Oral Argument: Noem v. Al Otro Lado | One Step From America — When Does Arrive Actually Mean Arrive?
Noem v. Al Otro Lado | Case No. 25-5 | Docket Link: Here | Oral Argument: 3/24/26Question Presented: Whether noncitizens stopped on Mexican soil "arrive in the United States" triggering mandatory insp...
24 Maalis 1h 22min
Oral Argument: Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction, Inc. | Lost Lawsuit for Mistaken Nondisclosure?
Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction, Inc. | Case No. 25-6 | Docket Link: Here | Argument: 3/24/26Overview: Fifth Circuit's mechanical judicial estoppel rule bars claims entirely when bankruptcy filer...
24 Maalis 1h 10min
Oral Argument: Watson v. RNC | Can States Accept Mail-In Ballots After Election Day?
Watson v. Republican National Committee (RNC) | Case No. 24-1260 | Docket Link: Here | Argument: 3/23/26Question Presented: Whether federal election-day statutes preempt state laws allowing ballots ca...
23 Maalis 2h 9min
Opinion Summary: Olivier v. City of Brandon | Sidewalk Sermon Suit over Section 1983
Olivier v. City of Brandon | Sidewalk Sermon Suit over Section 1983 | Argument Date: 12/3/25 | Date Decided: 3/20/26In Olivier versus City of Brandon, Mississippi, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously ...
22 Maalis 12min
Case Preview: Trump v. Barbara | Born Here, But Not American?
Trump v. Barbara | Case No. 25-365 | Docket Link: Here | Argument: 4/1/26Question Presented: Does the Executive Order denying birthright citizenship to children of undocumented or temporary-visa mothe...
20 Maalis 14min
Case Preview: Pitchford v. Cain | Blocked, Then Blamed: Jury Selection Bind
Pitchford v. Cain | Case No. 24-7351 | Docket Link: Here | Argument: 3/31/26Overview: Death row inmate Terry Pitchford argues prosecutor Doug Evans deliberately excluded Black jurors in his 2006 capit...
19 Maalis 13min
Case Preview: Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties | Paused for Arbitration — Does the Court Stay in Charge??
Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties | Case No. 25-83 | Docket Link: Here | Argument: 3/30/26Overview: A former hotel security guard lost his arbitration entirely, then argued the federal court he origina...
18 Maalis 12min
Case Preview: Abouammo v. United States | Where's Your Trial, Home Turf or Government's Pick?
Abouammo v. United States | Case No. 25-5146 | Docket Link: Here | Argument: 3/30/36Question Presented: Whether venue lies in a district where no offense conduct occurred, so long as the statute's int...
17 Maalis 15min
