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…
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to clear the way for new mail-in voting rule to be implemented
The Trump administration returned to the Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon, the justices to temporarily pause an order by a federal judge in Boston that blocks the government from implementing…
Sen. Jon Ossoff and other Democratic candidates urge justices to leave court ruling in place on political broadcasting rates
Four Democratic candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate on Thursday the justices to leave in place a ruling by a federal appeals court that limited…
Court reform is liberal-coded nowadays. But it shouldn’t be.
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 Judge temporarily halts Trump’s…
Judge temporarily halts Trump’s latest birthright citizenship order
It has been just under a month since President Donald Trump issued a new executive order seeking to narrow the availability of birthright citizenship, the current guarantee of citizenship to…
Will the court consider due process rights for detained migrants?
The Constitution’s due process clause famously limits the government’s power to detain people. Next month the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a case about the clause’s relevance…
Judge blocks Trump’s second birthright citizenship order
Plus, the benefits of Taft-maxxing.
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: the little-known physical transformation of…
Why religion and education will be in the spotlight next term
As the back-to-school spirit sweeps across the nation, education is likely on the minds of the Supreme Court justices (especially those with kids still at home or in college). The…
House to vote on number of justices
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Enhance the Supreme Court minority’s procedural powers
This is the sixth piece in a series on what I believe the court can, and should, do better. Read more Solicitor General Sauer’s SCOTUS tightrope *** On the Supreme…