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:…
Cameras in the courtroom?
Plus, laws on “habitual drunkards” featured prominently in the court’s latest Second Amendment ruling.
Divided court bars federal district court review of non-final state-court judgments
A divided Supreme Court on Thursday clarified the scope of a doctrine limiting lower federal courts’ authority to review state-court judgments. In an opinion from Justice Sonia Sotomayor in T.M.…
Court sides with challenger to law banning drug users from possessing guns
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in United States v. Hemani that the federal government cannot prosecute a Texas man on charges that he violated a federal law barring users…
Court rules defendants may under certain circumstances appeal a sentencing condition despite an appellate waiver
The Supreme Court on Thursday sent the case of a Texas man who is seeking to appeal one of the conditions that a federal judge imposed as part of his…
Opinions on their way
Plus, is the Supreme Court running behind compared to the past five terms?
Announcement of opinions for Thursday, June 18
We will be live blogging as the court potentially releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term.
Roy Moore files emergency application with Supreme Court on $8.2 million jury award
Roy Moore, the former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, came to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the justices to block a ruling by the U.S. Court…
Is the Supreme Court running behind?
When the justices take the bench on Thursday morning to issue opinions, the Supreme Court will have 20 cases left to decide, with just under two weeks to go before…
Bivens at the bedside
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 Supreme Court may…
Supreme Court may decide important case on immigration detention regarding attorneys’ fees
The Trump administration has made detention a key part of its hardline approach to migrants. Through aggressive enforcement tactics and changes to longstanding policies, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency…