The Supreme Court will decide whether a group of Maryland parents can opt to have their children exempted from LGBTQ-themed storybooks. The justices on Friday afternoon granted Mahmoud v. Taylor, in which a coalition of parents from Montgomery County, Md., contend that requiring their children... The post Justices take up Maryland parents’ challenge to LGBTQ books in schools appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

This article was updated on Jan. 17 at 12:45 p.m. The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld a federal law that will require TikTok to shut down in the United States unless its Chinese parent company can sell off the U.S. company by Jan. 19.... The post Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

We are expecting one or more opinions from the court this morning at 10 a.m. EST. Join us for our live blog. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme... The post The morning read for Friday, Jan. 17 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

On Friday, Jan. 17, we live blogged as the court ruled in TikTok v. Garland. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements.     The post Announcement of opinions for Friday, Jan. 17 (complete) appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court’s upcoming conference – the second January conference — is ordinarily the justices’ last opportunity to add new... The post In a slew of new cases, the justices take in closer look appeared first on SCOTUSblog.