Justice Scalia’s uncertain legacy

Controlling Opinions is a recurring series by Richard Re that explores the interaction of law, ideology, and discretion at the Supreme Court. On the surface, Justice Antonin Scalia’s legacy has never been more distinguished. He is regularly invoked by all sitting justices, as well as by advocates before the Supreme […]

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SCOTUStoday for Tuesday, March 24

Citizens United v. FEC, a major case on political spending, was argued for the first time on this day in 2009. After reargument approximately six months later, the court in January 2010 struck down the challenged restrictions on spending by corporations and unions. Plus, a reminder: On Thursday, SCOTUSblog is […]

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Court reverses ruling on qualified immunity, denies review of death-row case and First Amendment challenge by citizen journalist

In a list of orders released on Monday morning, the Supreme Court reversed a ruling by a federal appeals court, holding that a Vermont police officer is entitled to qualified immunity from a lawsuit brought by a nonviolent protester who was injured during a sit-in at the state’s capitol. The […]

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Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, March 25

On Wednesday, March 25, will be live blogging as the court potentially releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. Note: A login is not required to participate in the chat. The post Announcement of opinions […]

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SCOTUStoday for Monday, March 23

Good morning, and welcome to the March argument session, which includes the argument on birthright citizenship on Wednesday, April 1. This Thursday, March 26, SCOTUSblog is teaming up with Briefly for a LinkedIn Live event about the birthright citizenship case. Briefly’s Adam Stofsky will interview Amy about each side’s key […]

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