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In Lomax v. Ortiz-Marquez, 590 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court held that indigent prisoners generally get no more than three attempts at filing lawsuits in forma paupe...

In South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom , 590 U. S. ____ (2020), a divided U.S. Supreme Court refused to stay, pending appeal, an executive order by California Gov. Gav...

In Opati v. Republic of Sudan, 590 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that plaintiffs in a suit against a foreign state for personal injury or death caus...

The U.S. Supreme Court struck a middle ground in the most closely-watched environmental case of the October 2019 Term. By a vote of 6-3, the Court held in County of Maui, Hawaii...

In Kelly v. United States, 590 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal convictions arising out of New Jersey’s infamous “Bridgegate” scandal. Accordin...

The U.S. Supreme Court struck a middle ground in the most closely-watched environmental case of the October 2019 Term. By a vote of 6-3, the Court held in County of Maui, Hawaii...

The U.S. Supreme Court failed to reach the merits in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. City of New York.  However, there are signs that justices are interested in ...

In Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial, as incorporated against the states, requires a unanimou...

Starting next month, the U.S. Supreme Court will conduct oral arguments remotely and make live audio of the proceedings available to the public. The unprecedented decision highl...

The U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court blocked a lower-court order that had extended the deadline for absentee ballots to be submitted in Wisconsin, as the state went ahead with i...