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…
Court rules that states can exclude transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams
The Supreme Court on Tuesday that states can exclude transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports teams. The justices ruled unanimously that laws enacted by Idaho and West Virginia do…
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court on Tuesday President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship – the guarantee of citizenship to virtually everyone born in the United States. In a…
The final four
Welcome to the final opinion announcement day of the 2025-26 term.
The last grants of the 2025-26 term?
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 Announcement of opinions…
Announcement of opinions for Tuesday, June 30
We will be live blogging as the court potentially releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term.
Justices’ financial disclosures reveal Bad Bunny concert tickets, plenty of travel in 2025
Justice Sonia Sotomayor received concert tickets valued at more than $4,000 from the record company that represents the Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, while Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson received a…
Court agrees to hear six new cases, including dispute over proof of citizenship to vote
The Supreme Court on Monday morning added six new cases to its argument docket for the 2026-27 term and turned down President Donald Trump’s request to take up his appeal…
250th birthday minutes on the bench
At the Supreme Court building, there is a small exhibition tied to the nation’s 250th anniversary, titled “Revolutionary Arguments: The Legal Fight for Independence.” Read more Court rules that law…
Court rules that law enforcement’s use of “geofence warrant” was a “search”
The Supreme Court on Monday that when law enforcement officials used a “geofence warrant” – a warrant that instructed Google to provide location data for cellphone users who were near…
Justices uphold state law allowing for late-arriving mail-in ballots
Just over four months before the 2026 midterm elections, the Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they are…