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Divided court restricts prisoners’ ability to pursue claims that their lawyers were incompetent

Share Two men on Arizona’s death row are not entitled to present new evidence in federal court to support their arguments that their trial lawyers…

Justices grant no new cases; Breyer reiterates doubts about constitutionality of capital punishment

Share The Supreme Court on Monday morning issued orders from the justices’ private conference last week. The court did not add any new cases to…

Defendants who delay can lose their chance to arbitrate, court rules in 9-0 decision

Share The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled against a fast-food franchise owner in a procedural dispute over whether a wage-theft lawsuit belongs in federal…

Entering the homestretch

Share Over the next six weeks the Supreme Court is poised to issue 35 opinions, on topics ranging from gun rights to religion and the…

The morning read for Monday, May 23

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece…

Announcement of orders and opinions for Monday, May 23

Share On Monday, May 23, we will be live blogging as the court releases orders from the May 19 conference and opinions in one or…

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Non-unanimous acquittals and attorney-client privilege

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether the justices’ decision to prevent non-unanimous convictions…

Military Contractor Indicted for $15 Million Bid-Rigging Scheme and Conspiracy to Defraud the United States

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas returned an indictment charging a military contractor for rigging bids on public military contracts in…

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Federal Jury Awards $111 Million in MN Personal Injury Case

A federal jury in Minnesota has awarded a college student more than $111 million in damages after concluding negligent care of his injured leg following…

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Allegations of racial bias in a death penalty trial

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available…