NYTimes (and Bonus) Coverage of the 2020 Term of the Supreme Court

Justices to Consider Whether to Consider "Free Speech Zones" on Campuses New York Times, 18 August 2020
In the Wake of Justice Ginsburg Comes Nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the Seventh Circuit New York Times, 27 September 2020
Court Accepts Undocumented Aliens and Congressional Districting Case New York Times, 30 September 2020
2020 Term of the Supreme Court Brings a Cornucopia of Cases, Some New, Others Old New York Times, 2 October 2020
Wither John Roberts in a Court Soon to be Remade New York Times, 4 October 2020
AND... They're Off! Term Starts with Case on Ideological Balancing on State Courts. New York Times, 6 October 2020
Justices Alito and Thomas Implicitly Suggest Court Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Precedent New York Times, 5 October 2020
Supremes Reinstate South Carolina Restriction on Absentee Ballots New York Times, 6 October 2020
Court Hears No-Fly List Case New York Times, 6 October 2020
Oracle and Google Battle in the Supreme Court New York Times, 7 October 2020
In-Person Procurement of Abortion Pill Temporarily Suspended New York Times, 7 October 2020
"Rooted In Faith, Amy Coney Barrett Represents a New Conservatism" New York Times, 12 October 2020
Day One of Barrett Hearings New York Times, 12 October 2020
Barrett and Her Likely Effect on the Ideological Direction of the Court New York Times, 13 October 2020
The Perils of Court Packing Efforts New York Times, 13 October 2020
Court Holds that Census Count Can Be Stopped Early New York Times, 14 October 2020
Can States Not Include Undocumented Persons in Factoring Redistricting Decisions New York Times, 17 October 2020
Supremes to Decide the Legality of Elements of President Trump's Asylum and Border Wall Policies New York Times, 19 October 2020
Supremes Support Pennsylvania Decision to Extend Counting of Mail-In Ballots New York Times, 19 October 2020
Court Blocks Federal Court Order to Allow Curbside Voting in Alabama New York Times, 21 October 2020
Rulings without Rationale New York Times, 26 October 2020
Justices Deny Wisconsin Bid to Extend Deadline for Receiving Mail-In Ballots New York Times, 26 October 2020
Justice Barrett is Sworn In New York Times, 27 October 2020
Pennsylvania and North Carolina Allowed Longer Deadlines to Accept Absentee Ballots New York Times, 28 October 2020
The Centrality (for now) of Chief Justice Roberts in 2020 Voting Rights Cases The Washington Post, 30 October 2020
More on Roberts and Voting Rights Cases New York Times, 30 October 2020
Justice Barrett Sits on First Cases New York Times, 2 November 2020
When Can Juveniles Be Sentenced to Life In Prison? New York Times, 3 November 2020
Can a City Deny Catholic Social Services Agency from Participating in Foster Care System? New York Times, 4 November 2020
Will the Supremes Intervene in the Election? New York Times, 4 November 2020
Obamacare Returns to the "New," Trump-Infused, Supreme Court New York Times, 9 November 2020
Justices Appear Leery to Strike the Whole of Obamacare New York Times, 10 November 2020
Justice Alito to Federalist Society: Liberals are Endangering Liberties New York Times, 13 November 2020
NY State Corona Virus Case to the Supremes New York Times, 16 November 2020
5-4 Court, with Roberts in Dissent, Strikes Down NY State Gathering Limits at Places of Worship New York Times, 26 November 2020
Analysis: First Blush of the "Trump Effect" New York Times, 26 November 2020
Barrett a Boon to Guns Rights Advocates? New York Times, 30 November 2020
Who to Count When Apportioning the House of Representatives? New York Times, 30 November 2020
Justices Seem Dubious About Decision not to Count Unauthorized Immigrants in Redistricting New York Times, 1 December 2020
Justices Hear Case Pitting Corporate Practices Against Human Rights Complaints New York Times, 1 December 2020
Does the Unanimous Jury Decision of Last Term Apply Retroactively? New York Times, 2 December 2020
More Action on State Restrictions on Size of Religious Services New York Times, 3 December 2020
Justices To Hear Trump Administration Medicaid Work Requirement Rules New York Times, 4 December 2020
Can Holocaust Survivors Sue Foreign Governments in U.S. Courts? New York Times, 8 December 2020
Supremes Decline to Enjoin Pennsylvania's Certification of Electoral Results New York Times, 8 December 2020
Texas Files an Original Jurisdiction Suit with the Supremes Seeking Nullification of Electoral Results New York Times, 8 December 2020
The Unitary Executive Theory Comes before the Court in Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac Case New York Times, 9 December 2020
Muslim Men Can Sue Government in No-Fly List Case New York Times, 10 December 2020
Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin Reply to Texas AG Suit... and they are not happy New York Times, 10 December 2020
