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 prevents Trump from firing Fed governor
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors whom President Donald Trump had attempted to fire. By a…
Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner and overturns major restraint on presidential power
The Supreme Court on Monday gave President Donald Trump sweeping new authority over approximately two dozen multi-member agencies that Congress intended to be independent. By a vote of 6-3, the…
Supreme Court will not consider $5 million verdict against Trump
The Supreme Court on Monday that it will not hear an appeal by President Donald Trump seeking review of the $5 million jury verdict entered against him in the sexual…
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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…