Recent Decisions
National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (January 13, 2022)
Supreme Court stays enforcement of OSHA's workplace vaccine mandate.
Biden v. Missouri (January 13, 2022)
Supreme Court stays an injunction prohibiting the enforcement of the HHS mandate that Medicare and Medicaid facilities ensure that their staff—unless exempt for medical or religious reasons or teleworking full-time—are vaccinated against COVID–19.
Babcock v. Kijakazi (January 13, 2022)
A retiree's civil service pension, for work as a “military technician (dual status),” triggers the Social Security windfall elimination provision, although the retiree was required to maintain National Guard membership as a condition of employment.
Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson (December 10, 2021)
Supreme Court dismisses Texas Heartbeat Act defendants except for executive licensing officials who may take enforcement action against abortion providers for violations of the Act.
City of Tahlequah v. Bond (October 18, 2021)
Reversing the Tenth Circuit, the Supreme Court holds that officers involved in a fatal shooting are entitled to qualified immunity.
Latest Supreme Court News
A quest to reclaim a Pissarro masterpiece hinges on the Erie doctrine
SCOTUSblog,
At the beginning of World War II, the heir of a prominent German Jewish art collector was forced to surrender her family’s Camille Pissarro painting to the Nazis. Her heirs have been litigating for more than 15 years over rights to the painting, an Impressionist... The post A quest to reclaim a Pissarro masterpiece hinges on the <em>Erie</em> doctrine appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
Vaccine Mandates, Texas, N.F.L.: Your Weekend Briefing
The New York Times,
Here’s what you need to know about the week’s top stories.
Hospitals Confront the Fallout From Supreme Court Ruling on Vaccine Mandate
The New York Times,
They could face more staff shortages, and workers and facilities could feel caught between opposing state and federal policies.
Politics and the Supreme Court
The New York Times,
Several readers accuse the court of making decisions based on partisanship, not legal reasoning.
Can the Public Trust that an Unmasked Justice Gorsuch was Unbiased About Mandates?
Justia's Verdict,
Cornell law professor Michael C. Dorf asks whether we can trust that Justice Neil Gorsuch—who was the sole Justice not to wear a mask during oral arguments last week—was unbiased in considering two challenges to the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates. Professor Dorf argues that Justice Gorsuch’s refusal to wear a mask indicates that he either does not believe the public health guidance or thinks he should be free to decide for himself whether to follow it—both of which possibilities undercut public confidence in the basis for his votes in the vaccine cases.
Press Release Regarding Upcoming Oral Argument Sessions
Supreme Court of the United States,
The Court will hear all oral arguments scheduled for the January and February sessions in the Courtroom. Courtroom access will be limited to the Justices, essential Court personnel, counsel in the scheduled cases, and journalists with full-time press credentials issued by the Supreme Court. Out of concern for the health and safety of the public and Supreme Court employees, the Courtroom sessions will not be open to the public. The Court will continue to closely monitor public health guidance in...
Current Supreme Court Justices
Chief Justice of the United States
Associate Justice
Associate Justice
Associate Justice
Associate Justice
Associate Justice
Associate Justice
Associate Justice
Associate Justice
Photos of the justices courtesy of the Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States
