Life, Law & Liberty: confessions of a judicial introspectionist

Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Life, Law & Liberty, Justice Anthony Kennedy’s memoir, was published earlier this month. The prose is simple and direct, and the book is a worthwhile read. Although Kennedy is not as […]

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Just the facts?

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 not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. The conventional wisdom goes that the Supreme Court decides questions, […]

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SCOTUStoday for Friday, October 24

To prepare this newsletter, the SCOTUSblog team reads a lot of legal news. Here’s the most memorable headline we saw this week: Court: Chimps don’t have human rights, must stay in Michigan zoo. Morning Reads Trump backs away from sending federal troops to San Francisco after pleas from tech leaders […]

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Court turns down man’s request to die by firing squad

The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon turned down a request from an Alabama inmate to block his execution, which is scheduled for today. In an unsigned order, the justices denied Anthony Boyd’s plea to put his execution on hold and to decide whether executing him by nitrogen hypoxia would violate […]

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SCOTUStoday for Thursday, October 23

Would you like to intern for SCOTUSblog? Get the details here. Morning Reads Judge extends restraining order barring National Guard deployment in Illinois as Supreme Court decision looms (Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune) — U.S. District Judge April Perry on Wednesday extended her order preventing President Donald Trump from deploying the […]

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The passage of time

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. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. When […]

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Which NBA player is each Supreme Court justice?

Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff, especially when it comes to the NBA. For court fans, October is the sweetest month. That’s true whether you like lacing up wingtips for a pretrial conference or high tops for […]

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SCOTUStoday for Wednesday, October 22

Today marks one month since we launched SCOTUStoday, and we’d love to hear your thoughts on some questions: Are the article descriptions in the Morning Reads section too long or just right? Are there other court-related events you’d like to see noted in SCOTUS Quick Hits? Do you have suggestions […]

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