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:…
Beyond the swing justice: majority makers, dissent bridges, and coalition drift on the Supreme Court
Justice Amy Coney Barrett recently resisted a label that has followed several members of the current Supreme Court. Asked whether her occasional breaks with the court’s conservative majority meant she…
Tariff refunds reach $100 billion mark
Plus, a judge confirmed on Wednesday that TPS for Haitians has ended.
The justices should hold regular press conferences
This is the second piece in a series on what I believe the court can, and should, do better. Read more What does the Trump administration want from the Supreme…
What does the Trump administration want from the Supreme Court next?
Last week, the federal government joined President Donald Trump’s personal legal team in asking the Supreme Court to review an $83.3 million judgment against the president in a defamation case…
The October argument session
Plus, why does the Supreme Court term begin on the first Monday in October?
Court announces cases it will hear in October, which include significant disputes on climate change and immigration detention
The Supreme Court will kick off its 2026-27 term with oral arguments in a lawsuit brought by a Colorado county seeking millions of dollars from oil and gas companies for…
Reproductive technologies and the federal constitutional vacuum
This article was adapted from an essay that first appeared in the essay collection America Unfinished: 250 Years of Law and Governance (MIT Press, 2026). Read more When the court…
When the court denies racism that others see
In a decision allowing the Trump administration to move forward with plans to end humanitarian immigration protection for hundreds of thousands of people living and working in the United States,…
Why timing matters in the mail-in voting dispute
Plus, what happened to Dred Scott after he lost before the Supreme Court?
States challenging executive order on mail-in voting ask justices to leave in place limits on its implementation
Lawyers for a group of 23 states and the District of Columbia on Monday afternoon urged the Supreme Court to leave in place by a federal court in Boston that…