The ACS SCOTUS Updates blog offers rapid-response analysis for cases before the U.S. Supreme Court of interest to the progressive legal movement and central to our mission. ACS’s issue area experts breakdown oral arguments and opinions to provide crucial context and key takeaways. Check back often for updates.
This month, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two First Amendment cases that could have significant ramifications for free speech on the internet. TikTok v. Garland, an emergency application challenging the federal law that would ban the social media company, was heard on January 10 and a decision was released last Friday. On January […]
Today, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a challenge under the Equal Protection Clause to Tennessee Senate Bill 1, which prohibits healthcare providers from performing or administering gender-affirming care to minors while allowing the same treatments for minors who suffer from “congenital defect, precocious puberty, disease, or physical injury.” This is […]
The Supreme Court heard oral argument today in Glossip v. Oklahoma, a death penalty case involving a state’s admitted suppression of a key witness’s history of treatment for mental illness and prosecutors’ failure to correct that witness’s false testimony. The Court will decide whether this violates Richard Glossip’s due process rights and whether he will […]
The Supreme Court heard oral argument today in Garland v. VanDerStok, a case challenging the government’s authority to regulate “ghost guns” under the Gun Control Act of 1968. A ruling against the government, would make it easier to obtain and circulate unregistered firearms. What You Need to Know Facts of this Case: In recent years, […]
Today, the Supreme Court released its final decisions of the 2023-2024 Term, including the long-awaited decision in Trump v. U.S., in which the Court held 6-3 that a former President enjoys immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office. Other decisions released today were Moody v. NetChoice, […]
