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…
The “born free and equal” clauses, incorporation, and 12-person juries
This is the sixth of seven introductory articles on the relevance for constitutional law and the Supreme Court of the “born free and equal” clauses, which appeared in the Declaration…
Republicans respond to Trump’s Supreme Court comments
Plus, what artificial intelligence misunderstands about SCOTUS.
The fundamental confusions of federal Indian law
I wanted to begin this series for SCOTUSblog by discussing some fundamentals (and fundamental confusions) of federal Indian law. Despite the common understanding that federal Indian law is difficult and…
How Americans feel about possible court reforms
Plus, Justice Sotomayor reflects on the state of civics education.
At annual SCOTUSblog Summit, Sen. Durbin and Rep. Issa express differing views on Supreme Court
The annual SCOTUSblog Summit, held on Wednesday at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, featured a variety of panels on several different topics concerning the Supreme Court. Read more How…
How courts keep getting Bruen wrong
In the landmark 2022 case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the Supreme Court struck down New York’s concealed carry law as inconsistent with the Second…
What a missing citation tells us about the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision
In law, attribution is everything. Lawyers sprinkle written briefs with citations to statutes and constitutional provisions. Judges ground their decisions in prior cases addressing a similar legal issue. Making a…
Decision on citizenship database expected soon
Plus, an overview of our event previewing the 2026-27 term.
The foreign affairs origins of domestic executive supremacy
The past several terms have entrenched the court’s ongoing determination to expand presidential authority. With presidential wins over the control of administrative agencies, immunity from criminal prosecution for certain acts,…
An interview with Sen. Ted Cruz on his biography of Justice Thomas
As a seminary student, Clarence Thomas worked especially hard studying Latin. According to him, excelling in the notoriously difficult subject was a way to prove his merit to those who…