Questions about Thursday’s oral argument in the birthright citizenship dispute? We have (some) answers. 

On May 15, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the federal government’s efforts to be able to generally implement President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship – the guarantee of citizenship to virtually everyone born in the United States. The dispute is one of the relatively rare proceedings […]

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The morning read for Monday, May 12

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Trump uses Supreme Court birthright citizenship case in bid to limit judges’ power (Maureen Groppe, USA Today) These pregnant moms eye Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship arguments with fear […]

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The morning read for Friday, May 9

The court announced this morning that Retired Associate Justice David Souter died yesterday at his home in New Hampshire. He was 85 years old. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Retired Supreme Court Justice […]

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David Souter, retired Supreme Court justice, dies at 85

Retired Justice David Souter, who was appointed to the Supreme Court by a Republican president but became a reliable member of the court’s liberal bloc during his 19 years there – so much so that the phrase “No more Souters” became a rallying cry when future Republican presidents had the […]

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Venezuelan TPS recipients tell justices to let status stand

Lawyers for a group of Venezuelan nationals urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to keep in place a ruling by a federal judge in San Francisco that prohibits Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem from ending their designation under a special immigration program giving them temporary protection from deportation. Granting […]

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The morning read for Thursday, May 8

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Called out by Trump for how he leads the Supreme Court, John Roberts is fine keeping a low profile (Maureen Groppe, USA Today) Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts […]

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The morning read for Wednesday, May 7

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Supreme Court Lets Trump Enforce Transgender Troop Ban as Cases Proceed (Adam Liptak, The New York Times) In win for Trump, Supreme Court allows ban on transgender troops […]

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Supreme Court allows Trump to ban transgender people from military

The Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon cleared the way for the Trump administration to enforce a Department of Defense policy prohibiting transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. With the court’s three Democratic appointees indicating that they would have denied the Trump administration’s request, the justices paused an order […]

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