The dissent that became a statute

Near the end of her career, Lilly Ledbetter received an anonymous note: she was being paid far less than every man doing the same job. Ledbetter was one of the first female supervisors at an Alabama Goodyear tire plant, working the 12-hour 7pm to 7am overnight shift for nearly 20 […]

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The European Court of Justice

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 highest court of the European Union: The European Court of Justice. To help me understand what, exactly, this body does, I […]

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Court considers nitrogen gas execution

The NBA and NHL finals and World Cup may be dominating sports news right now, but some of us still want to talk about baseball. And as reporter Matt Rice noted on X this week, Justices Potter Stewart and Harry Blackmun would have approved. Plus, a reminder: If you’d like […]

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Court unanimously sides with defendant in criminal venue dispute over where a crime occurs

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in Abouammo v. United States that federal prosecutors can try a defendant only in the district where his crime was committed, not where its “contemplated effects” were felt. Specifically, in a unanimous decision by Justice Elena Kagan, the justices rejected a federal appeals court’s […]

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Protecting the justices

Last month, Justice Amy Coney Barrett was the target of an attempted “swatting” incident – a call falsely reporting the sound of gunshots at her Virginia home. Although swatting incidents are intended to provoke a heavy police response, and therefore can often be dangerous, police audio indicated that Fairfax County […]

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