The lone wolf

In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country.  It became one of the great “I told you so” moments in Supreme Court history. Justice Antonin Scalia, dissenting alone in Morrison v. Olson, warned that letting Congress chip away at executive […]

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The morning read for Tuesday, June 17

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Poll: Americans overwhelmingly want Trump to obey court rulings, but MAGA Republicans are split (Dylan Ebs, NBC News) Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ Copyright Lawsuit Won’t Go to […]

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Supreme Court adds two new cases for next term

The Supreme Court on Monday added two new cases to its docket for the 2025-26 term, both involving efforts to litigate disputes in federal rather than state courts. In a list of orders released from the justices’ private conference last week, the court announced that it will hear arguments next […]

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The morning read for Monday, June 16

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Justice Barrett: In Her Own Words (Jodi Kantor, The New York Times) Americans don’t see Supreme Court as politically neutral, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds (Andrew Goudsward, John Kruzel, and […]

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The morning read for Friday, June 13

Yesterday, June 12, the court issued opinions in Rivers v. Guerrero, Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Zuch, Martin v. United States, Parrish v. United States, Soto v. United States, and A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279.   Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the […]

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Additional opinions from Thursday, June 12

On Thursday, June 12, the Supreme Court also released the following opinions: — In Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Zuch, the court considered whether a tax court has jurisdiction to hear a taxpayer’s appeal of a proposed levy to collect unpaid taxes once imposing a levy is no longer an […]

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Unanimous court rebuffs higher standard for discrimination claims by children with disabilities

In A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279, the Supreme Court considered the obligation of schools to refrain from discriminating on the basis of a disability. Specifically, the justices considered whether students face a higher bar in challenging such activity than disabled individuals do in other contexts. […]

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