Justices appoint lawyer to argue restitution case in the fall

A former clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia and then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh was tapped on Thursday to defend a lower court ruling before the Supreme Court this fall in a Georgia […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 3 hours ago

The quiet radicalism of Justice Souter

This article is part of a series on the legacy and jurisprudence of the late Justice David Souter.  Charles Barzun is a Professor of Law at the University of Virginia, where he […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 4 hours ago

The morning read for Tuesday, May 20

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Coming up: On Thursday, May 22, the court […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 6 hours ago

Supreme Court allows Trump to end protected status for group of Venezuelan nationals

The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the Trump administration to end the protected status of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan citizens living in the United States. In a […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 1 day ago

The morning read for Monday, May 19

Hi, everyone! I am very excited to be joining SCOTUSblog as its executive editor. Please feel free to reach out to me at zachary@thedispatch.com, even if just to say hello. […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 1 day ago

The morning read for Monday, May 19

Hi, everyone! I am very excited to be joining SCOTUSblog as its executive editor. Please feel free to reach out to me at zachary@thedispatch.com, even if just to say hello. […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 1 day ago

Trump asks justices to lift judge’s order pausing mass federal layoffs

The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Friday afternoon, asking the justices to temporarily block an order by a federal judge in San Francisco that bars the Trump […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 3 days ago

Supreme Court again bars Trump from removing Venezuelan nationals

The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon extended its ban on the removal from the United States of Venezuelan men currently in immigration custody in the northern region of Texas. In an […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 3 days ago

Supreme Court revives excessive force suit against officer in deadly Houston-area traffic stop

The Supreme Court on Thursday revived a lawsuit filed by the mother of a Texas man who was shot and killed during a traffic stop by a police officer on […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 4 days ago

The morning read for Friday, May 16

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 4 days ago

A peek at the merits

Today the court will hear arguments in Trump v. CASA and its consolidated cases, plucked from the emergency docket for oral arguments about nationwide injunctions and the president’s executive order on birthright […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 4 days ago

Lessons about home and humility from Justice Souter 

This article is part of a series on the legacy and jurisprudence of the late Justice David Souter.  Michael Mongan currently serves as the California Solicitor General. He clerked for Justice David […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 4 days ago

No clear decision emerges from arguments on judges’ power to block Trump’s birthright citizenship order

The Supreme Court on Thursday was divided over whether a federal judge has the power to block President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship while the case moves through […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 4 days ago

The morning read for Thursday, May 15

We’re expecting one or more opinions from the court at 10 a.m. EDT. Following the opinion announcements, the court will hear oral arguments in three consolidated emergency appeals over orders […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 5 days ago

Announcement of opinions and oral argument live blog for Thursday, May 15

On Thursday, May 15, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. After the opinion announcement, we’ll stick […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 5 days ago

The morning read for Wednesday, May 14

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Coming up: On Thursday, May 15, the court […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 6 days ago

The heartbeat of the law is human connection

This article is part of a series on the legacy and jurisprudence of the late Justice David Souter.  Allison Orr Larsen is the Alfred Wilson & Mary I.W. Lee Professor […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 6 days ago

The morning read for Tuesday, May 13

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Coming up: On Thursday, May 15, the court […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 7 days ago

Questions about Thursday’s oral argument in the birthright citizenship dispute? We have (some) answers. 

On May 15, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the federal government’s efforts to be able to generally implement President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship – the […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 7 days ago

Unions, advocacy group tell justices not to let DOGE access Social Security records

Two labor unions and a grassroots advocacy group urged the Supreme Court on Monday to leave in place an order by a federal judge in Maryland that temporarily prohibits members […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 7 days ago

The morning read for Monday, May 12

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Coming up: On Thursday, May 15, the court […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 8 days ago

The morning read for Friday, May 9

The court announced this morning that Retired Associate Justice David Souter died yesterday at his home in New Hampshire. He was 85 years old. Each weekday, we select a short […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 11 days ago

