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:…
Carroll Receives Payment from Trump
Plus, what Justices Kagan and Barrett told Congress about the court’s security concerns.
Justices Kagan and Barrett testify before Congress
In the first appearances by members of the Supreme Court before Congress in seven years, Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett testified on Tuesday in both the House of…
Executive power and its limits
Zachary Shemtob: So first of all, thank you so much to Amy. I’m really excited to have this conversation. There’s so much to talk about. Unfortunately, we have limited time,…
Two cheers – but not three – for Roberts and Barrett
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett deserve high praise for the pivotal role they played at the end of the just-concluded term in two key cases. Read…
The biggest Supreme Court surprises this term
At the end of a recent talk on the Supreme Court’s latest term I was asked what surprised me most about the term. I was not surprised by the results…
A history of justices testifying before Congress
Justices Kagan and Barrett will discuss the court’s budget request before House and Senate subcommittees.
The Supreme Court and the opinion-assignment guessing game
As we saw this term, by late May the Supreme Court begins releasing the bulk of its merits decisions, and with it a familiar guessing game starts among court watchers.…
A dissent worthy of a World Cup
This month the World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Giants and Jets. Read more How Justice Samuel Alito stands out Nobody finds…
How Justice Samuel Alito stands out
Plus, a closer look at summer order lists.
The limits of the Second Amendment
In previous articles, I explored two of the biggest unanswered questions in the Second Amendment space: Who are “the people,” and what constitutes “Arms”? Both of these questions seemingly emerge…