Katie Buehler
@bykatiebuehler.bsky.social
Supreme Court reporter @law360.bsky.social | DMV Native | #Mizzou Tiger | Former local news reporter in TX, FL & MO | Reach me: katie.buehler@law360.com or DM for Signal
The Supreme Court WILL NOT review Kim Davis' challenge to the constitutionality of same-sex marriage established in Obergefell v. Hodges. #SCOTUS
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The Supreme Court WILL NOT review Kim Davis' challenge to the constitutionality of same-sex marriage established in Obergefell v. Hodges. #SCOTUS
BREAKING: The Supreme Court agrees to review a case out of Mississippi that asks if federal Election Day statutes preempt state laws that allow the counting of mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day but received after. #SCOTUS
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court agrees to review a case out of Mississippi that asks if federal Election Day statutes preempt state laws that allow the counting of mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day but received after. #SCOTUS
Good morning from the Supreme Court, where the justices will hear arguments in a Rastafarian's bid to sue Louisiana prison guards for forcibly shaving his dreadlocks and an ICE detention center contractor's attempt to duck claims that it violated forced labor laws. #SCOTUS
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Good morning from the Supreme Court, where the justices will hear arguments in a Rastafarian's bid to sue Louisiana prison guards for forcibly shaving his dreadlocks and an ICE detention center contractor's attempt to duck claims that it violated forced labor laws. #SCOTUS
UPDATE: #SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson gives the Trump administration until 4 p.m. ET today to file additional briefing in its bid to pause a lower court order requiring them to pay out full November SNAP benefits. Last night, the First Circuit declined to pause the order.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
UPDATE: #SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson gives the Trump administration until 4 p.m. ET today to file additional briefing in its bid to pause a lower court order requiring them to pay out full November SNAP benefits. Last night, the First Circuit declined to pause the order.
BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson temporarily stays a Rhode Island court order that would’ve required the Trump administration to pay out November SNAP benefits, saying the pause is needed to allow the First Circuit to review the order. #SCOTUS
November 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson temporarily stays a Rhode Island court order that would’ve required the Trump administration to pay out November SNAP benefits, saying the pause is needed to allow the First Circuit to review the order. #SCOTUS
Earlier today, the First Circuit declined to issue a stay of the order pending appeal, and earlier today the Department of Agriculture said it is working toward paying out November SNAP benefits, so not sure what DOJ's goal is.
USDA notice: www.fns.usda.gov/snap/updated...
USDA notice: www.fns.usda.gov/snap/updated...
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Earlier today, the First Circuit declined to issue a stay of the order pending appeal, and earlier today the Department of Agriculture said it is working toward paying out November SNAP benefits, so not sure what DOJ's goal is.
USDA notice: www.fns.usda.gov/snap/updated...
USDA notice: www.fns.usda.gov/snap/updated...
NEW: The Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to pause a lower court order requiring the government to dole out $4 billion in Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) funding, asking for for a temporary reprieve by 9:30 p.m. #SCOTUS
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM
NEW: The Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to pause a lower court order requiring the government to dole out $4 billion in Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) funding, asking for for a temporary reprieve by 9:30 p.m. #SCOTUS
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Justice Jackson writes in dissent that the decision allows the Trump administration to implement a "questionably legal new policy" without evidence that the government would be harmed otherwisem, and without considering the harm to transgender individuals. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Justice Jackson writes in dissent that the decision allows the Trump administration to implement a "questionably legal new policy" without evidence that the government would be harmed otherwisem, and without considering the harm to transgender individuals. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
BREAKING: The Supreme Court ALLOWS the Trump administration to refuse to issue passports to transgender and nonbinary individuals that reflect their gender identity amid a legal challenge of the policy change. Liberal #SCOTUS justices dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court ALLOWS the Trump administration to refuse to issue passports to transgender and nonbinary individuals that reflect their gender identity amid a legal challenge of the policy change. Liberal #SCOTUS justices dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan expressed exasperation during the tariffs case oral arguments today about the Trump administration's frequent invocation of "emergencies." #SCOTUS
November 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan expressed exasperation during the tariffs case oral arguments today about the Trump administration's frequent invocation of "emergencies." #SCOTUS
Good morning from the Supreme Court, where the justices are set to hear arguments over whether President Donald Trump has the authority to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. #SCOTUS
November 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Good morning from the Supreme Court, where the justices are set to hear arguments over whether President Donald Trump has the authority to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. #SCOTUS
The Supreme Court will begin its November arguments session today by hearing two cases about supervised release fugitives and military contractor liability. #SCOTUS (1/4)
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Supreme Court will begin its November arguments session today by hearing two cases about supervised release fugitives and military contractor liability. #SCOTUS (1/4)
BREAKING: The Supreme Court REQUESTS MORE BRIEFING in the Trump administration's bid to send hundreds of federalized National Guard troops in Chicago to protect federal immigration officials, asking the parties to discuss the meaning of "regular forces." #SCOTUS
October 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court REQUESTS MORE BRIEFING in the Trump administration's bid to send hundreds of federalized National Guard troops in Chicago to protect federal immigration officials, asking the parties to discuss the meaning of "regular forces." #SCOTUS
BREAKING: The Supreme Court agrees to hear three new cases, including a challenge to the constitutionality of a federal law that prohibits drug addicts from possessing firearms (United States v. Hemani, No. 24-1234). #SCOTUS
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
October 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court agrees to hear three new cases, including a challenge to the constitutionality of a federal law that prohibits drug addicts from possessing firearms (United States v. Hemani, No. 24-1234). #SCOTUS
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
President Trump asks the Supreme Court to lift order prohibiting the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago. #SCOTUS
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
October 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
President Trump asks the Supreme Court to lift order prohibiting the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago. #SCOTUS
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
NEW: The Supreme Court will run out of funding Saturday, Oct. 18, but will continue holding oral arguments and releasing orders and opinions throughout the government shutdown, per a #SCOTUS spokesperson. The court's building, however, will be closed to the public.
