NYTimes (and Bonus) Coverage of the 2020 Term of the Supreme Court
Justices to Consider Whether to Consider "Free Speech Zones" on Campuses | New York Times, 18 August 2020 |
In the Wake of Justice Ginsburg Comes Nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the Seventh Circuit | New York Times, 27 September 2020 |
Court Accepts Undocumented Aliens and Congressional Districting Case | New York Times, 30 September 2020 |
2020 Term of the Supreme Court Brings a Cornucopia of Cases, Some New, Others Old | New York Times, 2 October 2020 |
Wither John Roberts in a Court Soon to be Remade | New York Times, 4 October 2020 |
AND... They're Off! Term Starts with Case on Ideological Balancing on State Courts. | New York Times, 6 October 2020 |
Justices Alito and Thomas Implicitly Suggest Court Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Precedent | New York Times, 5 October 2020 |
Supremes Reinstate South Carolina Restriction on Absentee Ballots | New York Times, 6 October 2020 |
Court Hears No-Fly List Case | New York Times, 6 October 2020 |
Oracle and Google Battle in the Supreme Court | New York Times, 7 October 2020 |
In-Person Procurement of Abortion Pill Temporarily Suspended | New York Times, 7 October 2020 |
"Rooted In Faith, Amy Coney Barrett Represents a New Conservatism" | New York Times, 12 October 2020 |
Day One of Barrett Hearings | New York Times, 12 October 2020 |
Barrett and Her Likely Effect on the Ideological Direction of the Court | New York Times, 13 October 2020 |
The Perils of Court Packing Efforts | New York Times, 13 October 2020 |
Court Holds that Census Count Can Be Stopped Early | New York Times, 14 October 2020 |
Can States Not Include Undocumented Persons in Factoring Redistricting Decisions | New York Times, 17 October 2020 |
Supremes to Decide the Legality of Elements of President Trump's Asylum and Border Wall Policies | New York Times, 19 October 2020 |
Supremes Support Pennsylvania Decision to Extend Counting of Mail-In Ballots | New York Times, 19 October 2020 |
Court Blocks Federal Court Order to Allow Curbside Voting in Alabama | New York Times, 21 October 2020 |
Rulings without Rationale | New York Times, 26 October 2020 |
Justices Deny Wisconsin Bid to Extend Deadline for Receiving Mail-In Ballots | New York Times, 26 October 2020 |
Justice Barrett is Sworn In | New York Times, 27 October 2020 |
Pennsylvania and North Carolina Allowed Longer Deadlines to Accept Absentee Ballots | New York Times, 28 October 2020 |
The Centrality (for now) of Chief Justice Roberts in 2020 Voting Rights Cases | The Washington Post, 30 October 2020 |
More on Roberts and Voting Rights Cases | New York Times, 30 October 2020 |
Justice Barrett Sits on First Cases | New York Times, 2 November 2020 |
When Can Juveniles Be Sentenced to Life In Prison? | New York Times, 3 November 2020 |
Can a City Deny Catholic Social Services Agency from Participating in Foster Care System? | New York Times, 4 November 2020 |
Will the Supremes Intervene in the Election? | New York Times, 4 November 2020 |
Obamacare Returns to the "New," Trump-Infused, Supreme Court | New York Times, 9 November 2020 |
Justices Appear Leery to Strike the Whole of Obamacare | New York Times, 10 November 2020 |
Justice Alito to Federalist Society: Liberals are Endangering Liberties | New York Times, 13 November 2020 |
NY State Corona Virus Case to the Supremes | New York Times, 16 November 2020 |
5-4 Court, with Roberts in Dissent, Strikes Down NY State Gathering Limits at Places of Worship | New York Times, 26 November 2020 |
Analysis: First Blush of the "Trump Effect" | New York Times, 26 November 2020 |
Barrett a Boon to Guns Rights Advocates? | New York Times, 30 November 2020 |
Who to Count When Apportioning the House of Representatives? | New York Times, 30 November 2020 |
