SCOTUStoday for Monday, February 23: Tariffs

Happy Monday! Although we here at SCOTUSblog are still recovering from a busy Friday analyzing the tariffs ruling, we have to turn our attention to the February argument session. It begins today with oral arguments on confiscations by the Cuban government. Today is also the debut of SCOTUStoday’s new look. […]

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Watching tariffs come down

Today is the first time the court is taking the bench since its nearly four-week mid-winter recess. It is a day for bar admissions and possible opinions before the February sitting starts in earnest on Monday. The tariff case is hanging in the air. Solicitor General D. John Sauer, who argued […]

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A breakdown of the court’s tariff decision

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. “We decide whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) […]

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Supreme Court strikes down tariffs

In a major ruling on presidential power, the Supreme Court on Friday struck down the sweeping tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed in a series of executive orders. By a vote of 6-3, the justices ruled that the tariffs exceed the powers given to the president by Congress under a […]

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SCOTUStoday for Friday, February 20

Good morning, and welcome to what is likely to be the first opinion day of the month, as the justices reconvene after their winter recess. We will be live blogging the court’s possible announcement of opinions beginning at 9:30 a.m. EST. Join us! SCOTUS Quick Hits Last week, a Republican member […]

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Can courts excuse late removals to federal court?

As many law students learn in their civil procedure course, when a plaintiff files suit in state court asserting a claim over which a federal district court would have jurisdiction, federal law permits the defendant to remove the case to federal court. But the defendant must act quickly: 28 U.S.C. […]

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SCOTUStoday for Thursday, February 19

President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 on this day in 1942, authorizing the removal of Japanese Americans to internment camps. In 1944, the Supreme Court considered the legality of this relocation, holding that the president and Congress did not exceed their war-time powers. Chief Justice John Roberts condemned […]

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What the Justice Department overlooks in its historical argument to end birthright citizenship

Immigration Matters is a recurring series by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández that analyzes the court’s immigration docket, highlighting emerging legal questions about new policy and enforcement practices. In my last column, I discussed how the Justice Department – in the battle over birthright citizenship – had selectively interpreted the original […]

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