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:…
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
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 Is the Roberts court…
Is the Roberts court hyperopic or willfully blind?
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 Looking back and looking…
Looking back and looking ahead
The court just wrapped up a momentous term. Next term may also be consequential.
A tale of two justices and their children’s books
Now that the court has handed down its final opinions in argued cases for the 2025-26 term, Supreme Court observers must account not only for what has been decided but,…