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Latest legal & Supreme Court news
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Supreme Court Clerks Who Become Law Professors (2012-2026)
Yesterday, I wrote about the lateral hiring market. Here, I want to focus on the entry-level hiring market. Since 2012,… The post Supreme Court Clerks Who Become Law Professors (2012-2026) appeared first on Reason Magazine.
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Groups ask Supreme Court to leave lower court order in place halting border wall construction in southwestern Texas
The plaintiffs challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to build a border wall in the Big Bend region of southwestern Texas urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to leave in place an order by a federal trial judge in El Paso…
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Court to hear argument in religious discrimination challenge brought by Catholic preschools in Colorado
The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Nov. 3 in a challenge brought by Catholic preschools in Colorado, which argue that their exclusion from Colorado’s universal preschool program is a form of religious discrimination in violation…
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The Supreme Court and what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment
Earlier this month, the concept of cruel and unusual punishment briefly captured the country’s attention after the state of Tennessee on Sept. 30 tried and failed to execute Christa Pike . Pike, who was sentenced to death for the 1995…
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Sandy Hook parents file amicus brief on AR-15 bans
Plus, the Supreme Court wants to hear from Hillary Clinton.
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Today in Supreme Court History: October 29, 1942
10/29/1942: Published decision in Ex Parte Quirin released. At that point, six of the saboteurs had already been electrocuted. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 29, 1942 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
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Court to consider federal inmate’s ability to use habeas to accelerate transfer to a halfway house or home confinement
In Maxwell v. Dinis , to be argued on Nov. 2, the Supreme Court will address a federal inmate’s ability to use a habeas statute, 28 U.S.C. § 2241 , to contest the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ refusal to accelerate his transfer to a halfway…
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Justices to decide whether failure to plead an affirmative defense prevents moving for summary judgment on that same defense
Younge v. Fulton Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, Georgia , to be argued on Nov. 2, involves an issue that will quicken the pulse of civil procedure aficionados. No less than four different rules of the Federal Rules of Civil…
Recent Supreme Court opinions
The judiciary in Congress
Before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Hearings and markups held by the committee, or one of its subcommittees, in the last 60 days.
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Hearings to examine the nominations of Lee Philip Rudofsky, of Arkansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Robert E. Long, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, Peter M. Mansfield, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and Jesus A. Osete, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.
Senate Judiciary
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Oversight hearings to examine the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
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Oversight hearings to examine Jack Smith's authority and Republicans and related matters.
Senate Judiciary
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Business meeting to consider the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Gregory Carl Cook, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, and John Peter Cronan, of New York, Jason Manion, of Ohio, Claire McCusker Murray, of Maryland, and Luis Felipe Restrepo, of Pennsylvania, each to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission, and D. Adam Candeub, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Joy Lynne Pittman Thorp, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, Steven Weinhoeft, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, William Gerald Hardy, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Alabama, Philip Lewis III, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Seth Reister, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Florida, and Jurgen Ryan Soekhoe, to be United States Marshal for the District of Columbia, all of the Department of Justice.
Senate Judiciary
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Hearings to examine flock's nationwide AI surveillance network.
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism
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Hearings to examine standing up for women in sports, focusing on ensuring opportunity, fairness and safety for female athletes.
Senate Judiciary
| Bill | Title | Latest action |
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| HR 7634 | Judicial Loyalty Act of 2026 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Feb 20, 2026 |
| HRES 1586 | Recognizing and honoring the 27th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. L.C. | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Sep 28, 2026 |
| HJRES 219 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a Judge to be a natural born citizen of the United States. | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Oct 15, 2026 |
| HR 3544 | Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization Act of 2025 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.May 21, 2025 |
| HR 3513 | Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.May 20, 2025 |
| S 5618 | Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2026 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Sep 30, 2026 |
| HR 1811 | Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2025 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Mar 3, 2025 |
| S 5528 | Supreme Court Review Act of 2026 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Sep 24, 2026 |
Judicial nominations
| Nomination | Nominee and post | Latest action |
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| PN1272-15 | Lee Philip Rudofsky, of Arkansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, vice Bobby E. Shepherd, retiring.Received Sep 14, 2026 | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.Sep 30, 2026 |
| PN1272-8 | Peter M. Mansfield, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, vice Lance M. Africk, retired.Received Sep 14, 2026 | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.Sep 30, 2026 |
| PN1272-10 | Jesus A. Osete, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, vice David Gregory Kays, retiring.Received Sep 14, 2026 | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.Sep 30, 2026 |
| PN1272-7 | Robert E. Long, Jr., of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, vice Timothy J. Corrigan, retired.Received Sep 14, 2026 | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.Sep 30, 2026 |
| PN1181-7 | Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, vice Kurt D. Engelhardt, retiring.Received Jul 14, 2026 | Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 944.Sep 24, 2026 |
| PN1181-1 | Gregory Carl Cook, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, vice R. David Proctor, retired.Received Jul 14, 2026 | Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 945.Sep 24, 2026 |
Economic context
Broad national indicators that form the economic backdrop to many economic-activity and labor cases. Provided for context only.