Enhance the Supreme Court minority’s procedural powers
This is the sixth piece in a series on what I believe the court can, and should, do better. Read more Solicitor General Sauer’s SCOTUS…
Trump urges SCOTUS to overturn $83.3 million defamation verdict
Plus, the Supreme Court’s approval rating hit a new low.
Trump administration appears not to have asked Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case
The Trump administration will (apparently) not ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its June 30 ruling that struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship – the guarantee…
Eliminate the summer recess
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Notable concurring opinions from this term
Sometimes concurring opinions of justices add little to what is in the court’s decision. Other times, however, they take a very different approach and urge a major change in the…
The ongoing battle over TPS status
Plus, how predictable is the Supreme Court from oral argument?
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to clear the way for new mail-in voting restrictions
The Trump administration on Monday to allow it to fully implement an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that seeks to impose additional restrictions on mail-in voting. U.S. Solicitor…
Why the Supreme Court decided the wrong issue in the transgender athletes cases
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Justices’ lucrative book deals deserve more scrutiny
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How predictable is the Supreme Court from oral argument?
Some Supreme Court arguments seem relatively easy to read. After the court reheard Louisiana v. Callais, SCOTUSblog reported that the court appeared “ready to curtail major provision of the Voting…
Announcing The SCOTUSblog Summit: 2026 Term Preview
SCOTUSblog and Johns Hopkins University are proud to convene The SCOTUSblog Summit: 2026 Term Preview, an afternoon of conversations and analysis on the Supreme Court, to be held at the…