Lawyers representing a group of Louisiana voters challenging the creation of a second majority-Black congressional district in the state told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that a key provision of the Voting Rights Act is “inconsistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution.” The filing came in a dispute […]

Nuts and Bolts is a recurring series by Stephen Wermiel providing insights into the mechanics of how the Supreme Court works. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Discussion of the Supreme Court today often turns into debate […]

David Souter was my first boss, during the 1987-88 term of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire, where I was privileged to serve as one of his two law clerks shortly before he was elevated to the United States Supreme Court. It became clear early on that “David,” which he […]

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Trump officials to ask Supreme Court to allow it to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook (Justin Jouvenal, The Washington Post) — Late Monday night, the U.S. Court of […]

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. Before beginning its summer recess, the Supreme Court issued a […]

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 emergencies? The answer, it turns out, depends on what kind of emergency you have. Decision times for the court’s emergency, […]

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: TikTok Ban Averted as U.S. and China Reach ‘Framework’ of a Deal (Rebecca Schneid, Time) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Monday that “a tentative deal” has […]

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 her. “If the President is to be given new powers Congress has expressly and repeatedly refused to give him,” Slaughter’s […]

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 Divides (Adam Liptak, The New York Times) — A new analysis prepared for The New York Times by professors Lee Epstein, Andrew […]

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. As […]