United States v. Hemani: an animated explainer

SCOTUSblog is thrilled to introduce the first in a series of animated videos, done in partnership with Briefly, on some of the most important upcoming cases of the 2025-26 term. Today’s video is an introduction to United States v. Hemani, to be argued on Monday, March 2, which asks whether an unlawful […]

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Court rejects ICE contractor’s right to immediate appeal

The opinion yesterday in The GEO Group v. Menocal rejects the efforts of a contractor for ICE to get an immediate appeal from a district court judgment. The case involves claims by ICE detainees challenging the conditions of their confinement by a contractor operating an ICE detention facility – specifically, […]

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Beach blasts and unusually dangerous weapons

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. With the rest of the current term’s argument calendar filled, the grants may slow after the frenzy of December and January. On Monday, the Supreme Court […]

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How can the Supreme Court protect electoral integrity?

Justice, Democracy, and Law is a recurring series by Edward B. Foley that focuses on election law and the relationship of law and democracy. The court has already confronted cases concerning the midterms, like the efforts to re-gerrymander already gerrymandered congressional districts for even more partisan advantage. And undoubtedly, the […]

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Court rules criminal defendants may be prohibited from discussing ongoing testimony with counsel during an overnight recess

When a trial court recesses a criminal trial during a defendant’s testimony, the court may order the defendant and his lawyer not to discuss that testimony during the break except when it is incidental to discussions of trial strategy or whether to accept a plea bargain, the Supreme Court ruled […]

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SCOTUStoday for Thursday, February 26

A new Economist/YouGov poll found that 57% of Americans strongly or somewhat approve of the tariffs ruling and 23% disapprove. For more on the survey, see the Morning Reads section below. At the Court On Wednesday, the court released its opinions in Villarreal v. Texas, in which it affirmed a […]

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