Supreme Court to consider federal courts’ role in asylum cases

On Monday, Dec. 1, in Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, the Supreme Court will consider the federal judiciary’s role in asylum cases as it weighs whether a federal court of appeals must defer to the Board of Immigration Appeals’ judgment on an asylum seeker’s claims of persecution when it reviews the individual’s case.  […]

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SCOTUStoday for Tuesday, November 25

On Nov. 25, 2020, in a late-night order issued hours before Thanksgiving began that year, the court blocked enforcement of New York’s attendance restrictions for houses of worship during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reminder: Tomorrow, we’ll be sending an abridged version of the newsletter, and then we won’t send SCOTUStoday on […]

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Challengers to Texas redistricting map urge justices to strike it as racially discriminatory

Civil rights groups and Texans challenging the new congressional map adopted by the Texas Legislature in August urged the Supreme Court on Monday to reinstate a ruling by a three-judge district court that barred the state from using the map in the 2026 elections. One challenger, the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, told the justices […]

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Conservative justices question the foundation of U.S. colonial rule

Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Every year, students across the country learn the bedrock principle that under the Constitution the federal government is one of limited powers. Less often taught is that the Supreme Court has […]

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SCOTUStoday for Monday, November 24

Welcome to Thanksgiving week! Here’s what to expect from SCOTUStoday: Tomorrow, you’ll receive a regular edition of the newsletter, then Wednesday’s edition will be abridged. We will not be sending SCOTUStoday on Thursday or Friday to give our team a holiday break. We are so grateful to have you as […]

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Should all states have to use grand juries?

ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. The Constitution’s first 10 Amendments (the Bill of Rights) list a number of criminal procedure guarantees (because the 1790 Framers, criminals all in the eyes of their former government, were unhappy with their treatment by […]

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