Bump Stocks, Trump Ally Highlight Court’s ‘Long Conference’ (1)

The US Supreme Court was reconvening on Wednesday to review cases that have piled up all summer, including challenges to a federal ban on bump stocks and MyPillow founder and Trump supporter Michael Lindell’s attempt to get a defamation suit dropped.

The justices usually only decide to hear a handful of the cases they take up in their private conference, also known as the long conference, despite a backlog of petitions that can top 1,000. The rest of the cases likely will be denied.

The court tries to “wipe the slate clean” before arguments start Oct. 3, said Mayer Brown ...