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As most of the United States prepares to set its clocks an hour earlier overnight on Saturday, it’s time again for frequently asked questions like "Is it better to wake up in the dark, or to go home in the dark?" and "Why are we doing this, again?" Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, November 3, as outlined in 15 U.S.C. § 260a . DST will resume with a "spring forward" on the second Sunday of March. In 2020, the Congressional Research Service issued a helpful report on Daylight Saving Time . The CRS report details the history of DST in the U.S. and congressional action related to it. DST was first adopted in the United States during World War I, with the Standard Time Act of 1918 (also called the Calder Act). This act created standardized time zones for the United States and set a DST, which was already in place in parts of Europe to help conserve fuel during the war. (Temporary year-round DST, also known as "War Time," reappeared in t...

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will open its annual October Term, with its first oral argument scheduled for 10 am. The "First Monday in October" has marked the start of the Supreme Court’s year since 1916. The first case of the new Term, Williams v. Washington , concerns state court claims under section 1983; a live-stream of oral argument audio will be provided on the Court’s website. To learn more about individual cases on the Court's docket this year, SCOTUSblog offers quick access to case information and filings on its October Term 2024 page , organized by argument date. Oyez provides a similar overview of OT2024 cases, and will link to oral argument audio and opinions when they become available for each case. The ABA also publishes a regular Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases ( available in HeinOnline ; Duke NetID required) that provides an overview as well as legal analysis of each featured case. ( Williams is featured in the latest Preview issue...