October 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
NEW: The Supreme Court will run out of funding Saturday, Oct. 18, but will continue holding oral arguments and releasing orders and opinions throughout the government shutdown, per a #SCOTUS spokesperson. The court's building, however, will be closed to the public.
Good morning from the Supreme Court, where #SCOTUS will hear arguments in a major Voting Rights Act case that asks if Louisiana's intentional drawing of a second majority-Black voting district violated the 14th & 15th amendments' ban on discriminatory voting practices. www.law360.com/articles/239...
October 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Good morning from the Supreme Court, where #SCOTUS will hear arguments in a major Voting Rights Act case that asks if Louisiana's intentional drawing of a second majority-Black voting district violated the 14th & 15th amendments' ban on discriminatory voting practices. www.law360.com/articles/239...
JUST IN: The Supreme Court decide if there are permissible exceptions to a general criminal appeal waiver. The underlying dispute involves a man's challenge to an order that he take prescribed mental health medication while on surpervised release for a wire fraud charge. #SCOTUS
October 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
JUST IN: The Supreme Court decide if there are permissible exceptions to a general criminal appeal waiver. The underlying dispute involves a man's challenge to an order that he take prescribed mental health medication while on surpervised release for a wire fraud charge. #SCOTUS
The Supreme Court will hear two cases today about the constitutionality of Colorado’s conversion therapy ban and whether criminal defendants can be sentenced twice for the same conduct under a lesser-included crime. #SCOTUS 🧵
October 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The Supreme Court will hear two cases today about the constitutionality of Colorado’s conversion therapy ban and whether criminal defendants can be sentenced twice for the same conduct under a lesser-included crime. #SCOTUS 🧵
Good morning from the Supreme Court on the first day of the October 2025 term! #SCOTUS will hear two cases today about the Sixth Amendment right to counsel and whether a Delaware state law requirement for medical malpractice suits applies in federal court cases. 🧵
October 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Good morning from the Supreme Court on the first day of the October 2025 term! #SCOTUS will hear two cases today about the Sixth Amendment right to counsel and whether a Delaware state law requirement for medical malpractice suits applies in federal court cases. 🧵
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear five new cases, including a challenge to Hawaii concealed carry law and two cases involving the rights of U.S. individuals to sue the Cuban government over property seizures. #SCOTUS
October 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear five new cases, including a challenge to Hawaii concealed carry law and two cases involving the rights of U.S. individuals to sue the Cuban government over property seizures. #SCOTUS
BREAKING: The Supreme Court WON'T ACT on President Donald Trump's request to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook until it hears arguments in the case January 2026, one month after #SCOTUS will hear arguments in an FTC firing case.
October 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court WON'T ACT on President Donald Trump's request to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook until it hears arguments in the case January 2026, one month after #SCOTUS will hear arguments in an FTC firing case.
President Trump's appeals asking the Supreme Court to upend the understanding that the 14th Amendment grants citizenship to nearly anyone born in the U.S. are now public on #SCOTUS's website. Responses due Oct. 29.
Trump v. Washington: shorturl.at/TA1mU
Trump v. Barbara: shorturl.at/BtPDi
Trump v. Washington: shorturl.at/TA1mU
Trump v. Barbara: shorturl.at/BtPDi
September 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
President Trump's appeals asking the Supreme Court to upend the understanding that the 14th Amendment grants citizenship to nearly anyone born in the U.S. are now public on #SCOTUS's website. Responses due Oct. 29.
Trump v. Washington: shorturl.at/TA1mU
Trump v. Barbara: shorturl.at/BtPDi
Trump v. Washington: shorturl.at/TA1mU
Trump v. Barbara: shorturl.at/BtPDi
#SCOTUS Justices Sotomayor, Kagan & Jackson dissent, saying the case raises "novel issues" about the relationship between the president and Congress that shouldn't be decided in cursory emergency docket rulings. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
September 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
#SCOTUS Justices Sotomayor, Kagan & Jackson dissent, saying the case raises "novel issues" about the relationship between the president and Congress that shouldn't be decided in cursory emergency docket rulings. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
BREAKING: The Supreme Court ALLOWS the Trump administration to hold onto $4B in foreign aid funding while Congress considers a proposal to cut it, pausing a lower court order that required the money to be spent by Sept. 30. #SCOTUS www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
September 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court ALLOWS the Trump administration to hold onto $4B in foreign aid funding while Congress considers a proposal to cut it, pausing a lower court order that required the money to be spent by Sept. 30. #SCOTUS www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...