New tariffs, new lawsuits
Plus, mark your calendars for the 2026 SCOTUSblog Summit.
The Constitutional Court of South Africa
Welcome to SCOTUSblog’s recurring series in which we interview experts on different supreme courts around the world and how they compare to our own. Today’s column focuses on the Constitutional…
Is Elena Kagan the stare decisis justice?
When asked during a 2022 appearance at the University of Pennsylvania about the opinions of which she was most proud, Justice Elena Kagan cited her 2015 opinion in Kimble v.…
Justice Kagan says court gets a “bad rap”
Plus, will the Supreme Court take up the federal ban on home distilling?
Trump’s petition for reconsideration of $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll case may be considered by the justices in August
Three days after the Supreme Court issued its first set of , President Donald Trump’s request for the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to leave in place the 2023…
Nine justices, nine styles
Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Read more Dissents on the emergency…
Dissents on the emergency docket are not created equal
By now, you have probably read a great deal about the Supreme Court’s emergency docket – and a fair amount about the justices who disagree with its orders. Over the…
Democrats push Supreme Court term limits
Plus, SCOTUS’ prediction markets policy is facing scrutiny.
The case for Callais
This publication has been inundated with essays by academics critical of Louisiana v. Callais, but has not published a single one in defense of it. So I decided to take…
The live blog comments that stuck with us
One of SCOTUSblog’s most popular features is our live blogging during major oral arguments and opinion hand down days. Throughout these live chats, our moderators (led by Amy) not only…