Supreme Court clears the way for Trump administration to massively reduce the size of the Department of Education

The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Trump administration’s request to temporarily pause an order by a federal judge in Massachusetts that would require the Department of Education to reinstate nearly 1,400 employees who were fired earlier this year as part of the department’s efforts to reduce the size of […]

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The morning read for Monday, July 14

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Federal workers face mass firings this summer after Supreme Court ruling (Emily Peck, Axios) How some Supreme Court decisions fractured the conservative supermajority (Maureen Groppe, USA Today) Muslim […]

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The morning read for Friday, July 11

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Federal judge issues new nationwide block against Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship (Devan Cole and John Fritze, CNN) Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she […]

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Whose irreparable harm?

Cases and Controversies is a recurring series by Carolyn Shapiro, primarily focusing on the effects of the Supreme Court’s rulings, opinions, and procedures on the law, on other institutions, and on our constitutional democracy more generally. In Trump v. CASA, the Supreme Court announced that federal courts do not have […]

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The morning read for Thursday, July 10

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Anxiety floods federal workforce (Erin Schumaker, Ben Johansen, Sophia Cai, and Irie Sentner, Politico) After term jammed with Trump’s appeals, Supreme Court’s emergency docket may stay hot (Melissa […]

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How the 2024 term fits into the history of the Roberts court

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. As Chief Justice John Roberts closes out his […]

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