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Arthur D. Hellman on The Supreme Court's Shrunken "Discuss List"

Professor Arthur Hellman of the University of Pittsburgh is one of the great academic experts on the Supreme Court's case selection process. He recently wrote to me with a very interesting insight about the Supreme Court's "discuss list," which I asked him to elaborate on for readers of the blog.…

Reason · Nov 21, 2023

Supreme Court, done with arguments, turns to decisions - Roll Call

The Supreme Court has dozens of cases to decide in the next two months that could reshape law on race, religious protections and more.

Roll Call · May 1, 2023

A man convicted of stalking says his online messages were not threats. Now the Supreme Court will decide what a true online threat is

Counterman v Colorado will force the Supreme Court to rule on intent when looking at true threats online, Ariana Baio reports

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023