Some Legal Analysis of the Texas Case New York Times, 10 December 2020
Supremes Will Hear Case Dealing with Paying College Athletes New York Times, 17 December 2020
With Alito and Gorsuch Dissenting, Supremes Pass on KY Injunction Case New York Times, 17 December 2020
Supremes, 6-3, Punt Census Citizenship Count Case New York Times, 18 December 2020
A Swearing Cheerleader, Snap chat, and School Authority to Penalize Speech New York Times, 29 December 2020
In State of the Judiciary Address, C.J. Roberts Praises Courts' Response to Coved New York Times, 31 December 2020
The First Amendment, Twitter, and Social Media Sites New York Times, 9 January 2021
Taylor Swift, Freedom of Expression, and Nominal Damages for Discontinued Policies New York Times, 12 January 2021
6-3 Supremes Reinstate In-Person Procuring of Abortifacients New York Times, 12 January 2021
Supremes Stand Back While President Trump Escalates Executions in His Final Days New York Times, 18 January 2021
Court Sidesteps Refining Doctrine Governing Political Corruption Convictions New York Times, 25 January 2021
Emoluments Suit Against President Trump Dies in the Supreme Court New York Times, 25 January 2021
What are the Limits of the Biden Administration's Advocacy before the Supremes? New York Times, 1 February 2021
Supremes Unanimously Rule Federal Law Prohibits Some Suits Against Foreign Governments New York Times, 3 February 2021
Supremes Partially Rule for California Churches in Pandemic Response Case New York Times, 6 February 2021
Meaning of "Incitement" Central to Trump Impeachment Trial New York Times, 10 February 2021
Biden Justice Department Changes Trump Stance; Urges Court to Uphold Obamacare New York Times, 10 February 2021
Alabama Must Allow Minister at Execution New York Times, 12 February 2021
Increasing Partisanship on Federal Courts New York Times, 22 February 2021
Supremes Unanimously Let Stand Appeals Court Order Opening Trump Tax Returns to Manhattan DA New York Times, 22 February 2021
Supremes Decline, 6-3, Invitation to Revisit Pennsylvania Mail-In Voting in 2020 New York Times, 22 February 2021
Justices Accept Cases Dealing with Abortion Referrals and Immigration Green Card Case New York Times, 22 February 2021
"Hot Pursuit" and Warrantless Entry for Misdemeanors Before the Court New York Times, 25 February 2021
Section II of the Voting Rights Act Before A Court That's Been Lessening Its Scope New York Times, 1 March 2021
Supremes Consider Constitutionality of Appointment Process for Patent Judges New York Times, 1 March 2021
Justices Hear Arguments Challenging Arizona Voting Restriction Against a Title 2 Voting Rights Challenge New York Times, 2 March 2021
Possible Partisan Ramifications of Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee New York Times, 4 March 2021
Justice Barrett's First Majority Opinion New York Times, 4 March 2021
Supremes May Be on Cusp of Rethinking the Doctrine of Qualified Immunity New York Times, 8 March 2021
8-1 Court Holds Nominal Damages Provide Standing in Otherwise Mooted Cases New York Times, 8 March 2021
Union Activity, Private Property, and the Takings Clause Going Before the Court New York Times, 21 March 2021
Justices Suspicious of California Law Promoting Union Activity New York Times, 22 April 2021
Does the Constitution Now Require Women to be Drafted Along with Men? New York Times, 22 March 2021
Police Violence Case Divides Justices New York Times, 25 March 2021
Product Liability Cases Can be Pursued in Home States of Consumers New York Times, 25 March 2021
Frustrated Pensioners and Goldman Sachs Argue Before Frustrated Justices New York Times, 29 March 2021
Supremes Dubious About Denying Payments to College Athletes New York Times, 31 March 2021
Court Rules FCC Can Relax Ownership Limitations in Individual Markets New York Times, 1 April 2021
Religions "Winning Streak" before the Supreme Court New York Times, 5 April 2021
CA Decision Rejecting Trump Blocking of People from His Twitter Account Vacated by Supremes... with Comments from J. Thomas New York Times, 5 April 2021
Google Copy of Java Code "Fair Use" According to a 6-2 Vote of the Supremes New York Times, 5 April 2021
Justice Breyer on Politics and the Court New York Times, 7 April 2021
5-4 Court Lifts State Restrictions on Home Prayer Meetings New York Times, 10 April 2021
Supreme Court Justices Seem to have a Negative View of the News Media New York Times, 19 April 2021
Can Some Temporary Immigrants Apply for a Green Card? New York Times, 19 April 2021
6-3, Supremes Hold There Is No Eighth Amendment Bar to Life Without Parole for Juveniles New York Times, 22 April 2021
Wannabe Cheerleader Online Rant, Student Speech, and the Scope of Freedom of Expression Washington Post, 26 April 2021
Supremes to Hear Challenge to NY Limits on Open Carry of Firearms New York Times, 26 April 2021
Are CIA "Black Sites" State Secrets and Beyond Judicial Review New York Times, 26 April 2021
