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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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