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  • SCOTUS accepts case, issues opinion

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    On March 29, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) released orders from its conference that was held on Friday, March 26. The court issued an opinion in one case that was not argued before the court and accepted one case to its merits docket for the 2021-2022 term. The court accepted and issued…

  • SCOTUS issues opinions in cases argued last October

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    The U.S. Supreme Court issued opinions on March 25 in cases argued at the start of the 2020 term. The only remaining undecided case from the October sitting is Google LLC v. Oracle America Inc. Consolidated cases Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court and Ford Motor Company v. Bandemer originated from the…

  • SCOTUS to hold argument session in May

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    The U.S. Supreme Court on March 25 scheduled one case for argument on May 4, the second year in a row the court will hear arguments in May. During the 2019-2020 term, the court heard 13 cases in May. The case, Terry v. United States, was originally scheduled for argument on April 20. The Biden…

  • SCOTUS grants review in two cases for its 2021-2022 term

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    On March 22, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted two cases for review during its 2021-2022 term. With the addition of these two cases, the court had agreed to hear 10 cases during the term, which is scheduled to begin on October 4, 2021.  • United States v. Tsarnaev concerns the death penalty conviction of Dzhokhar…

  • U.S. Supreme Court begins March argument sitting

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    This week, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) begins its March sitting. The court will hear cases remotely and provide audio livestreams of oral argument, continuing its safety protocols implemented at the start of the term in accordance with public health guidance related to COVID-19.  This week, SCOTUS will hear three hours of…

  • SCOTUS Public Information Office makes COVID-related announcements

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    On March 19, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Public Information Office announced that the court will hear arguments remotely and provide live audio streams to the public during its upcoming April argument session. The decision was made in accordance with public health guidance in response to COVID-19. To date, all arguments have been conducted remotely…

  • SCOTUS releases April argument calendar

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    On March 12, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) scheduled its April argument sitting for the 2020-2021 term. The court will hear 13 hours of oral argument in 15 cases between April 19 and April 28.  To date, all cases that have been accepted for argument during this term have been scheduled.…

  • U.S. Supreme Court dismisses case about 2019 DHS immigration rule expanding definition of public charge

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    On March 9, 2021, the clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court granted a request from the Biden administration and the groups challenging a 2019 immigration rule to dismiss Department of Homeland Security v. New York. The case involved whether the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and federal immigration…

  • SCOTUS grants review in one case for its 2021-2022 term

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    On March 8, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) accepted one case for review during its 2021-2022 term. With the addition of this case, the court has granted review in a total of eight cases for the term, which is scheduled to begin on October 4, 2021.  Thompson v. Clark concerns the Supreme…

  • SCOTUS hears three hours of oral argument during the first week of March

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    The first week of March closed out the U.S. Supreme Court’s February sitting with three hours of oral arguments in seven cases. The court will hear oral arguments again during its March sitting scheduled for March 22 to March 31.  On March 1, the court heard one hour of oral argument in United States v.…