Supreme Court agrees to hear case on whether airplane was improperly seized for transporting a six-pack of beer
The Supreme Court on Monday morning added a new case to its oral argument docket for the 2026-27 term. As part of a regularly scheduled…
Revisiting which Supreme Court cases are actually the most important
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The Supreme Court’s quiet coup
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 Kagan and Barrett to…
Kagan and Barrett to testify before Congress
Plus, Trump has asked the court to reconsider his appeal of a $5 million jury award.
The Supreme Court’s disturbing approach to federal spending
Last week, the Supreme Court finished handing down its opinions in argued cases this term. In light of its decisions on birthright citizenship and the administrative state, one decision, from…
Justice Jackson reignites the interpretation wars, adding to textualism’s emerging cracks
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson may be starting a statutory-interpretation revolution. Read more Is Chief Justice Roberts moderating from the front? Jackson’s third full term was a doozy of separate opinions.…
Is Chief Justice Roberts moderating from the front?
Many commentators have complained that Chief Justice John Roberts has shown himself not to be a true institutionalist but rather a conservative ideologue. Hillary Clinton recently provided an example, suggesting…
The latest emergency docket ruling
Plus, will the justices have a quiet summer?
Supreme Court allows Texas to enforce law requiring age verification and parental consent on apps
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Texas to continue to enforce, at least for now, a law that requires app stores to verify its buyers’ ages and obtain parental consent…
The justices remained busy last summer. This year, will they actually get a break?
One year ago, the Supreme Court had just wrapped up the 2024-25 term with a series of high-profile rulings, including decisions limiting the availability of universal injunctions and upholding a…
The powerful, resilient, independent Supreme Court
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