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If you’re requesting emergency relief from the Supreme Court, how long should you expect to wait for a decision? In other words, does the court really treat emergency applications as Continue Reading
Civil Rights and Wrongs is a recurring series by Daniel Harawa covering criminal justice and civil rights cases before the court. Please note that the views of outside contributors do Continue Reading
Lawyers for a Democratic appointee to the Federal Trade Commission on Monday urged the Supreme Court to allow her to continue to serve despite President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire 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: On the Supreme Court’s Emergency Docket, Sharp Partisan Continue Reading
To put it simply, the Trump administration’s recent request for interim relief in a dispute over its termination of nearly $800 million in health research grants split the Supreme Court. Continue Reading
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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Fourth Circuit debates role in DOGE Social Security Continue Reading
Justice, Democracy, and Law is a recurring series by Edward B. Foley that focuses on election law and the relationship of law and democracy. Please note that the views of Continue Reading
Lawyers for groups challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to freeze billions of dollars in foreign-aid funding on Friday afternoon urged the Supreme Court to leave in place a ruling by Continue Reading
The Supreme Court has been on summer recess for more than two months, but you wouldn’t know it if you’ve been following the emergency docket. Since late June, the justices Continue Reading
In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect 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: 3 Pillars of Trump’s Power Are Tested, as Continue Reading
The Supreme Court on Wednesday left in place a ruling by a federal appeals court that requires a South Carolina school district to allow a transgender student to use the Continue Reading
Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined hosts Sarah Isgur and David French for a wide-ranging interview on the latest episode of “Advisory Opinions,” The Dispatch’s legal podcast. Recorded in the Lawyer’s Continue Reading
Setting the stage for a major ruling on presidential power, the Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether a 1977 federal law giving the president certain emergency powers allowed Continue Reading
The Supreme Court on Monday paused a ruling by a federal judge in Los Angeles that imposed restrictions on the ability of federal agents to make immigration stops that the Continue Reading
Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to fire, at least for now, a Democratic appointee to the Federal Trade Commission. A federal district Continue Reading
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Lawyers for a 24-year-old transgender woman urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss a challenge to an Idaho law that bans transgender women and girls from participating on girls’ Continue Reading
A group of small businesses challenging the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump in a series of executive orders urged the Supreme Court to provide a definitive ruling on the Continue Reading
Lawyers for a 14-year-old transgender boy on Friday urged the Supreme Court to leave in place a ruling by a federal appeals court that requires a South Carolina school district Continue Reading
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Updated on Sept. 4 at 9:44 p.m. The federal government on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to temporarily pause a ruling by a federal appeals court that requires the Trump Continue Reading
Immigration Matters is a recurring series by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández that analyzes the court’s immigration docket, highlighting emerging legal questions about new policy and enforcement practices. Please note that Continue Reading
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Two months after winning a case on universal injunctions that stemmed from President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, the Trump administration has signaled that it expects birthright citizenship Continue Reading
Brothers in Law is a recurring series by brothers Akhil and Vikram Amar, with special emphasis on measuring what the Supreme Court says against what the Constitution itself says. For more content Continue Reading
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Justice Samuel Alito reported reimbursement for just one trip – to speak at a Catholic university’s graduation ceremony in Ohio – in 2024. The news came as part of Alito’s 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: Recommended Citation: Zachary Shemtob, The morning read for Continue Reading
Writing that it “wants out of this abhorrent system of racial discrimination,” Louisiana on Wednesday told the Supreme Court in the case of Louisiana v. Callais to leave in place Continue Reading
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President Donald Trump wants to prosecute flag burning, but can he make that happen without violating Supreme Court precedent? Trump contends it’s possible in an Aug. 25 executive order that Continue Reading
South Carolina asked the Supreme Court to pause an order by a federal appeals court that requires a public school in the state to allow a transgender boy to use Continue Reading
I was born and raised in New Jersey, and I live there now (not off of any exit, thank you very much). And, although I resided in the Big Apple Continue Reading
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Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. Continue Reading
The Trump administration informed a federal appeals court on Tuesday evening that it has returned to the Supreme Court, seeking to pause an order by a federal district court in Continue Reading
Empirical SCOTUS is a recurring series by Adam Feldman that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions and oral arguments, to provide insights into the justices’ decision Continue Reading
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When the justices meet for their “long conference” on Sept. 29, one of the cases that they will consider is a challenge to the tariffs that President Donald Trump has 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: Recommended Citation: Zachary Shemtob, The morning read for Continue Reading
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Much ink has been spilled on Justice Neil Gorsuch’s ardent defense of the rights of American Indians. As legal scholar Ilya Somin noted in 2023, until then “Justice Gorsuch ha[d] Continue Reading
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Is the Supreme Court’s approval rating at a five-year high or record low? It depends on which survey you’re reading. In just the past two months, at least seven national Continue Reading
By a vote of 5-4, the Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to allow the National Institutes of Health, the largest public funding source for biomedical research in the world, to Continue Reading
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By now, you’ve probably heard a great deal about the Supreme Court’s interim relief docket, also known as the emergency or “shadow” docket – which, although it technically refers to Continue Reading
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The Supreme Court’s 2025-26 term is shaping up to be a significant one for the sports world. The justices have already agreed to hear two sports-related cases, and they will Continue Reading
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In 2015, shortly after the Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges, a local county clerk from Kentucky made national headlines when she refused Continue Reading
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Lawyers for immigrants’ rights groups, U.S. citizens, and undocumented immigrants challenging the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts in the Los Angeles area urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to leave Continue Reading
