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From Dec. 6 to Dec. 8, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will hear arguments in the final week of the 2021-2022 term’s December sitting. The court is hearing arguments in person and providing audio livestreams of arguments. This week, SCOTUS will hear arguments in five cases. Click the links below to learn…

In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that independent redistricting commissions created by voter initiative were constitutional in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. State voters established that commission by approving a constitutional amendment in 2000—Proposition 106—to oversee the mapping of Arizona’s congressional and legislative districts. The Court ruled that “redistricting is…

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) began its December sitting of the 2021-2022 term on Nov. 29. The court is hearing arguments in person and providing audio livestreams of arguments. This week, SCOTUS will hear arguments in four cases. Click the links below to learn more about these cases: Nov. 29 Becerra v.…

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Nov. 22 issued its ruling in the case Mississippi v. Tennessee, argued during the October sitting of the 2021 term. This marks the first opinion issued for an argued case this term. The court previously decided two non-argued cases, Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna and City of Tahlequah,…

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) accepted on Nov. 15 one case to its merits docket, Morgan v. Sundance, Inc. The case concerns arbitration clauses and the court’s ruling in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion (2011). Morgan originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. In AT&T Mobility LLC v.…

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Nov. 5 accepted three additional cases for argument during its 2021-2022 term: Ruan v. United States (Consolidated with Kahn v. United States) Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita, Inc. Egbert v. Boule Ruan concerns the good faith defense available to defendants charged under…

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) began its November argument sitting of the the2021-2022 term on Nov. 1. The court is hearing arguments in person and providing audio livestreams of arguments. This week, SCOTUS will hear arguments in five cases. Click the links below to learn more about these cases: Nov. 1 Whole…

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Oct. 29 accepted two cases for argument during the2021-2022 term: Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco, California, originating from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (consolidated with North American Coal Corporation v. Environmental Protection Agency,…