The ongoing battle over TPS status

Ever wondered what happened to well-known Supreme Court plaintiffs after their cases came to an end? Today, we’re launching a new series of Closer Looks exploring that very topic. At the Court On Monday, the Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on its emergency docket and asked the justices […]

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Notable concurring opinions from this term

Sometimes concurring opinions of justices add little to what is in the court’s decision. Other times, however, they take a very different approach and urge a major change in the law. In my last column for SCOTUSblog, I wrote of Justice Clarence Thomas’ astounding concurring opinion in Mullin v. Doe […]

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Justices’ lucrative book deals deserve more scrutiny

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. It was around the time the justices crossed the $10 million threshold in book earnings that I started to change my mind about the whole enterprise. But let’s […]

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Announcing The SCOTUSblog Summit: 2026 Term Preview

SCOTUSblog and Johns Hopkins University are proud to convene The SCOTUSblog Summit: 2026 Term Preview, an afternoon of conversations and analysis on the Supreme Court, to be held at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 16. The in-person program will feature a live podcast recording […]

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How predictable is the Supreme Court from oral argument?

Some Supreme Court arguments seem relatively easy to read. After the court reheard Louisiana v. Callais, SCOTUSblog reported that the court appeared “ready to curtail [a] major provision of the Voting Rights Act.” Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch had questioned the constitutionality of race-conscious redistricting, while Justice Brett Kavanaugh suggested […]

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New tariffs, new lawsuits

Save the date for The SCOTUSblog Summit: 2026 Term Preview on Sept. 16, 2026. More details to come. Morning Reads Small businesses sue Trump administration to stop latest wave of tariffs on 60 trade partners Steve Kopack, NBC News On Friday, a group of small businesses challenged the Trump administration’s […]

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Is Elena Kagan the stare decisis justice?

When asked during a 2022 appearance at the University of Pennsylvania about the opinions of which she was most proud, Justice Elena Kagan cited her 2015 opinion in Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC as one she had “thought about a lot over the years.” As a legal matter, the case […]

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The Constitutional Court of South Africa

Welcome to SCOTUSblog’s recurring series in which we interview experts on different supreme courts around the world and how they compare to our own. Today’s column focuses on the Constitutional Court of South Africa. To help me understand this institution, I corresponded with Professor Penelope Andrews. When was the Constitutional […]

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