Reproductive technologies and the federal constitutional vacuum
This article was adapted from an essay that first appeared in the essay collection America Unfinished: 250 Years of Law and Governance (MIT Press, 2026). Read more When the court…
When the court denies racism that others see
In a decision allowing the Trump administration to move forward with plans to end humanitarian immigration protection for hundreds of thousands of people living and working in the United States,…
Why timing matters in the mail-in voting dispute
Plus, what happened to Dred Scott after he lost before the Supreme Court?
States challenging executive order on mail-in voting ask justices to leave in place limits on its implementation
Lawyers for a group of 23 states and the District of Columbia on Monday afternoon urged the Supreme Court to leave in place by a federal court in Boston that…
Born free and equal
This is my first article for SCOTUSblog, and I want to explain why I have chosen the header Born Free and Equal for my column. The phrase is derived from…
A court trapped in amber
In United States v. Rahimi, the Supreme Court denied that the Second Amendment is “a law trapped in amber.” That metaphor has now exploded onto constitutional law, appearing in six…
Trump administration targets birth tourism
Plus, another high-profile Democrat expresses support for expanding the court.