Understanding the court’s next major case on asylum seekers: Wassily v. Blanche

This coming term, in Wassily v. Blanche, the Supreme Court will decide whether asylum beneficiaries are barred from obtaining lawful permanent residency if their asylum status has been terminated. Wassily is of considerable significance. While the termination of asylum status once was relatively uncommon, recent policy changes by the Trump […]

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The transformation of Supreme Court arguments

Tomorrow (Aug. 15) is Justice Stephen Breyer’s birthday. He will be 88. At the Court On Thursday, the Supreme Court denied a request for a stay of execution from Anthony Darrell Dugard Hines, who was sentenced to death for the murder of Catherine Jean Jenkins. Hours later, Hines was executed […]

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Who exactly are the “friends of the court”?

On Oct. 13, the Supreme Court will hear argument in Beaird v. United States, a case brought by a Texas man challenging an increase to his sentence for having a gun after a prior felony conviction. Like most federal criminal cases at the Supreme Court, lawyers for both Beaird and […]

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The Supreme Court expands protections for digital data – now what?

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. This term, in Chatrie v. United States, the Supreme Court recognized one’s digital location as firmly protected by the Constitution from police searches without a warrant. Beyond its […]

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SCOTUS has issued its decisions. Now Congress has the floor.

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. A healthy federal government depends on an ongoing conversation between the branches. But that is not currently happening. When Congress disagrees with the Supreme Court’s statutory interpretations, it […]

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The new birthright citizenship battle

President Donald Trump celebrated the news that Justice Samuel Alito will be back for the Supreme Court’s 2026-27 term in a Monday night Truth Social post. “Great news for our Country!,” Trump wrote. Alito “is one of the Greatest of All Time. We are all lucky!” At the Court On […]

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