The ACS SCOTUS Updates blog offers rapid-response analysis for cases before the U.S. Supreme Court of interest to the progressive legal movement and central to our mission. ACS’s issue area experts breakdown oral arguments and opinions to provide crucial context and key takeaways. Check back often for updates.
Today, June 5, the Supreme Court released several decisions of the 2024-2025 Term, including Ames v. Ohio, in which the Court held unanimously that members of majority groups face the same burdens as minority groups when bringing employment discrimination claims. What You Need to Know Question Before the Court: Is a heterosexual plaintiff, who believes […]
On May 22, the Supreme Court issued a 4-4 one-line, per curiam decision in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond. The decision leaves in place an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision that blocked the creation of what would have been the nation’s first religious public charter school. What You Need to Know Facts of this […]
On March 26, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a 7-2 decision in Bondi v. VanDerStok. This case focused on the government’s authority to regulate “ghost guns” under the Gun Control Act of 1968. A ruling against the government would have increased the availability of untraceable, unlicensed firearms further exacerbating the gun violence crisis. What You […]
This month, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two First Amendment cases that could have significant ramifications for free speech on the internet. TikTok v. Garland, an emergency application challenging the federal law that would ban the social media company, was heard on January 10 and a decision was released last Friday. On January […]
Today, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a challenge under the Equal Protection Clause to Tennessee Senate Bill 1, which prohibits healthcare providers from performing or administering gender-affirming care to minors while allowing the same treatments for minors who suffer from “congenital defect, precocious puberty, disease, or physical injury.” This is […]