Justices Seem Dubious About Decision not to Count Unauthorized Immigrants in Redistricting | New York Times, 1 December 2020 |
Justices Hear Case Pitting Corporate Practices Against Human Rights Complaints | New York Times, 1 December 2020 |
Does the Unanimous Jury Decision of Last Term Apply Retroactively? | New York Times, 2 December 2020 |
More Action on State Restrictions on Size of Religious Services | New York Times, 3 December 2020 |
Justices To Hear Trump Administration Medicaid Work Requirement Rules | New York Times, 4 December 2020 |
Can Holocaust Survivors Sue Foreign Governments in U.S. Courts? | New York Times, 8 December 2020 |
Supremes Decline to Enjoin Pennsylvania's Certification of Electoral Results | New York Times, 8 December 2020 |
Texas Files an Original Jurisdiction Suit with the Supremes Seeking Nullification of Electoral Results | New York Times, 8 December 2020 |
The Unitary Executive Theory Comes before the Court in Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac Case | New York Times, 9 December 2020 |
Muslim Men Can Sue Government in No-Fly List Case | New York Times, 10 December 2020 |
Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin Reply to Texas AG Suit... and they are not happy | New York Times, 10 December 2020 |
Some Legal Analysis of the Texas Case | New York Times, 10 December 2020 |
Supremes Will Hear Case Dealing with Paying College Athletes | New York Times, 17 December 2020 |
With Alito and Gorsuch Dissenting, Supremes Pass on KY Injunction Case | New York Times, 17 December 2020 |
Supremes, 6-3, Punt Census Citizenship Count Case | New York Times, 18 December 2020 |
A Swearing Cheerleader, Snap chat, and School Authority to Penalize Speech | New York Times, 29 December 2020 |
In State of the Judiciary Address, C.J. Roberts Praises Courts' Response to Coved | New York Times, 31 December 2020 |
The First Amendment, Twitter, and Social Media Sites | New York Times, 9 January 2021 |
Taylor Swift, Freedom of Expression, and Nominal Damages for Discontinued Policies | New York Times, 12 January 2021 |
6-3 Supremes Reinstate In-Person Procuring of Abortifacients | New York Times, 12 January 2021 |
Supremes Stand Back While President Trump Escalates Executions in His Final Days | New York Times, 18 January 2021 |
Court Sidesteps Refining Doctrine Governing Political Corruption Convictions | New York Times, 25 January 2021 |
Emoluments Suit Against President Trump Dies in the Supreme Court | New York Times, 25 January 2021 |
What are the Limits of the Biden Administration's Advocacy before the Supremes? | New York Times, 1 February 2021 |
Supremes Unanimously Rule Federal Law Prohibits Some Suits Against Foreign Governments | New York Times, 3 February 2021 |
Supremes Partially Rule for California Churches in Pandemic Response Case | New York Times, 6 February 2021 |
Meaning of "Incitement" Central to Trump Impeachment Trial | New York Times, 10 February 2021 |
Biden Justice Department Changes Trump Stance; Urges Court to Uphold Obamacare | New York Times, 10 February 2021 |
Alabama Must Allow Minister at Execution | New York Times, 12 February 2021 |
Increasing Partisanship on Federal Courts | New York Times, 22 February 2021 |
Supremes Unanimously Let Stand Appeals Court Order Opening Trump Tax Returns to Manhattan DA | New York Times, 22 February 2021 |
Supremes Decline, 6-3, Invitation to Revisit Pennsylvania Mail-In Voting in 2020 | New York Times, 22 February 2021 |
Justices Accept Cases Dealing with Abortion Referrals and Immigration Green Card Case | New York Times, 22 February 2021 |
"Hot Pursuit" and Warrantless Entry for Misdemeanors Before the Court | New York Times, 25 February 2021 |
Section II of the Voting Rights Act Before A Court That's Been Lessening Its Scope | New York Times, 1 March 2021 |
