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A court trapped in amber
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (481+ words) Apart from some scattered exceptions, the metaphor was essentially absent from judicial opinions, and it went decades without appearing in the Supreme Court. The amber metaphor, we might say, had itself become frozen in amber. So far as I am…...
Trump administration appears not to have asked Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (228+ words) The challenges to Trump’s order then continued in the lower courts, and on Dec. 5, 2025, the justices agreed to review a ruling by a federal judge in New Hampshire striking down the order. On the final day before the court’s summer…...
Justices’ lucrative book deals deserve more scrutiny
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (404+ words) Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. It was around the time the justices crossed the $10 million threshold in book earnings that I…...
Judicial ethics in the spotlight
1+ week, 5+ day ago (543+ words) As of this morning, the court has 25 cases scheduled for oral argument in the 2026-27 term. That’s behind where it was at this point last year (31 cases) and in 2024 (27) but ahead of the term before that (21). In case you missed it,…...
The ripple effects of the TPS ruling
1+ week, 6+ day ago (369+ words) Do you have a young Supreme Court nerd in your life? After pointing them to children’s books by the current justices, consider checking out A Supreme Friendship, a new book on Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia and the…...
Three profound constitutional provisions – and how the Supreme Court has avoided dealing with them
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The biggest Supreme Court surprises this term
2+ week, 6+ day ago (402+ words) But the question I was asked made me think about what I found most surprising. Here’s my top three choices, one a concurring opinion, one a ruling on the emergency docket, and one a merits decision. Justice Thomas arguing that…...
Executive power and its limits
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1873+ words) So what were some of the biggest highlights of your career before your current role as National Legal Director of the ACLU? Cecillia Wang: I’ll try to be quick. As Amy said, I clerked on the Supreme Court in OT97, and…...
Advisory Opinions broadcast: Presidential Firing Power
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (102+ words) Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. Oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter, on the president’s authority to fire the heads of independent, multi-member federal... Oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter, on the president’s authority…...
A dissent worthy of a World Cup
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (382+ words) This month the World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Giants and Jets. One justice thought that was a mistake. Justice William Rehnquist published a lone dissent from the denial of certiorari. The…...