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Justices consider viewpoint challenges on “conversion therapy” and gender

<p><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cameras-banner-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Justices consider viewpoint challenges on “conversion therapy” and gender" title="Justices consider viewpoint challenges on “conversion therapy” and gender" style="float:right;" decoding="async" />The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here.  After a bit of stasis on the relist front, the Supreme Court took decisive action at last week’s conference, on...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/02/justices-consider-viewpoint-challenges-on-conversion-therapy-and-gender/">Justices consider viewpoint challenges on “conversion therapy” and gender</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com">SCOTUSblog</a>.</p>

mingooland · · 14 min read
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Only named defendants’ profits can be awarded in trademark suit, justices rule

<p><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/supremecourt-3-scaled-1-150x150.jpeg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Only named defendants’ profits can be awarded in trademark suit, justices rule" title="Only named defendants’ profits can be awarded in trademark suit, justices rule" style="float:right;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/supremecourt-3-scaled-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/supremecourt-3-scaled-1-570x570.jpeg 570w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/supremecourt-3-scaled-1-500x500.jpeg 500w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/supremecourt-3-scaled-1-1000x1000.jpeg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />The issue in Dewberry Group v. Dewberry Engineers is whether a federal court calculating the defendant’s profits in a trademark infringement lawsuit can include all the profits of related entities in the same corporate group. Justice Elena Kagan’s succinct opinion for a unanimous court squarely...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/02/only-named-defendants-profits-can-be-awarded-in-trademark-suit-justices-rule/">Only named defendants’ profits can be awarded in trademark suit, justices rule</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com">SCOTUSblog</a>.</p>

mingooland · · 3 min read
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Trump renews request for justices to allow firing of OSC head

<p><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/supremecourt1-1-scaled-1-150x150.jpeg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Trump renews request for justices to allow firing of OSC head" title="Trump renews request for justices to allow firing of OSC head" style="float:right;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/supremecourt1-1-scaled-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/supremecourt1-1-scaled-1-570x570.jpeg 570w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/supremecourt1-1-scaled-1-500x500.jpeg 500w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/supremecourt1-1-scaled-1-1000x1000.jpeg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />The Trump administration on Wednesday reiterated its request for the Supreme Court to lift an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that instructed President Donald Trump to temporarily reinstate the head of an independent federal agency tasked with protecting whistleblowers from retaliation. Last...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/02/trump-renews-request-for-justices-to-allow-firing-of-osc-head/">Trump renews request for justices to allow firing of OSC head</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com">SCOTUSblog</a>.</p>

mingooland · · 3 min read
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The morning read for Thursday, Feb. 27

<p><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Banner200115r-1-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The morning read for Thursday, Feb. 27" title="The morning read for Thursday, Feb. 27" style="float:right;" decoding="async" />Late last night, the chief justice blocked an order requiring the Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in foreign-aid reimbursements. He instructed the parties involved to respond by tomorrow at noon.  Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/02/the-morning-read-for-thursday-feb-27/">The morning read for Thursday, Feb. 27</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com">SCOTUSblog</a>.</p>

mingooland · · 1 min read
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