#SCOTUS grants one new case, Brown v. Davenport (20-826), a case that could even further limit the circumstances under which federal habeas relief can be granted.
#SCOTUS vacates the appeals court judgment in the case over Trump's blocking people on Twitter as moot because Trump is no longer president. Thomas concurs. 
Here is the full #SCOTUS orders list: supremecourt.gov/orders/courtor…
To return to the Trump Twitter-blocking case, Thomas's concurrence, although only for himself, is a RIDE: "We will soon have no choice but to address how our legal doctrines apply to highly concentrated, privately owned information infrastructure such as digital platforms."
One or more opinions coming starting at 10a.
Only one #SCOTUS opinion this morning, in Google v. Oracle. Breyer has the 6-2 opinion for the Court siding with Google, finding fair use, and reversing the Federal Circuit. supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf…
Thomas dissented, joined by Alito. Barrett did not participate, as the case was argued before she joined the Court.
Go read Thomas's concurrence in the Twitter case. That's the SCOTUS news people are going to be talking about today. But, when you do, remember that Thomas was only writing for himself and that he often does so. He influences conservative thinking, but not necessarily the law.
One final note: The other writing this morning came from Gorsuch, joined by Alito, dissenting from the Court's denial of cert in a Title VII religion case asking the Court to review a key 1977 precedent relating to religious accommodations and the "undue hardship" test.
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