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Court rules against cruise lines in Cuban confiscation case scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-…

NEW: The court has indicated that it may release opinions next Thursday, May 28, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. We will be live blogging that morning beginning at 9:30.

The Supreme Court on Thursday left in place a ruling by a federal appeals court in favor of an Alabama man who has been on that state’s death row for more than two decades. scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-…

Court puts off deciding whether to consider $5 million verdict against Trump – yet again scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-…

The final update of the morning is in Hamm v. Smith, which has been dismissed as improvidently granted. In Hamm, the court considered how to analyze multiple IQ scores when a defendant claims that he is intellectually disabled and cannot be executed. supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf…

The 2nd op is Havana Docks, on whether a U.S. company can recover from cruise lines that used docks in Havana from 2016-2019. An 8-1 court reverses a decision stating that it could not recover because interest in the docks would have expired before 2016. supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf…

The first opinion is in M&K Employee Solutions, on withdrawal from multiemployer pension plans. Court unanimously holds that, under ERISA, actuaries can select the assumptions that underlie the withdrawal-liability calculation after the measurement date. supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf…

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Good morning, and welcome to another opinion day at the Supreme Court. We'll be live blogging beginning in about 30 minutes. scotusblog.com/2026/05/announ…

Monday's #SCOTUS grants (and a possible summary reversal): a sequel to Daubert on expert testimony admissibility; and Virginia says the 4th Circuit failed to defer to state courts on habeas corpus--again. share.google/4YlAfCU8eCBP3o…

Join us this time tomorrow (Thursday) for an opinion day live blog. scotusblog.com/2026/05/announ…

Reminder: The court has indicated that it may release opinions on Thursday morning. We will be live blogging beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT. scotusblog.com/2026/05/announ…

Court agrees to hear case on ability of employees to bring certain suits for sex discrimination, turns down child pornography reporting suit against X scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-…

Court denies Virginia’s request to reinstate congressional map that would benefit Democrats scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-…

Republican legislators urge justices to leave Virginia Supreme Court’s redistricting ruling in place scotusblog.com/2026/05/republ…

The court on Thursday afternoon issued an order that continued to block a ruling by a federal appeals court in Louisiana which had barred the mailing of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortion. scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-…

NEW: Court allows mail access to abortion pill for now. Justices Thomas and Alito dissented. supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf…

NEW: The court has indicated that it may release opinions next Thursday, May 21, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. We will be live blogging that morning beginning at 9:30.

The 2nd and final opinion is in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties, on whether a court that has previously put claims in a pending action on hold has the power to confirm or vacate a resulting arbitration award. The court unanimously holds that it does. supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf…

The first opinion is in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, on whether freight brokers can be held liable for negligent hiring. In a unanimous opinion from Barrett, the court holds that a claim that one company negligently hired another can move forward. supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf…