It is that time of the summer -- time to start thinking about the next Supreme Court term.
After a longer delay than usual, apparently, the opening two oral argument schedules have been posted. It involves some important issues. There is also a new look.
The website is slowly being improved. One goal of mine is for orders not to just be screenshots. They should have links to the docket pages.
Also, again, for some reason, they did not post permanent screenshots of pages linked in opinions. They did in the past. The page is empty now.
Meanwhile, AOL is ending dial-up.
On the Shadow Docket
The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down a request from a tech industry group to temporarily bar Mississippi from enforcing a state law that restricts access by young people to social media. In a brief, unsigned order, the justices allowed the state to continue to enforce the law against major social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, X, Reddit, and YouTube, while litigation continues in the lower courts.
Kavanaugh decided to drop a concurrence noting the law is likely unconstitutional, but (citing a few pages from a brief), holding up the law was not suitable.
Steve Vladeck on Bluesky called out SCOTUS for explaining themselves, making it seem they are applying the rules arbitrarily. Kavanaugh sometimes explaining himself does not help much.
A liberal professor sees nothing wrong with the law. The major concern with the order is the inconsistency of the shadow docket. Or whatever you want to call it.
There are various possible problems with such laws. Sometimes, the age software is a problem for adults.
The state sometimes includes speech that is fit for minors among the blocked material, including LGBTQ and safe sex material. Some comparable laws have been used against drag.
The devil is in the details. The bottom line is that the Supreme Court should be less shadowy.
Summer Orders
The second summer order list will be released on Monday. It is likely to be nothing much.
If it isn't, I will add more. [Nothing of note.]
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