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It’s been more than five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but legal disputes from the pandemic continue to arise. And the Supreme Court may not be done Continue Reading
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 22, 2025 at 9:45 am We’re expecting one or more opinions from the Supreme Court this morning at 10 a.m. EDT. Join Continue Reading
LIVE By SCOTUSblog on Apr 22, 2025 at 12:00 am On Tuesday, April 22, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases Continue Reading
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Apr 21, 2025 at 12:56 pm The court will hear arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor on Tuesday. (Julian Prizont-Cado via Shutterstock) The Supreme Court Continue Reading
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Apr 17, 2025 at 2:51 pm The Trump administration came to the court over a month ago. (Thomas Hawk via Flickr) The Supreme Court Continue Reading
RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Apr 17, 2025 at 6:11 pm The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A Continue Reading
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 18, 2025 at 10:54 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Continue Reading
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Apr 19, 2025 at 7:52 am (Katie Barlow) Over a dissent by two of the court’s conservative justices, the Supreme Court temporarily barred the Continue Reading
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Apr 18, 2025 at 5:17 pm The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Continue Reading
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Apr 18, 2025 at 10:59 am The court will begin its April session on Monday with Kennedy v. Braidwood Mgmt. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Continue Reading
OPINION ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Apr 17, 2025 at 6:15 pm Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court on Thursday. (Katie Barlow) Cunningham v. Cornell University will not Continue Reading
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 17, 2025 at 9:35 am We are expecting one or more opinions from the court this morning. Join us for the live Continue Reading
LIVE By SCOTUSblog on Apr 17, 2025 at 12:00 am On Thursday, April 17, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases Continue Reading
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 16, 2025 at 10:49 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Continue Reading
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 15, 2025 at 10:33 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Continue Reading
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 14, 2025 at 10:47 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Continue Reading
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 7, 2025 at 11:07 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Continue Reading
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Apr 7, 2025 at 11:00 am The justices will release their next list of scheduled orders on April 21. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Court Continue Reading
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 8, 2025 at 10:35 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Continue Reading
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 11, 2025 at 11:36 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Continue Reading
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 10, 2025 at 11:33 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Continue Reading
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Apr 10, 2025 at 7:25 pm Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was taken into ICE custody on March 12, before being removed to El Salvador’s Continue Reading
Q&A By Ellena Erskine on Apr 10, 2025 at 10:11 am For 90 years, presidents have held the court’s unanimous decision in Humphrey’s Executor as good law. (Katie Barlow) In Continue Reading
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Apr 9, 2025 at 6:17 pm (Katie Barlow) Calling the situation “untenable,” the Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon, asking Continue Reading
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 9, 2025 at 10:32 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Continue Reading
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Apr 8, 2025 at 12:44 pm The Trump administration asked the court to step in on March 25. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Court on Continue Reading
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Apr 7, 2025 at 12:44 pm A decision from the court could come at any time. (Katie Barlow) This article was updated on April Continue Reading
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Apr 7, 2025 at 8:14 pm The Trump administration appealed to the court in Trump v. J.G.G. on March 28. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Continue Reading
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 2, 2025 at 9:38 am Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Wednesday, April 2, SCOTUSblog (Apr. 2, 2025, 9:38 AM), Continue Reading
OPINION ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Apr 2, 2025 at 2:46 pm The justices released two opinions on Wednesday. (Amy Howe) The Supreme Court on Wednesday largely upheld the Food Continue Reading
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 3, 2025 at 10:24 am Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Thursday, April 3, SCOTUSblog (Apr. 3, 2025, 10:24 AM), Continue Reading
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 4, 2025 at 10:15 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Continue Reading
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Apr 4, 2025 at 4:41 pm The Trump administration came to the court nearly a month ago, on March 13. (Katie Barlow) Lawyers for Continue Reading
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Apr 4, 2025 at 5:38 pm The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on March 26. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Court on Friday Continue Reading
RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Apr 3, 2025 at 12:18 pm The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A Continue Reading
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Apr 3, 2025 at 1:38 pm The court could rule in Office of Personnel Management v. American Federation of Government Employees at any time. Continue Reading
OPINION ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Apr 2, 2025 at 6:00 pm The court ruled in Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn on Wednesday. (Katie Barlow) The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Continue Reading
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Apr 2, 2025 at 6:41 pm Protesters gather outside the court on Wednesday morning. (Amy Howe) The Supreme Court on Wednesday was divided over Continue Reading
LIVE By SCOTUSblog on Apr 2, 2025 at 12:00 am On Wednesday, April 2, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases Continue Reading
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Apr 1, 2025 at 7:14 pm The government came to the Supreme Court on March 28. (Katie Barlow) Lawyers for alleged members of the Continue Reading
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Mar 31, 2025 at 4:27 pm The justices will hear Fuld v. PLO on Tuesday. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Continue Reading
OPINION ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Mar 31, 2025 at 4:43 pm (Katie Barlow) United States v. Miller presents the kind of simple facts that populate law-school hypotheticals. A business Continue Reading
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Mar 26, 2025 at 2:47 pm The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Continue Reading
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 27, 2025 at 9:54 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Continue Reading
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 28, 2025 at 10:15 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Continue Reading
