Off-ramp remains to birthright citizenship decision

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. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. When the Justice Department […]

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Redistricting cases head for rock bottom

Justice, Democracy, and Law is a recurring series by Edward B. Foley that focuses on election law and the relationship of law and democracy. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Redistricting law is an utter mess. One major culprit […]

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SCOTUStoday for Monday, December 22

Today marks three months since we launched the SCOTUStoday newsletter. Thank you so much for supporting our work — we are so grateful for your readership! A reminder: This is an abridged edition of SCOTUStoday, and we will also be sending abridged editions tomorrow and Wednesday. Given the holidays, we […]

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What in the world is “zombie precedent”?

It may be Christmas and Hanukkah season, but I’ve got a Supreme Court ghost story to tell. It comes from Justice Antonin Scalia, who warned of a “ghoul in a late-night horror movie that repeatedly sits up in its grave and shuffles abroad.” Scalia wasn’t describing the ghosts of angry […]

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SCOTUStoday for Friday, December 19

Here’s a feel-good story for your Friday morning enjoyment: Judges and justices in Minnesota meet twice a month to “jam” in an old law library with their rock band, the Reasonable Doubts. Plus, a note on what to expect over the next two weeks: We will be sending an abridged […]

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An off-ramp for the court’s next big gun case

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Last year, federal prosecutors obtained a conviction against Hunter Biden under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), the federal statute that makes it a felony for any “unlawful user” of a […]

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SCOTUStoday for Thursday, December 18

On this day in 1944, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Korematsu v. United States, holding that the president and Congress did not exceed their war-time powers when they forced certain Americans of Japanese descent to move to relocation camps during World War II. The Supreme Court has not […]

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