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 Trump term?
The Supreme Court’s 2025-26 term will likely be remembered as one of the most consequential in recent memory. This was certainly the case for President Donald Trump, who was the…
250 and the court
Don’t miss this animated explainer showing what we learned about the court this term.
An immigration law error in the court’s asylum decision threatens immigration courts
The Supreme Court’s decision last week blocking migrants stopped at the international boundary from applying for asylum turns on the text of federal immigration law. But the majority opinion reveals…
After Slaughter and Cook: future Fed fights, and maybe some midnight firings
Ninety-one years ago, when the Supreme Court held in Humphrey’s Executor v. United States that Congress could make agencies like the Federal Trade Commission “independent” from total presidential control, many…
What we learned about the court this term: an animated explainer
This animated explainer, the third in a series of animated videos done in partnership with Briefly, guides you through which justices dominated this term, which judicial alliances mattered most, and…
The Stat Pack is back
Jake S. Truscott and Adam Feldman crunched the numbers from the 2025-26 term and pulled together key takeaways.
Three cheers for Barbara!
First: Chief Justice John Roberts’ majority opinion for the court in the landmark Trump v. Barbara decision yesterday reached the right result – a complete repudiation of President Donald Trump’s…
Aiding and abetting impunity
The Supreme Court’s decision in CISCO Systems, Inc. v. Doe, announced on June 23, was not only, as expected, good news for corporations that facilitate government violations of international human…
The 2025-26 term by the numbers
The final stretch of the 2025-26 Supreme Court term looked different from the end of recent ones. Over the past several years, many of the court’s most anticipated decisions have…
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Closing out the term
The court ruled on birthright citizenship, transgender athletes, and campaign finance on Tuesday.