Supreme Court agrees to hear case on whether airplane was improperly seized for transporting a six-pack of beer
The Supreme Court on Monday morning added a new case to its oral argument docket for the 2026-27 term. As part of a regularly scheduled…
Announcement of opinions for Thursday, June 4
We will be live blogging as the court potentially releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term.
A random assortment of relists: prolonged detention, confessions of error, small juries, and new rules on habeas
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 When and why…
When and why did complying with the Voting Rights Act become unconstitutional?
Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog. Read more The two Roberts courts In part 1…
The two Roberts courts
The current court is often described as composed of six Republican-appointed conservatives and three Democratic-appointed liberals. And that shorthand explains many of the court’s most visible decisions. But it also…
Court clears the way for Alabama to use its preferred congressional map
Plus, Usha Vance called for “respect” for the court.
Supreme Court permits Alabama to use congressional map struck by lower court as racially discriminatory
The Supreme Court on Tuesday night cleared the way for Alabama to use a congressional map in the 2026 elections that lower courts found to be racially discriminatory. In a…
The radical Justice Thomas
On May 7, 2026, Clarence Thomas became the second longest serving justice in American history, surpassing Justice Stephen Field, who had been a justice for 34 years, 195 days, from…
The state of the death penalty at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday in Whitton v. Dixon sided with a death row inmate for the second time in less than a week, holding in an that the U.S.…
Court asked to bar Alabama from using state’s preferred map
Plus, the court took up another case on the First Step Act.
Supreme Court urged to uphold lower court decision striking Alabama congressional map as racially discriminatory
The plaintiffs challenging an Alabama congressional map urged the justices on Monday afternoon to leave in place a ruling by a panel of federal judges that bars Alabama from using…