joined.

- Link to opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-861_7lh8.pdf

That is the only opinion of the day from the Supreme Court, there are no more opinion days this week.

Fun fact: Today is technically the last *regularly* scheduled oral argument day for the Supreme Court’s 24-25 term. Normally the justices would now begin their long haul weeks of drafting and finalizing the remaining opinions of the term (to which they still will be). The difference this term is the justices will be back for an oral argument next month, May 15. This day was scheduled as an argument day two weeks ago, it’s very rare for the Supreme Court to hold arguments in May. The case being heard is about the Trump administration’s initiative to dismantle birthright citizenship. While the case itself isn’t addressing the issue of birthright citizenship, the decision could allow the dismantling to take temporary effect while the lower courts process the case.

JUST IN: Thursday May 15 will be an opinion day at the Supreme Court.

BREAKING: Supreme Court allows Trump administration’s ban on transgender individuals in the military to take effect for now. Justice Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson publicly dissented.

Happy Thursday Everyone!

The justices will convene at 10amET to announce one or more opinions in argued cases this term.

Following such, the justices will convene to hear their final oral argument of the term:

1). Trump v. CASA
Trump v. Washington
Trump v. New Jersey

- The consolidation of cases relates to the Trump administration’s attempt to end birthright citizenship. Though the justices won’t be ruling on the merits itself, a decision in the case could temporarily dissolve birthright citizenship.

For those interested in the case, here is a link to listen to the oral arguments when they begin: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx

- Case: Barnes v. Felix

- Authored by: Justice Kagan

- Joined by: Unanimous Court

- Holding:A claim that a law enforcement officer used excessive force during a stop or arrest is analyzed under the Fourth Amendment, which requires that the force deployed be objectively reasonable from “the perspective of a reasonable officer at the scene.”

- Dissent: N/A

- Link to opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-1239_onjq.pdf

That is the only opinion of the day from the Supreme Court, sorry for the delay, the opinion was just uploaded to the website moments ago.

JUST IN: Supreme Court will release one or more opinions in argued cases Thursday May 22, at 10amET.

BREAKING: Supreme Court, in what appears to be a 7-2 decision, has overturned a fifth circuit decision which dismissed an appeal from a group of immigrants from Venezuela that the Trump administration deemed members of a terrorist group and set to be deported under the Alien Enemies Act. The government, for now, it’s prohibited from removing the group until the fifth circuit court issues a new decision. Justice Thomas and Alito both dissented.

Here is a link to the Per Curiam: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a1007_g2bh.pdf

JUST IN: Supreme Court, in what appears to be an 8-1 decision, permits the Trump administration to end Biden-era temporary deportation protections for Venezuelan migrants during ongoing court challenges. Justice Jackson was the lone dissenter.

NEW: Supreme Court issues injunction against Maine State Legislatures’s refusal to allow Rep. Libby from voting following a censure vote against her for posting about a trans athlete. Justice Sotomayor would’ve blocked the injunction, and Justice Jackson dissented from the granting of an injunction: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a1051_h3ci.pdf