The Nine returned to action late last week, issuing decisions in three (well, really just two) closely watched cases:
Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued its first major decision of the term in Trump v. Anderson (No. 23-719). To the surprise of almost no one, the Court unanimously reversed the Colorado Supreme Court’s removal of candidate Trump from the ballot in Colorado’s upcoming presidential primary, clearing the way for Trump to appear on the ballot not only in Colorado but also in the other
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The Nine issued another pair of unanimous decisions this week addressing questions other than whether Donald Trump “engaged in insurrection” after taking an oath as an “officer of the United States.”
Most Court-watchers’ attention last Thursday was devoted to the oral argument in Trump v. Anderson (No. 23-719), where candidate Trump seeks to reverse the Colorado Supreme Court’s recent decision barring him from that state’s primary ballot on the ground that he “engaged in insurrection” in and around January 6, 2021. So, they can be forgiven for missing the Court’s first two real decisions of
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On Tuesday, the Court issued its first decision of the term: Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer (No. 22-429). This was set to be a significant decision on the standing of so-called “testers”—individuals who file lawsuits against businesses whose websites are not ADA compliant even if they don’t have genuine plans to patronize the businesses in question. But we’ll have to wait for an answer
Read More Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer (No. 22-429)It’s the first Monday of October, which means The Nine are back in action, and so are we. As we have for the past two decades or so, we’ll be summarizing each of the Court’s decisions throughout October Term 2023. But since the opinions won’t start to roll out until around December, we thought we’d tide you over with a preview of some of the
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