David Souter, retired Supreme Court justice, dies at 85

Retired Justice David Souter, who was appointed to the Supreme Court by a Republican president but became a reliable member of the court’s liberal bloc during his 19 years there […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 11 days ago

Venezuelan TPS recipients tell justices to let status stand

Lawyers for a group of Venezuelan nationals urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to keep in place a ruling by a federal judge in San Francisco that prohibits Secretary of […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 11 days ago

Government asks justices to allow DHS to revoke parole for a half-million noncitizens

The Trump administration returned to the Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon, once again seeking emergency relief from the justices. This time Solicitor General D. John Sauer, asked the court to […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 12 days ago

The morning read for Thursday, May 8

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 12 days ago

The morning read for Wednesday, May 7

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 13 days ago

Supreme Court allows Trump to ban transgender people from military

The Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon cleared the way for the Trump administration to enforce a Department of Defense policy prohibiting transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. With […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 14 days ago

The morning read for Tuesday, May 6

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 14 days ago

Additional briefing filed in HHS task force case

U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the justices on Monday afternoon that Congress has given the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services the power to appoint […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 14 days ago

Court asks for government’s views in decades-old Exxon dispute with Cuba

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Trump administration to weigh in on a dispute between Exxon Mobil and three Cuban-owned companies stemming from the Cuban government’s seizure of property […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 15 days ago

The morning read for Monday, May 5

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 15 days ago

Trump asks high court to allow DOGE access to Social Security records 

The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Friday afternoon, asking the justices to pause a preliminary injunction issued by a federal judge in Maryland that temporarily bars members […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 17 days ago

The application of the "continuing violations” doctrine beyond "hostile workplace” claims

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. The Supreme Court continues its recent […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 18 days ago

The morning read for Friday, May 2

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 18 days ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow an end to protected status for Venezuelans 

The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court once again on Thursday afternoon, asking the justices to clear the way for it to end the protected status of hundreds of […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 18 days ago

Transgender service members urge justices to let them continue to serve

A group of transgender service members urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to leave in place an order by a federal judge that bars the government from enforcing a policy […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 18 days ago

Court rules for Coast Guard reservist in "national emergency” pay dispute

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that an air traffic controller who was called up to serve on active duty in the U.S. Coast Guard “during a national emergency” is […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 19 days ago

The morning read for Thursday, May 1

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 19 days ago

Class action question turns into procedural dispute 

Another day at the Supreme Court and, suitable for the way this term has gone, another case that pretty clearly does not belong before the court. The justices granted review […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 19 days ago

Supreme Court divided over approving first religious charter school 

The Supreme Court on Wednesday was divided over a Catholic virtual charter school’s bid to become the country’s first religious charter school. With Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused from the […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 20 days ago

The morning read for Wednesday, April 30

The court will issue one or more opinions again this morning at 10 a.m. EDT. Join us for the live blog. The justices will then hear oral argument in a major dispute over attempts to open the nation’s first religious charter school. The court will consider whether a virtual Cathol … | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 20 days ago

Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, April 30

On Wednesday, April 30, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. The post Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, April 30 appeared first on SCOTUSbl … | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 20 days ago

Argument about adequate education for a disabled child gets heated 

Another day in our modern Supreme Court on Tuesday, as the argument in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools was consumed less by discussion of substantive legal questions and more by debate about […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 20 days ago

Justices appear sympathetic to victims of SWAT raid on the wrong house

The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning was sympathetic to the victims of a “wrong house” raid in 2017, with several justices expressing surprise at the federal government’s efforts to contend […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 20 days ago

Supreme Court sides with HHS in dispute over calculation of Medicare payments to hospitals

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled for the federal government in its dispute with a group of more than 200 hospitals over the formula used to identify and compensate hospitals that serve […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 21 days ago

Announcement of opinions for Tuesday, April 29

On Tuesday, April 29, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 21 days ago

The morning read for Tuesday, April 29

We’re expecting one or more opinions from the court this morning at 10 a.m. EDT. Join us for the live blog. The court will then hear oral argument in Martin […] | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 21 days ago