The immigration term
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court added Blanche v. Ozurumba, a case on whether someone who worked as a cook for a terrorist organization is eligible for asylum pro…
Challengers ask court to pause agreement between Texas and the DOJ on deportation proceedings
Three cities and a group that provides legal services to immigrants came to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to pause an agreement between Texas and the…
Court appears likely to allow internet suit based on decades-old video privacy law to go forward
The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to let a lawsuit brought by a Tennessee man alleging that a website owned by entertainment giant Paramount Global…
Justices grant Trump administration’s request to pause lower court ruling in political ad rate dispute
The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for political parties and joint fundraising committees to continue to receive favorable advertising rates in the…
Hooch, hardball, and Halloween
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 Witnessing a reorientation…
Witnessing a reorientation of the First and Second Amendments on the Roberts court
Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Read more Justices grant three cases…
Justices grant three cases
Plus, key takeaways from the Interim Relief Docket Stat Pack for the 2025-26 term.
Court grants cases on DOGE data dispute, prisoners’ rights, and what qualifies as “material support” for terrorism
The Supreme Court on Tuesday three new cases to its oral argument docket for the 2026-27 term, agreeing to decide, among other things, what kinds of orders trial courts can…
A snapshot of the Supreme Court’s 2025-26 interim relief docket – and some surprises on it
Earlier this year, SCOTUSblog published the first Interim Relief Docket Stat Pack, a statistical portrait of the Supreme Court’s interim/emergency/shadow docket for the 2024-25 term. Now that the 2025-26 term…