Can Charities Soliciting Funds Be Required to Divulge Major Donors? New York Times, 26 April 2021
The Article "A" Produces Unusual Court Coalitions New York Times, 29 April 2021
How Many Cheers for Off-Campus, School-Directed Speech? New York Times, 29 April 2021
Justice Thomas... Chatty When on the Phone. Will it Carry Back into the Court's Hearing Room? New York Times, 3 May 2021
Take with a HUGE Grain of Salt, but Early Take on ACB CNN, 5 May 2021
The Pending Voting Rights Statute and the Constitution... and Possible Constitutional Challenges New York Times, 5 May 2021
Who Will Justice Kavanaugh Be? The Atlantic, 13 May 2021
Calls for Justice Breyer to Retire Might Fall on Deaf Ears New York Times, 17 May 2021
Court to Consider Mississippi Ban on Abortions After 15 Weeks Next Term New York Times, 17 May 2021
Unanimous Jury Requirement Not Apply Retroactively According to a 6-3 Court New York Times, 18 May 2021
Supremes, on Jurisdictional Grounds, Initially Side with Energy Companies Over Cities and Global Warming New York Times, 18 May 2021
One Take On Justice Harlan One and Plessy from a New Biography New York Times, 18 May 2021
Would Breyer Retirement Add to Polarization? New York Times, 19 May 2021
Justices, 6-3, Say No to Death by Firing Squad New York Times, 25 May 2021
Supremes May Revisit Oklahoma Native American Case New York Times, 26 May 2021
Harvard Affirmative Action Case Looming Before the Court New York Times, 31 May 2021
How the End of the Term Shapes Up... Big Cases in the Offing New York Times, 1 June 2021
Unanimous Decisions on Tribal Police and Immigrant Testimony New York Times, 1 June 2021
Supremes Narrow Reach of Federal Computer Crime Law New York Times, 3 June 2021
California Case Could Allow Supremes to Set Sights on Assault Weapons Ban New York Times, 5 June 2021
Court Rules "Temporary Protected Status" Doesn't Allow Short-cut to Legal Permanent Residency New York Times, 7 June 2021
Court Denies Cert. to Draft Registration Case New York Times, 7 June 2021
The Pentagon Papers Decision Turns Fifty New York Times, 9 June 2021
Court Limits Law Imposing "Three-Strikes" Mandatory Minimum Sentences New York Times, 10 June 2021
Is Noting "Sex-Offender" Status on a Driver's License a Violation of the First Amendment? New York Times, 14 June 2021
Supremes Reject Sentence Reductions for Crack Offences New York Times, 14 June 2021
A 6-3 Court Holds Texas Lacks Standing to Bring Case Against Obamacare New York Times, 17 June 2021
Divided Court Unanimously Holds Catholic Adoption Agency Need not Consider Same-Sex Couples New York Times, 17 June 2021
Justices Reject Human Rights Suits Against American Corporations That Procure Goods from Abroad New York Times, 17 June 2021
Surprising Results from a "Packed" Supreme Court New York Times, 18 June 2021
Court Hands Student Athletes a Significant Victory Over NCAA Compensation Limits New York Times, 21 June 2021
Fractured Court Holds Patent-Law Judges Appointed Unconstitutionally New York Times, 21 June 2021
Supremes Give Goldman Sachs Another Chance to Avoid Liability to Investors New York Times, 21 June 2021
Court Issues First Decision Supportive of High School Student Expression Rights in Over Fifty Years New York Times, 23 June 2021
6-3 Court Holds California Labor Organizing Law Violates the Takings Clause New York Times, 23 June 2021
"Hot Pursuit" Doesn't Always Justify Warrantless Searches New York Times, 23 June 2021
7-2 Court Holds that President has Authority to Remove Head of Federal Housing Finance Agency New York Times, 23 June 2021
Supremes Rule for Alaska Native Corporations in Covid Relief Case New York Times, 25 June 2021
5-4 Court Denies Standing to Class in Suit Dealing with Terrorism Lists and Credit Reports New York Times, 25 June 2021
Supremes, in 6-3 Vote, Return Excessive Force Case to Lower Courts with Strong Dissent from Alito New York Times, 28 June 2021
Transgender and Excessive Force Cases New York Times, 28 June 2021
New Jersey Can't Block Private Condemnation of Property for Pipeline New York Times, 29 June 2021
Justices Deny Effort to Lift Federal Ban on Evictions New York Times, 29 June 2021
6-3 Court Upholds Arizona Voting Restrictions New York Times, 1 July 2021
6-3 Court Strikes Identifying Major Donors to California Charities New York Times, 1 July 2021
Gorsuch Joins Thomas in Calling for Reconsideration of New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) New York Times, 2 July 2021
Court to Consider if Schools that Offer Sectarian Education Can Participate in State Tuition Program New York Times, 2 July 2021
Court Denies Certiorari to Case Involving a Gay Couple and a Florist New York Times, 2 July 2021
Liptak's Recap of the 2020 Term of the Court New York Times, 2 July 2021
Barnes' Recap of the 2020 Term of the Court Washington Post, 2 July 2021
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