The criminal side of the docket is not what you think

ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. Welcome to the initial biweekly “ScotusCrim” column for SCOTUSblog, which we hope will help fill a gap in Supreme Court coverage. During most terms, public attention focuses on grand social-issue decisions (like […]

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The morning read for Wednesday, July 9

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Climate Activists Use Supreme Court’s Samuel Alito’s Words to Boost Lawsuit (Jenna Sundel, Newsweek) The Supreme Court Says the President Can Fire People (The Editorial Board, The Wall […]

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Lessons from the most significant cases of the 2024-25 term

The National Constitution Center and the Center on the Structural Constitution at Texas A&M University School of Law are holding a review of the 2024-25 Supreme Court term. There are a multitude of excellent participants, including Sarah Isgur, the host of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast and senior editor for The […]

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The dissent that broke a justice

In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country.  It was a case that sent one justice into a mental health crisis and is said to have left another, just two weeks later, on the floor of his chambers from […]

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Does Justice Kagan stand alone?

The most surprising part of the Supreme Court’s Thursday order enabling the Trump administration to move forward with sending eight immigrants to South Sudan wasn’t the decision. After all, the court had already sided with the government on deportations to third-party countries in late June; Thursday’s order clarified the reach […]

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The morning read for Tuesday, July 8

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: In Digital Era, Supreme Court Insists on Vast Piles of Paper (Adam Liptak, The New York Times) Appeals court rules against North Dakota tribes in voting rights case […]

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Federal fraud after Kousisis

This is part of SCOTUSblog’s term in review series, in which scholars analyze some of the most significant cases of the 2024-25 Supreme Court term. In Kousisis v. United States, decided on May 22, the Supreme Court considered the breadth of federal wire and fraud offenses and unanimously rejected a […]

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Skrmetti and birth equality (Part I)

Brothers in Law is a recurring series by Professors Akhil and Vikram Amar. For more content from Akhil and Vikram, please see Akhil’s free weekly podcast, “Amarica’s Constitution,” and Vikram’s regular columns on Justia. Every justice takes an oath to support the Constitution itself as the supreme law of the land. […]

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The morning read for Monday, July 7

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Eight migrants deported from Djibouti to South Sudan, Homeland Security says (Reuters) Trump wasn’t the only Supreme Court winner this year. Here’s the scorecard. (Maureen Groppe, USA Today) […]

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