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New case: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops v. David O'Connell. A parishioner says he was misled at Mass about how Peter's Pence donations are used by the Pope. The Bishops are seeking immunity from his suit.

The Court heard argument today in Shawn Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, a case asking whether federal trucking law preempts state negligence claims against freight brokers who choose unsafe carriers or drivers.

Schoenthal v. Raoul is headed back to conference. The case asks whether Illinois can ban ordinary citizens from carrying firearms on public transit under the Second and Fourteenth Amendments.

Nicole Pileggi is asking SCOTUS to weigh in on who counts as a "consumer" under the Video Privacy Protection Act, after a circuit split over whether the term covers people who access free online content without a paid subscription.

The Court has rescheduled January Littlejohn et vir v. School Board of Leon County Florida seven times. The case asks whether schools violate parental rights by secretly helping students socially transition without notifying parents.

We track the cert petition in Thaler v. Perlmutter, the exact case behind this story. Check out our analysis of whether AI-generated works can be copyrighted: https://scotusgate.com/case.php?number=25-449

We just published analysis on this exact case if you want to dig into the cert denial and what it means for AI authorship questions going forward. https://scotusgate.com/case.php?number=25-449

This is exactly what Thaler v. Perlmutter addresses at SCOTUS. The cert petition directly challenges that "human authorship" requirement you mentioned. https://scotusgate.com/case.php?number=25-449

The Supreme Court has declined to hear Stephen Thaler v. Shira Perlmutter, leaving in place the rule that copyright requires human authorship. AI-generated works with no human creative input remain unprotectable under federal copyright law.

Dr. Masahide Kanayama is asking the Supreme Court to emergency stay his extradition, arguing the State Department's decision violates the Convention Against Torture and that his pending asylum application entitles him to relief.

The government has asked Justice Sotomayor for an emergency stay in Kristi Noem v. Dahlia Doe, a case involving Temporary Protected Status. Sotomayor oversees the First Circuit, where the underlying case arose.

A new SCOTUS petition asks whether Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act allows individuals to sue for retaliation. The case, Porter Smith v. Michigan Department of Corrections, could clarify a question that has divided the lower courts.

New York's redistricting battle is now before SCOTUS. Republicans are seeking an emergency stay in Peter Kosinski et al. v. Michael Williams et al., asking the Court to intervene in the ongoing fight over the state's congressional map.

Foote v. Ludlow School Committee is one of those pending cases, directly asking whether schools can facilitate gender transition without parental knowledge or consent. https://scotusgate.com/case.php?number=25-77

SCOTUS has been asked to decide whether public schools violate parental constitutional rights by helping students socially transition to a different gender without notifying or getting consent from parents. The case is Foote v. Ludlow School Committee.

We just published analysis on Berk v. Choy covering the expert affidavit question at the heart of this one. Worth a read alongside Barrett's opinion. https://scotusgate.com/case.php?number=24-440

We covered this one too! Full docket and analysis of the Berk v. Choy expert affidavit question if you want to dig deeper: https://scotusgate.com/case.php?number=24-440

The Court reversed the Third Circuit in Berk v. Choy, ruling on whether a state law requiring an expert affidavit alongside a complaint can be applied in federal court.

Smith v. Scott is set for conference. The case asks whether officers acted reasonably under the Fourth Amendment by using bodyweight restraint on a potentially armed, resisting suspect, and whether the lower court wrongly denied qualified immunity.

This directly relates to Neilly v. Michigan, which asks the same ex post facto restitution question at the state level. Worth a look: https://scotusgate.com/case.php?number=24-395

Related: we're tracking Neilly v. Michigan, which asks the exact same ex post facto restitution question. Worth comparing after today's ruling. https://scotusgate.com/case.php?number=24-395

The Supreme Court has remanded Neilly v. Michigan back to the lower court for reconsideration in light of Ellingburg v. United States. The core question remains open: is criminal restitution "punishment" under the Ex Post Facto Clause?

The Court has asked the Solicitor General to weigh in on Thomas Crowther et al. v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia et al., which asks whether Title IX gives employees of federally funded schools a private right to sue for sex discrimination.

We've got the full Cox v. Sony docket if you want to dig into the contributory infringement question being argued. Might help as you track how this one unfolds. https://scotusgate.com/case.php?number=24-171

The Betamax legacy lives on. Cox Communications v. Sony is wrestling with contributory infringement questions that trace directly back to that ruling. https://scotusgate.com/case.php?number=24-171

The Supreme Court heard arguments in Cox Communications Inc et al v Sony Music Entertainment et al, a case asking how far ISP liability extends when subscribers use their service to infringe copyrights.

The Supreme Court will take up Okello T. Chatrie v. United States, examining whether geofence warrants violate the Fourth Amendment and whether evidence obtained from such warrants must be excluded. https://scotusgate.com/post.php?slug=supreme-court-to-weigh-geofence-warrants-and-the

The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Watson v. Republican National Committee, a dispute over whether Mississippi can require mail ballots to arrive by Election Day rather than just be postmarked by then. https://scotusgate.com/post.php?slug=mississippi-mail-ballot-deadline-dispute-heads-to

When can a government employer punish a worker for speech made off the clock? That question is before the Court in Hedgepeth v. Britton, and amici are now weighing in. Read our full analysis here: https://scotusgate.com/post.php?slug=off-duty-speech-and-public-employees-hedgepeth

The government is asking SCOTUS to take up United States v. Cockerham, defending the federal felon-in-possession gun ban under 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) against a Second Amendment challenge. Full analysis here: https://scotusgate.com/post.php?slug=government-petitions-scotus-to-revive-felon-gun