Supremes Consider Constitutionality of Appointment Process for Patent Judges | New York Times, 1 March 2021 |
Justices Hear Arguments Challenging Arizona Voting Restriction Against a Title 2 Voting Rights Challenge | New York Times, 2 March 2021 |
Possible Partisan Ramifications of Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee | New York Times, 4 March 2021 |
Justice Barrett's First Majority Opinion | New York Times, 4 March 2021 |
Supremes May Be on Cusp of Rethinking the Doctrine of Qualified Immunity | New York Times, 8 March 2021 |
8-1 Court Holds Nominal Damages Provide Standing in Otherwise Mooted Cases | New York Times, 8 March 2021 |
Union Activity, Private Property, and the Takings Clause Going Before the Court | New York Times, 21 March 2021 |
Justices Suspicious of California Law Promoting Union Activity | New York Times, 22 April 2021 |
Does the Constitution Now Require Women to be Drafted Along with Men? | New York Times, 22 March 2021 |
Police Violence Case Divides Justices | New York Times, 25 March 2021 |
Product Liability Cases Can be Pursued in Home States of Consumers | New York Times, 25 March 2021 |
Frustrated Pensioners and Goldman Sachs Argue Before Frustrated Justices | New York Times, 29 March 2021 |
Supremes Dubious About Denying Payments to College Athletes | New York Times, 31 March 2021 |
Court Rules FCC Can Relax Ownership Limitations in Individual Markets | New York Times, 1 April 2021 |
Religions "Winning Streak" before the Supreme Court | New York Times, 5 April 2021 |
CA Decision Rejecting Trump Blocking of People from His Twitter Account Vacated by Supremes... with Comments from J. Thomas | New York Times, 5 April 2021 |
Google Copy of Java Code "Fair Use" According to a 6-2 Vote of the Supremes | New York Times, 5 April 2021 |
Justice Breyer on Politics and the Court | New York Times, 7 April 2021 |
5-4 Court Lifts State Restrictions on Home Prayer Meetings | New York Times, 10 April 2021 |
Supreme Court Justices Seem to have a Negative View of the News Media | New York Times, 19 April 2021 |
Can Some Temporary Immigrants Apply for a Green Card? | New York Times, 19 April 2021 |
6-3, Supremes Hold There Is No Eighth Amendment Bar to Life Without Parole for Juveniles | New York Times, 22 April 2021 |
Wannabe Cheerleader Online Rant, Student Speech, and the Scope of Freedom of Expression | Washington Post, 26 April 2021 |
Supremes to Hear Challenge to NY Limits on Open Carry of Firearms | New York Times, 26 April 2021 |
Are CIA "Black Sites" State Secrets and Beyond Judicial Review | New York Times, 26 April 2021 |
Can Charities Soliciting Funds Be Required to Divulge Major Donors? | New York Times, 26 April 2021 |
The Article "A" Produces Unusual Court Coalitions | New York Times, 29 April 2021 |
How Many Cheers for Off-Campus, School-Directed Speech? | New York Times, 29 April 2021 |
Justice Thomas... Chatty When on the Phone. Will it Carry Back into the Court's Hearing Room? | New York Times, 3 May 2021 |
Take with a HUGE Grain of Salt, but Early Take on ACB | CNN, 5 May 2021 |
The Pending Voting Rights Statute and the Constitution... and Possible Constitutional Challenges | New York Times, 5 May 2021 |
Who Will Justice Kavanaugh Be? | The Atlantic, 13 May 2021 |
Calls for Justice Breyer to Retire Might Fall on Deaf Ears | New York Times, 17 May 2021 |
Court to Consider Mississippi Ban on Abortions After 15 Weeks Next Term | New York Times, 17 May 2021 |
Unanimous Jury Requirement Not Apply Retroactively According to a 6-3 Court | New York Times, 18 May 2021 |
Supremes, on Jurisdictional Grounds, Initially Side with Energy Companies Over Cities and Global Warming | New York Times, 18 May 2021 |
One Take On Justice Harlan One and Plessy from a New Biography | New York Times, 18 May 2021 |
Would Breyer Retirement Add to Polarization? | New York Times, 19 May 2021 |
