Alright — in my quest to keep up with the numerous court battles playing out at the moment, I’m left still playing catch-up on this term’s Supreme Court decisions, but we’ll get there.
The court has handed down 24 decisions thus far for the 2024 term, and we’ve covered eight. Our next set of cases were all handed down on February 21. They’re all essentially procedural rulings and a bit on the wonky side, but among them, we’ve got two unanimous (9-0) decisions and one with a rather interesting split (5-4, with Justice Kavanaugh and Chief Justice Roberts siding with the liberal justices).
Given their wonkiness, translating these holdings to non-legalese is a bit of a challenge, but hopefully, the overviews below will prove helpful.
February 2025 Decisions – Part 1
Date: February 21, 2025
Author: Sotomayor
Split: 9-0
Dissent: N/A
Appeal From: D.C. Circuit
The…