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24 May, 5 tweets, 1 min read
SCOTUS opinion morning!

First ruling is United States v. Palomar-Santiago, an immigration case. Unanimous opinion written by Justice Sotomayor supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf…
Another 9th circuit reversal. Can't immediately think of a recent Supreme Court decision where a 9th circuit ruling was affirmed
At least one more opinion coming this morning, so stay tuned.
Second and final ruling of the day: another unanimous decision in Guam v US, written by Justice Thomas. supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf…
So just two straightforward rulings ticked off today and 27 left to go before the end of June. Seems they're saving all the good stuff for the end.

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19 May
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whitehouse.gov/pcscotus/publi…
Now they're recording voice votes on accepting the bylaws. Everybody is saying yes so far, except for @WilliamBaude, who said "aye".
A couple of absences today: @Sifill_LDF and @tribelaw and a few others. Their plan: six meetings over the next six months, including two with testimony from members of the public.
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17 May
My 4pm radio hit on today's abortion grant was a casualty of CA's mask mandate extension, so here's a bit of what I was going to say. Roe v Wade is in v big trouble, but there is a lot of murkiness ahead. THREAD
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29 Apr
Key moment in yesterday's student-speech hearing at SCOTUS: Justice Kagan asking Lisa Blatt about lower court rulings that interpret Tinker v. Des Moines in ways that greatly weaken speech protections
This is crucial: Blatt's central argument is that halting school regulation of student speech outside the schoolhouse gate is unnecessary to let kids express themselves freely. Controversial political and other forms of speech will still be protected under Tinker, Blatt insists.
But as Kagan notes, a district court in 2007 upheld a principal's ban on students wearing t-shirts w the message "We Are Not Criminals" (protesting an immigration bill) b/c it may have caused fights.
Here's that ruling, Madrid v. Anthony: casetext.com/case/madrid-v-…
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28 Apr
Mahanoy v. BL, the cheerleader speech case, begins now here:

c-span.org/video/?510036-…
Roberts to Lisa Blatt: what about political or religious speech that is directed at the school? Can that be regulated?

Blatt: no, b/c it's not directed to a school audience
Roberts: well but what if a Snapchat is critical of a school or a teacher?

Blatt: schools can't punish message, but they can punish the manner (no picketing)
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28 Apr
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22 Apr
SCOTUS watch: a recent emergency-docket opinion suggests the Supreme Court has changed its mind on the meaning of religious liberty.

In 10 minutes, when rulings drop, we may find out if the Court is abandoning a 30-year-old precedent in its Fulton v. Philadelphia decision.
More opinions coming in 3 minutes. If Fulton v. Philly is coming today, all we know is that Justice Barrett did not write it.
2nd opinion in Carr v. Saul is unanimous: gives Social Security claimants a wider berth to make claims supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf…
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