Justices, 6-3, Say No to Death by Firing Squad | New York Times, 25 May 2021 |
Supremes May Revisit Oklahoma Native American Case | New York Times, 26 May 2021 |
Harvard Affirmative Action Case Looming Before the Court | New York Times, 31 May 2021 |
How the End of the Term Shapes Up... Big Cases in the Offing | New York Times, 1 June 2021 |
Unanimous Decisions on Tribal Police and Immigrant Testimony | New York Times, 1 June 2021 |
Supremes Narrow Reach of Federal Computer Crime Law | New York Times, 3 June 2021 |
California Case Could Allow Supremes to Set Sights on Assault Weapons Ban | New York Times, 5 June 2021 |
Court Rules "Temporary Protected Status" Doesn't Allow Short-cut to Legal Permanent Residency | New York Times, 7 June 2021 |
Court Denies Cert. to Draft Registration Case | New York Times, 7 June 2021 |
The Pentagon Papers Decision Turns Fifty | New York Times, 9 June 2021 |
Court Limits Law Imposing "Three-Strikes" Mandatory Minimum Sentences | New York Times, 10 June 2021 |
Is Noting "Sex-Offender" Status on a Driver's License a Violation of the First Amendment? | New York Times, 14 June 2021 |
Supremes Reject Sentence Reductions for Crack Offences | New York Times, 14 June 2021 |
A 6-3 Court Holds Texas Lacks Standing to Bring Case Against Obamacare | New York Times, 17 June 2021 |
Divided Court Unanimously Holds Catholic Adoption Agency Need not Consider Same-Sex Couples | New York Times, 17 June 2021 |
Justices Reject Human Rights Suits Against American Corporations That Procure Goods from Abroad | New York Times, 17 June 2021 |
Surprising Results from a "Packed" Supreme Court | New York Times, 18 June 2021 |
Court Hands Student Athletes a Significant Victory Over NCAA Compensation Limits | New York Times, 21 June 2021 |
Fractured Court Holds Patent-Law Judges Appointed Unconstitutionally | New York Times, 21 June 2021 |
Supremes Give Goldman Sachs Another Chance to Avoid Liability to Investors | New York Times, 21 June 2021 |
Court Issues First Decision Supportive of High School Student Expression Rights in Over Fifty Years | New York Times, 23 June 2021 |
6-3 Court Holds California Labor Organizing Law Violates the Takings Clause | New York Times, 23 June 2021 |
"Hot Pursuit" Doesn't Always Justify Warrantless Searches | New York Times, 23 June 2021 |
7-2 Court Holds that President has Authority to Remove Head of Federal Housing Finance Agency | New York Times, 23 June 2021 |
Supremes Rule for Alaska Native Corporations in Covid Relief Case | New York Times, 25 June 2021 |
5-4 Court Denies Standing to Class in Suit Dealing with Terrorism Lists and Credit Reports | New York Times, 25 June 2021 |
Supremes, in 6-3 Vote, Return Excessive Force Case to Lower Courts with Strong Dissent from Alito | New York Times, 28 June 2021 |
Transgender and Excessive Force Cases | New York Times, 28 June 2021 |
New Jersey Can't Block Private Condemnation of Property for Pipeline | New York Times, 29 June 2021 |
Justices Deny Effort to Lift Federal Ban on Evictions | New York Times, 29 June 2021 |
6-3 Court Upholds Arizona Voting Restrictions | New York Times, 1 July 2021 |
6-3 Court Strikes Identifying Major Donors to California Charities | New York Times, 1 July 2021 |
Gorsuch Joins Thomas in Calling for Reconsideration of New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) | New York Times, 2 July 2021 |
Court to Consider if Schools that Offer Sectarian Education Can Participate in State Tuition Program | New York Times, 2 July 2021 |
Court Denies Certiorari to Case Involving a Gay Couple and a Florist | New York Times, 2 July 2021 |
Liptak's Recap of the 2020 Term of the Court | New York Times, 2 July 2021 |
Barnes' Recap of the 2020 Term of the Court | Washington Post, 2 July 2021 |
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