How William Howard Taft transformed from a portly president to a svelte chief justice
As summer comes to a close, I thought SCOTUSblog readers might appreciate a brief escape from the day’s dreary headlines to something a bit different:…
Birthright citizenship: “We break no new ground today”
When it comes to the last formal day of the term, when we know which cases are remaining, litigants and other interested parties have the chance to try to work…
Breaking down the birthright-citizenship decision
Trump v. Barbara, the birthright-citizenship case that dominated headlines this term, was emblematic of how the court can be predictable in closely followed cases while still leaving room for surprises.…
Court grants several new cases, including on whether the Second Amendment protects possession of semiautomatic rifles
Less than a week after the Supreme Court struck down a Hawaii law that barred gun owners with concealed-carry licenses from bringing guns onto private property unless they had explicit…
Justices strike down campaign finance law
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued on money in elections. By a vote of 6-3, the justices struck down a federal law that limited the amount of money that political…
Court rules that states can exclude transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams
The Supreme Court on Tuesday that states can exclude transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports teams. The justices ruled unanimously that laws enacted by Idaho and West Virginia do…
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court on Tuesday President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship – the guarantee of citizenship to virtually everyone born in the United States. In a…
The final four
Welcome to the final opinion announcement day of the 2025-26 term.
The last grants of the 2025-26 term?
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. Read more Announcement of opinions…
Announcement of opinions for Tuesday, June 30
We will be live blogging as the court potentially releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term.
Justices’ financial disclosures reveal Bad Bunny concert tickets, plenty of travel in 2025
Justice Sonia Sotomayor received concert tickets valued at more than $4,000 from the record company that represents the Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, while Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson received a…