Amy Howe is a Reporter at SCOTUSblog and its co-founder. She specializes in law and legal affairs, with a focus on litigation, the judicial system, and international laws, while also covering topics related to telecommunications and crime. Amy's work has been featured in various publications, including The Shepherd of the Hills Gazette, Yahoo News, and The Dispatch.
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By: Katie Barlow
Three days after the Supreme Court issued its first set of summer orders, President Donald Trump’s request for the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to leave in place the 2023 verdict against him in a civil suit brought by E. Jean Carroll has been distributed to the justices. This means that the court could act on Trump’s request on the next set of summer orders, which are scheduled to be released on Monday, Aug. 17.
When asked during a 2022 appearance at the University of Pennsylvania about the opinions of which she was most proud, Justice Elena Kagan cited her 2015 opinion in Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC as one she had “thought about a lot over the years.” As a legal matter, the case was a relatively obscure one, arising from a dispute over the royalties from the patent for a Spider-Man toy. The inventor of the toy asked the court to overrule Brulotte v. Thys Co., a 1964 decision holding that a patent holder cannot charge royalties for the use of his invention after the patent expires.
By: Saul Loeb
The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to fully implement an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that seeks to impose additional restrictions on mail-in voting. U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer called an order by a federal judge in Massachusetts that paused portions of the order in 23 states and the District of Columbia “extraordinary,” and he argued that it “flouts settled” doctrines governing when courts can weigh in on a dispute.
By: Kevin Dietsch
The Trump administration will (apparently) not ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its June 30
President Donald Trump has returned to the Supreme Court to challenge a second jury award to E. Jean Carroll. Look to the Morning Reads section for more on the new petition for review.
By: Kevin Dietsch
Lawyers for President Donald Trump and the federal government on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to take up his appeal of the defamation case brought against him by journalist E. Jean Carroll. A jury awarded Carroll $83.3 million in the case, and a federal appeals court in New York upheld that verdict.
As a resource for court observers interested in criminal law, this column completes (together with
By: Andrew Harnik
Lawyers for a group of 23 states and the District of Columbia on Monday afternoon urged the Supreme Court to leave in place an order by a federal court in Boston that barred the federal government from applying provisions of an executive order on mail-in voting to those states in the November elections. In a 45-page filing
By: Tom Williams
The Supreme Court will kick off its 2026-27 term with oral arguments in a lawsuit brought by a Colorado county seeking millions of dollars from oil and gas companies for their alleged role in exacerbating climate change. The calendar for the justices’ October argument session, released on Tuesday afternoon, indicates that Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) v. Commissioners of Boulder County will be the first case argued on Monday, Oct. 5 – the first Monday in October and the official start of the court’s new term.
Believe it or not, back-to-school season is already here, at least in some parts of the United States. But we’ve still got about two months until it’s back-to-Supreme-Court season for the justices. Ever wondered why that is? Amy explores the significance of the first Monday in October in today’s Ask Amy.
