Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its opinion in five cases . The next announcement day is Thursday, June 25, although with a dozen opinions left to issue for this October Term, additional opinion days seem likely. As noted on the New York Times opinion tracker , the remaining cases are mostly on blockbuster topics, including the president's ability to fire members of the Federal Reserve Board and other government regulators, prohibitions on transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports teams, restrictions on mail-in ballot deadlines, Hawaii's firearm concealed carry restrictions, and the fate of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants. How can a researcher keep up with the latest news as the Court marches toward adjourning its October Term 2025? SCOTUSblog features a free daily liveblog of these final announcements on opinion days, as well as longer articles on the opinions' impact. The site also includes a "Statist...
Whether you are graduating from Duke Law this month or continuing your legal studies next year, your access to legal research services and other campus databases may change this summer. Below is a summary of policies for the major legal research databases that you might wish to access over the summer. Continuing Students Westlaw allows continuing students to use Thomson Reuters products, including Westlaw® and Practical Law, over the summer for non-commercial research ( i.e. , "to gain understanding and build confidence in your research skills, but you cannot use them in situations where you are billing a client"). Examples of permissible uses for your academic Westlaw password include the following: Summer coursework Research assistant assignments Law review or journal research Moot Court research Non-Profit 501(c)(3) work Clinical work Externship sponsored by the school Your Westlaw summer access will continue automatically - no action is needed on ...