The bottom line

Nuts and Bolts is a recurring series by Stephen Wermiel providing insights into the mechanics of how the Supreme Court works. Supreme Court watchers are accustomed to poring over the words and phrases written by the justices in their many decisions. Much less attention is paid to the bottom line. […]

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Oral argument live blog for Wednesday, April 1

On Wednesday, April 1, we will be live blogging as the court hears argument in Trump v. Barbara, on the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. Note: A login is not required to participate in the chat. The post Oral argument live blog for Wednesday, April […]

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SCOTUStoday for Friday, March 20

The court has indicated that it may announce opinions this morning at 10 a.m. EDT. Our opinion day live blog begins at 9:30. Join us! At the Court After the possible announcement of opinions, the justices will meet in a private conference to discuss cases and vote on petitions for […]

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Birthright citizenship: why the text, history, and structure of a landmark 1952 statute doom Trump’s executive order 14160

Brothers in Law is a recurring series by brothers Akhil and Vikram Amar, with special emphasis on measuring what the Supreme Court says against what the Constitution itself says. For more content from Akhil and Vikram, please see Akhil’s free weekly podcast, “Amarica’s Constitution,” Vikram’s regular columns on Justia, and Akhil’s new book, Born Equal: […]

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Uninjured class members, hindsight harmlessness, presidential cronies, and the mistaken use of deadly force

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. There are 261 petitions and applications teed up for this Friday’s conference. Seventeen are familiar faces making return appearances on the relist stage, joined by four […]

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