The Supreme Court on Wednesday holds a single hearing, an appeal by the city of Austin, Texas, seeking to revive a local law restricting billboard advertising.  The case, though, could have a wider meaning as the courts deal with new technologies under the First Amendment. The “live” audio (without video) can be heard at Quick… Read More

It used to be said of William Rehnquist when he was Chief Justice that he would cut off a lawyer in mid-syllable if that was necessary to enforce the Supreme Court’s time limits at its hearings.  The Supreme Court is now demonstrating, over and over, that time limits don’t really mean that much anymore. That… Read More

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear an appeal by the federal government in a case with major potential for a new look at how Congress treats the nation’s territories – especially, Puerto Rico.  In a second hearing, it will examine the restrictions that states may put on religious counselors who sit with a Death… Read More

The Supreme Court on Monday explores, for the second time in the current term, the government’s power to prevent disclosure of “state secrets.” In a second hearing, the Justices will examine when the holder of a copyright on an original creation can lose its official recognition by the federal government. The “live” audio of the… Read More

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hold only one hearing, in a historic case that might settle a lingering constitutional mystery about gun rights.  The hearing is scheduled for 70 minutes but probably will run longer.  The live audio can be heard at the Quick Links on the Court’s homepage – supremecourt.gov – and on… Read More

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court’s first hearing will involve a significant test of the meaning of the First Amendment, perhaps taking the Justices all the way back to the founding era in the 18th Century. A second hearing tomorrow examines a nearly century-old law about settling disputes without suing in court. The “live” audio of… Read More

On Monday morning, the Supreme Court returns to the bench for its next public sitting. The hearings that day will be among the most important of the Court’s current term: both are about legal remedies for violating a woman’s constitutional right to abortion. Each hearing is scheduled for one hour, but they are likely to… Read More

The Supreme Court, significantly widening its planned review of abortion rights, agreed on Friday to rule on new appeals by the Biden Administration and by Texas abortion clinics and doctors, raising challenges to a new Texas law that has halted most abortions in the state. At the same time, however, the Court – for a… Read More

The Biden Administration, accusing the state of Texas of nullifying Supreme Court rulings with its new abortion ban, asked the Court on Monday to act promptly to strike down that law. Urging the Court not to wait until lower courts finish reviewing the law, the new filing made two requests: Put the Texas law, which… Read More

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court considers whether to reinstate the death penalty for the Massachusetts man who, at age 19, joined with his older brother in the mass casualty bombing at the Boston Marathon race eight years ago.  That is the first hearing of two tomorrow.  The second, described briefly below, involves a complex dispute… Read More