SCOTUStoday for Friday, April 3

Comedian John Mulaney appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” earlier this week and gave a shoutout to SCOTUSblog as he described being a “Supreme Court argument nerd.” Mama, we made it. Week in Review The court heard four arguments this week and wrapped up its March argument session. […]

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The Supreme Court of India

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. In our previous columns, we focused on the UK Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of Canada. Today’s column focuses on one of the most fascinating […]

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SCOTUStoday for Thursday, April 2

It was a historic day at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump became the first sitting president to attend oral argument. Today’s newsletter has all you need to know about his appearance and the argument in general. At the Court Yesterday, the court heard argument in Trump […]

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Who is driving the conversation at the Supreme Court?

Empirical SCOTUS is a recurring series by Adam Feldman that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions and oral arguments, to provide insights into the justices’ decision making and what we can expect from the court in the future. This term, the Supreme Court’s oral argument docket has had […]

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Trump attends birthright citizenship argument

As soon as President Donald Trump last evening mentioned attending argument in the birthright citizenship case in Trump v. Barbara today, some Supreme Court reporters were dubious. After all, he had floated the idea of attending the big tariff case in December before deciding against it (or being talked out […]

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SCOTUStoday for Wednesday, April 1

This morning, the court will hear argument in the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara. We will be live blogging beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT. For a great introduction to the dispute, check out this animated explainer, done in partnership with Briefly. In addition to being a major argument day, […]

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