In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country. I. The stars and your medical records When NASA’s Artemis II crew hurtled back to Earth from their ten-day mission, the four became the first to circle the moon in […]

Nearly 240 years ago, Congress enacted the Alien Tort Statute, which allows foreigners to bring lawsuits in U.S. courts for serious violations of international law. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the latest attempt to define the scope of the ATS. The case, Cisco Systems v. […]

Good morning, and welcome to what’s expected to be the final week of arguments for the 2025-26 term. Also, a reminder that the Advisory Opinions podcast is launching a newsletter that will bring information about each new AO episode right to your inbox. Sign up here. At the Court On […]

On Monday, April 27, the Supreme Court will hear Chatrie v. United States, a case about police access to geofence data, a digital record of a person’s location. This case could serve as a landmark intervention in Fourth Amendment doctrine in the digital age – or a more limited adjustment […]

If you’re a fan of the Advisory Opinions podcast, we’ve got exciting news to share. The Advisory Opinions newsletter, launching Tuesday, will bring information about each new AO episode right to your inbox. Sign up here. Week in Review The court heard four arguments this week, during the first half […]

On the last regularly scheduled day of arguments for the 2025-26 term, the Supreme Court will consider a dispute in Mullin v. Doe over the Trump administration’s efforts to significantly scale back a program that allows foreign citizens to stay in the United States when the U.S. government believes that […]

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA v Amarin Pharma presents a complex dispute between Amarin, the manufacturer of Vascepa, a prescription medication to reduce heart disease, and Hikma, which markets a generic substitute for Vascepa. With a great deal of simplification, the general topic is how hard it should be to hold Hikma […]

During approximately 90 minutes of oral argument on Wednesday in Blanche v. Lau, the justices considered a challenge to how immigration officers classify lawful permanent residents who have been accused but not yet convicted of committing a crime that puts them at risk of being removed from the country. The […]

In yesterday’s decision in Hencely v Fluor Corporation, Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion for the majority rejected the idea that military contractors have absolute immunity for negligent mistakes they make in an active war zone. The case arises from a 2016 suicide bombing at Bagram Airfield, then a U.S. military base […]

When a plaintiff files suit in state court – and a federal district court would have jurisdiction over the case had it been filed there – 28 U.S.C. §1446(b)(1) gives the defendant 30 days in which to remove the case to federal court. If the defendant misses this deadline, the […]