OPINION ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Dec 5, 2023 at 4:08 pm The justices’ dismissed Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer as moot on Tuesday. (R Boed via Flickr) In its first opinion of the 2023-24 term in an argued case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday morning threw out a dispute [...]
IN MEMORIAM By Amy Howe on Dec 5, 2023 at 4:24 pm Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who died last week at the age of 93, will lie in repose at the Supreme Court on Dec. 18, the court’s public information office announced on Tuesday. Members of the public will [...]
LIVE By SCOTUSblog on Dec 4, 2023 at 7:43 pm On Tuesday, Dec. 5, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. Recommended Citation: SCOTUSblog , Announcement of opinions for [...]
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Dec 4, 2023 at 4:42 pm Deputy Solicitor General Curtis Gannon argues for the government in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma. (William Hennessy) It has been 27 years since the prescription opioid OxyContin first came on the market. The manufacturer of the drug, Purdue Pharma, [...]
ARGMUMENT ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Nov 30, 2023 at 7:28 am The court will hear oral argument in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma on Dec. 4.(Anthony Quintano via Flickr) Wednesday’s argument in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy was oddly distant from the decision of the lower court and the [...]
SCOTUS FOCUS By Abbe R. Gluck on Dec 3, 2023 at 8:29 am The court will hear oral argument in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma on Dec. 4.(Anthony Quintano via Flickr) Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy deal, which will reach the Supreme Court for oral argument on Monday, is just one of many [...]
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Dec 1, 2023 at 9:35 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Friday, December 1, SCOTUSblog [...]
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Dec 2, 2023 at 1:40 pm Purdue’s bankruptcy case on Monday asks the justices to consider whether the bankruptcy system is even an appropriate vehicle for lawsuits brought by groups of similarly harmed people. (Christina B Castro via Flickr) The Supreme Court will hear [...]
IN MEMORIAM By Amy Howe on Dec 1, 2023 at 6:19 pm The justices and retired justices of the Supreme Court have issued statements regarding the death of Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the court. O’Connor, who stepped down from the court in 2006, died on [...]
OBITUARY By Amy Howe on Dec 1, 2023 at 10:23 am President Ronald Reagan with his Supreme Court nominee Sandra Day O’Connor at the White House in 1981. (White House Photographic Collection via Wikimedia Commons) Sandra Day O’Connor, a self-described “Arizona cowgirl” who made history as the first woman to [...]