#SCOTUS opinions coming shortly. Reminder: There are 12 decisions remaining — including voting rights, financial disclosure, student speech rights, and more. As always, we don’t know which or how many decisions are coming.
First #SCOTUS decision is in Lange v. California. Kagan has the opinion for the court, holding that police pursuing a fleeing misdemeanor suspect do not "categorically" have justification to enter a home without a warrant. supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf…
It's basically a 7-2 decision, although there are some caveats there (see opinion and below). Roberts, joined by Alito, thinks the court goes too far, saying that flight is, itself, an exigent circumstance that would allow warrantless entry.
Second — and not final — #SCOTUS decision today is Collins v. Yellen (the Fannie/Freddie case). Alito has the court's opinion. supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf…
Here's the key part on the constitutional question (Section III.B), and it's the part Kagan and Breyer do not join (Sotomayor didn't sign on to any of the majority opinion, so, she doesn't either.):
Breaking: Supreme Court rules 8-1 that a high school violated a student's free expression rights when it kicked her off the cheerleading team for off-campus speech.
Breyer has the opinion for the court. Alito, joined by Gorsuch, writes a concurring opinion (although they join Breyer's decision as well). Only Thomas dissents. supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf…
At least one more opinion is coming.
Today's final #SCOTUS decision is Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid. Roberts has the 6-3 opinion for the court, finding a taking in the case over a California agricultural regulation. Breyer, joined by Sotomayor and Kagan, dissents. supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf…
With that, eight #SCOTUS decisions remain, including both the voting rights and financial disclosure cases. The next decisions are expected on Friday.
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BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds district court order that the Trump administration "facilitate" the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was improperly sent to El Salvador.
A part of the government's request to vacate the original order is "effectively granted" b/c the deadline passed, SCOTUS holds, but the rest of the order stands. As to the requirement to "effectuate" Abrego Garcia's return, the district court should "clarify" that, w/ deference to executive.
BREAKING: On a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court allows the Education Dep't to halt payment of grants.
A district court issued a TRO blocking the cancelation of the grants in a suit brought by eight states. The appeals court refused a stay pending appeal.
Today, SCOTUS stayed the TRO—blocking payments.
Thomas, Alito and the three Trump appointees formed the five-justice majority who issued the unsigned per curiam opinion.
Roberts wrote nothing but noted he would have denied the application.
Kagan and Jackson wrote dissents. Sotomayor joined Jackson's dissent, which does not hold back:
BREAKING: Chief Judge Boasberg issues a classwide, nationwide temporary restraining order, blocking removal of any noncitizens in U.S. custody who are subject to today's AEA order for the next 14 days.
With planes leaving, he says, "I am required to act immediately."
BREAKING: A federal judge this morning issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport several Venezuelan nationals with no process.
BREAKING: A federal district court judge in Kentucky vacates the Biden administration's Title IX rule, challenged largely for its transgender protections, a decision with nationwide effect.
The rule had been blocked in over half over the country as a result of several different challenges, but there had been no nationwide ruling — and appeals are pending in several appeals courts.
Schumer is filing cloture on several judicial nominations. Republicans are forcing them to go into executive session separately for each nomination. The Dems are just pushing ahead. Here was Schumer before the 10th vote, by my count, began.
By the Republicans refusing to give unanimous consent, the Dems are having to go through a series of procedural votes on each nominee.
They're passing on party-line votes, but the Republicans are literally just forcing them to take hours on this.
So far, cloture has been filed for:
- Amir H. Ali (D.D.C.)
- Sparkle L. Sooknanan (D.D.C.)
- Brian E. Murphy (D. Mass.)
- Anne Hwang (C.D. Calif.)
- Cynthia Dixon (C.D. Calif.)
This voting began at 6:32 pm, C-SPAN notes, after the vote on Kidd for the 11th Circuit.