The Latest Breaking News from SCOTUS

Welcome to the Feb. 22 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

The Court did not accept the question presented on the Free Exercise Clause.

Congress faces a heavy workload in the coming months, including filling the seat of retiring Supreme Court Justice Steven G. Breyer.

Scotus reversed an earlier ruling which held the maps should be redrawn to accurately represent the state’s Black population

Civil libertarians have reason to be wary of Judge J. Michelle Childs.

The Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act while conservatives erase the history that necessitated its passage

Welcome to the Feb. 7 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

Our weekly summary of federal news highlights redistricting updates in Hawaii, New York, and Pennsylvania, and the FDA approving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the Federal Tap.

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Jan. 28 released its March argument calendar for the 2021-2022 term, scheduling nine cases for argument. Two of the cases were consolidated for one hour of oral argument. In total, the court will hear eight hours of arguments between Mar. 21…

Justice Barrett would have denied the stay, but did not join Justice Kagan's dissental.

Sean Hannity muses that Biden's nonexistent Supreme Court nominee may be "unlawful" and "unconstitutional"