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…
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The home stretch
We are expecting eight opinions in argued cases.
Announcement of opinions for Monday, June 29
We will be live blogging as the court potentially releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term.
Hunter v. United States – the most important criminal case of the term
The term is not quite over, but I have no doubt that Hunter v. United States, decided on June 18, is its most important criminal case. In Hunter, the court…
When justices wade into politics
Scholar Robert Dahl, writing back , once remarked that “Americans are not quite willing to accept the fact that is a political institution and not quite capable of denying it;…
Court rules on gun rights, immigration, and pesticide labels
We’re expecting more opinions on Monday.
An unusual retort to a dissent from the bench
Next week, what is being billed as the biggest fireworks show ever in Washington, D.C., will help celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday. Yet the Supreme Court will offer its own…
Penultimate relists: papers, parents, and procedural puzzles
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 Court rules for…
Court rules for Roundup maker in dispute over cancer warnings on pesticide labels
The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Monsanto in a high-stakes dispute over cancer warnings on pesticide labels. In an by Justice Brett Kavanaugh in Monsanto Company v. Durnell, the…
Justices side with Trump administration in border dispute over asylum seekers
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the federal government’s policy of systematically turning back asylum seekers before they can reach the U.S.-Mexico border. By a vote of 6-3, with the…
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end removal protections for Syrian and Haitian nationals
The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the federal government to remove protections for citizens of Haiti and Syria under a federal program that allows foreign citizens to…