Overturning precedent on the Roberts court

In early December, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in cases asking the justices to overrule two longstanding precedents – Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, a 1935 decision upholding a federal law that limits the president’s power to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission, and Federal Election Commission v. Colorado Republican Federal […]

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Criminal case arguments in the November sitting

ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. While all media eyes will be on the tariff cases set for oral argument on Nov. 5, the fact is that over half of the 11 cases set for the two-week November sitting are criminal-and-related cases. […]

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SCOTUStoday for Wednesday, October 29

We’re one week away from oral arguments on President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and SCOTUSblog and the Advisory Opinions podcast have some big plans for this. SCOTUSblog will be hosting a live blog during the argument on Wednesday, Nov. 5, and Amy will join a live Advisory Opinions broadcast once the […]

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The dangers of using medical consensus to dilute the First Amendment

Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. The Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in Chiles v. Salazar, a challenge to Colorado’s law prohibiting licensed mental-health professionals from engaging in “any practice or treatment” that “attempts or purports to change” a minor’s […]

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The president’s power to deploy troops domestically: an explainer

Since June, President Donald Trump has ordered several National Guard deployments within the United States, often against the wishes of the Democratic governors of the states where troops are being sent. The resulting legal battles have put a spotlight on the president’s authority to federalize troops and use them domestically. […]

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SCOTUStoday for Tuesday, October 28

Harvard University was founded on this day in 1636. About 200 years later, in 1832, the first Supreme Court justice to have a Juris Doctorate degree, Benjamin Robbins Curtis, graduated from its law school. SCOTUS Quick Hits The Trump administration on Monday urged the Supreme Court to pause an order […]

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The dissent everyone knows was right

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 the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Ursula Newell-Davis desperately needed the Supreme Court to take her case. For two […]

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SCOTUStoday for Monday, October 27

Thank you to everyone who answered our call for feedback about this newsletter — we deeply and truly appreciate it. We received some great suggestions and will be incorporating some of them in the weeks ahead. SCOTUS Quick Hits We’re one week away from the start of the court’s November […]

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