Good morning, and welcome to 2026! Here at SCOTUSblog, it now feels like we’re at the starting line of a marathon that won’t end until the Supreme Court takes its recess in June or July. SCOTUS Quick Hits The court’s January argument session will begin in one week, on Monday, […]

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on March 2 in a case on the federal government’s efforts to prosecute a Texas man for violating a federal statute that prohibits gun possession by users of illegal drugs. That case, United States v. Hemani, is one of seven cases scheduled for […]

In late September, we launched our expanded daily newsletter, SCOTUStoday. Since then, we’ve released 71 editions of it, including 61 “A Closer Looks” – which focus on details of the Supreme Court’s work that may be unfamiliar to even diehard court watchers.   Having now reached the end of 2025, I’ve grouped our […]

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. In the presidential election of 1876, the Democratic candidate (Samuel Tilden) received 50.9% of the popular vote and the Republican candidate (Rutherford Hayes) received 47.9%. In the days […]

Eight days ago, the Roberts court handed the Trump administration its first major loss on the interim docket in several months. Throughout this term, the court will also be deciding several important issues relating to presidential power. Whether with these events in mind or not, Chief Justice John Roberts used […]

Happy New Year! SCOTUStoday will be back in your inboxes (and we will resume our regular programming) on Monday, Jan. 5. SCOTUS Quick Hits Chief Justice John Roberts is expected to release a year-end report on the federal judiciary today. Amy will be reporting on it. Morning Reads Federal Judge […]

Capital Matters is a recurring series by Jordan Steiker that covers federal constitutional regulation of the death penalty and federal habeas review of state criminal convictions and sentences.  At first blush, it is hard to imagine why a case like Hamm v. Smith, argued earlier this month, has occupied so […]

On this day in 1853, the U.S. minister to Mexico and the president of Mexico signed the Gadsden Treaty, which addressed a dispute over the location of the U.S.-Mexico border. That border plays a prominent role in an upcoming case about whether asylum seekers must cross into the United States […]

On Jan. 21, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors whom President Donald Trump has attempted to fire based on unproven allegations of mortgage fraud. Although Trump sought to terminate Cook “for cause,” the question of […]

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. Much recent commentary has suggested that the Roberts court is […]