Tamer Mahmoud, et al., Petitioners v. Thomas W. Taylor, et al.

  1. July 21, 2025

    How GOP Judges Teed Up 4th Circ.'s Supreme Court Shutout

    No appeals court found the U.S. Supreme Court's latest term less endearing than the Fourth Circuit, where a supersize shutout accentuated a multiyear slump for the once-favored circuit and repeatedly vindicated conservative dissenters on the left-leaning bench.

  2. June 27, 2025

    Justices Say Md. Must Allow LGBTQ Storybook Opt-Out

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that a Maryland school district burdened parents' religious rights when it declined to provide opt-outs from a policy that introduced LGBTQ-themed storybooks into its K-12 English curriculum.

  3. April 19, 2025

    Up Next At High Court: Preventive Healthcare, LGBTQ Books

    The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in five cases this week, including disputes over the constitutionality of a task force that sets preventive healthcare coverage requirements, a school district's introduction of LGBTQ-themed storybooks and whether parties can establish standing based on harms affecting third parties. 

  4. April 17, 2025

    Solicitor General's Office Now Features Two Top Lieutenants

    Mere days after the U.S. Solicitor General's Office got a new leader, it also got a new leadership structure featuring two BigLaw alums in the traditional second-in-command post, according to a hearing list the U.S. Supreme Court released Thursday.

  5. January 17, 2025

    Justices Take Up Md. Parents' LGBTQ Storybook Opt-Out Suit

    The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday it will take on a case from group of Maryland parents contending their local board of education stifled their religious freedom rights by weaving LGBTQ-themed storybooks into its curriculum without giving families the chance to opt-out.