Get ready to question how you spent your youth. On this day in 1811, Joseph Story, then just 32 years old, was confirmed to the Supreme Court. He remains the youngest justice to have ever served on the court. SCOTUS Quick Hits In its Monday order list, the court announced […]

Over the objections of three justices, the Supreme Court on Monday turned down an appeal from the sheriff of New Orleans in a dispute over the city’s obligation to build a new facility for inmates with mental health issues. The dispute began more than a dozen years ago, when inmates […]

In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country. I. The artist formerly known as Prince It was 1981, and Prince was not yet Prince. He was Prince Rogers Nelson, an “up and coming” 22-year-old artist, whom Lynn Goldsmith persuaded […]

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review a ruling by a federal appeals court that, the Trump administration contends, “has already caused—and, if left in place, will continue to cause—‘untold interference with the Executive Branch’s ability to manage the southern border.’” The immigrant rights group and asylum seekers who […]

On this day in 1980, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Stone v. Graham, which said that a Kentucky statute requiring a copy of the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom violated the First Amendment’s establishment clause. The decision is back in the spotlight as […]

In Fernandez v. United States and Rutherford v. United States, argued on Wednesday, the Supreme Court considered what constitutes permissible grounds for a federal inmate to claim to have “extraordinary and compelling” reasons for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). A majority of the justices appeared skeptical of the defendants’ claims in both cases.  […]

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 making and what we can expect from the court in the future. Among a president’s most enduring legacies are the federal judges they appoint […]

Late last week, Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett took center stage at the Federalist Society’s annual gala in the nation’s capital, offering reflections on what it means to take the judicial oath and deal with public scrutiny. Moderated by Judge Trevor McFadden, who sits on the U.S. District Court […]

On this day in 1878, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments in Reynolds v. United States, on whether a federal law banning bigamy violated the First Amendment’s free exercise clause. (The court ultimately held that it did not.) Week in Review The November sitting concluded this week. Here are the […]

If you’ve followed coverage of the Supreme Court’s 2025-26 term over the past few months, you’d likely say this term’s theme is executive power. The court already has added three major cases on the scope of presidential authority to its oral arguments docket – the tariffs dispute and two battles over removing federal agency leaders […]