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SCOTUSblog is an online platform focused on the Supreme Court of the United States (often referred to as "SCOTUS"). It features contributions from legal professionals, including lawyers, law professors, and law students, and is supported by Bloomberg Law. Lyle Denniston serves as the blog's dedicated reporter at the Court. The blog follows cases from the initial certiorari stage all the way through to the merits stage. It provides live updates as the Court releases opinions and decides on cases, sometimes offering insights ahead of other news outlets. Additionally, SCOTUSblog regularly hosts discussions with top experts on current cases. The site thoroughly covers all arguments presented before the Court and keeps a detailed archive of case briefs and related documents.

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Trump administration seeks to stay district court order prohibiting government from deporting noncitizens absent additional analysis that they may face torture - SCOTUSblog

1 week ago | scotusblog.com | Amy Howe

The Trump administration on Tuesday afternoon asked the Supreme Court to pause an order by a federal judge in Massachusetts that prohibits the federal government from deporting immigrants to a country that is not specifically identified in their deportation orders unless the government first meets criteria to ensure that the immigrants will not face torture in that country. “These judicially created procedures,” U.S. Solicitor D.
Court takes up New York man’s bid for compassionate release

1 week ago | scotusblog.com | Amy Howe

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to weigh in on the bid for compassionate release by a New York man convicted of murder for hire a quarter-century ago. The justices’ decision to grant review in Fernandez v. United States was announced on a scheduled list of orders released after the holiday weekend from their private conference on Thursday, May 22.
Trump administration withdraws request to pause order preventing government from reducing federal workforce

2 weeks ago | scotusblog.com | Amy Howe

The Trump administration on Friday night withdrew its request to pause an order by a federal judge in San Francisco that blocked the federal government from implementing large-scale reductions in the federal workforce. In a two-paragraph letter, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the justices that Senior U.S. District Judge Susan Illston had issued a new order, known as a preliminary injunction, to replace an earlier order that they had asked the justices last week to pause.
Watchdog urges court to deny DOGE request to pause order for information in FOIA suit

2 weeks ago | scotusblog.com | Amy Howe

A government watchdog group on Friday urged the Supreme Court to deny the Trump administration’s request to pause an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that would require the Department of Government Efficiency to provide information in a lawsuit filed under the Freedom of Information Act.
Supreme Court allows Trump to remove agency heads without cause for now

2 weeks ago | scotusblog.com | Amy Howe

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted the Trump administration’s request to pause orders by federal judges that required government officials to allow board members at two independent federal agencies to stay in office after President Donald Trump tried to fire them.
Court upholds federal fraud conviction even without economic harm

2 weeks ago | scotusblog.com | Amy Howe

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the fraud conviction of a Philadelphia-area government contractor. Stamatios Kousisis was found guilty, along with Alpha Painting and Construction, after they failed to comply with a contract provision intended to promote diversity. Prosecutors insisted that federal wire fraud laws apply equally to cases in which the defendant uses deception to enter into a transaction that doesn’t harm the victim financially. On Thursday, the justices agreed.
Split Supreme Court blocks first religious charter school in Oklahoma

2 weeks ago | scotusblog.com | Amy Howe

The Supreme Court on Thursday morning left in place a ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme Court rejecting an effort by a Catholic virtual charter school to become the country’s first religious charter school. In an unsigned one-sentence order, the justices indicated that, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused from the case, they had divided 4-4. The order did not indicate how any of the justices voted.
Trump asks high court to pause another suit against DOGE

2 weeks ago | scotusblog.com | Amy Howe

The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning, once again asking the justices to take action on their emergency docket. U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer urged the court to temporarily pause an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that would require the Department of Government Efficiency to provide information in a lawsuit filed under the Freedom of Information Act.
Supreme Court requires clerk to count votes by lawmaker censured for social media post about transgender athlete

2 weeks ago | scotusblog.com | Amy Howe

The Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon required the clerk of the Maine House of Representatives to count votes by a Maine lawmaker who was censured for a social media post about a transgender athlete at a high school track meet in that state.
Trump defends Vice President Vance’s bid to toss campaign finance law

2 weeks ago | scotusblog.com | Amy Howe

The Trump administration notified the Supreme Court on Monday that it will not defend a federal campaign finance law that restricts the amount of money that political parties can spend in coordination with a candidate for office. In a brief responding to a petition for review filed by the NRSC, U.S. Solicitor General D.