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Last week, the Supreme Court finished handing down its opinions in argued cases this term. In light of its decisions on birthright citizenship and the administrative state, one decision, from the […]

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson may be starting a statutory-interpretation revolution. Jackson’s third full term was a doozy of separate opinions. Notably, a series of those opinions were written […]

Many commentators have complained that Chief Justice John Roberts has shown himself not to be a true institutionalist but rather a conservative ideologue. Hillary Clinton recently provided an […]

Doctors warn heated squishy toys are causing severe burns and lengthy recoveries.

Plus, will the justices have a quiet summer?

Minnesota tax preparer convicted after filing false returns seeking fraudulent federal refunds.

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Texas to continue to enforce, at least for now, a law that requires app stores to verify its buyers’ ages and obtain parental consent for minors to download apps […]

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One year ago, the Supreme Court had just wrapped up the 2024-25 term with a series of high-profile rulings, including decisions limiting the availability of universal injunctions and upholding a […]

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. About a year ago the Trump […]

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Speaking at a Federalist Society event […]

The court just wrapped up a momentous term. Next term may also be consequential.

Former pastor died after arrest in reopened wife death investigation case.

Researchers find many older adults improve mentally and physically as they age.

Under the terms of the agreement, none of the companies involved in the lawsuit will admit liability or wrongdoing, but they will be asked to provide $3.3 million in compensation and about 53 million […]

“[He] was sleeping, and he woke up to a common, and he woke up and said there were bats flying around his room,” an attorney for the pilot said.

That is precisely the gap Round Table Group’s new Expert Witness Club is designed to fill — and at the center of the effort is Emma Oyomba, the Club’s manager. The post Where Experts Become […]

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Now that the court has handed down its […]

The Supreme Court’s 2025-26 term will likely be remembered as one of the most consequential in recent memory. This was certainly the case for President Donald Trump, who was the named party in four […]

Don’t miss this animated explainer showing what we learned about the court this term.

Settlement requires Chemours to reduce pollution and protect nearby drinking water supplies.

New report finds dementia costs rising as families shoulder growing financial burdens.

The lawsuit notes that OpenAI knew, or should have known, about Lines’s condition because he had repeatedly told ChatGPT about his diagnosis. But instead of flagging his chats for human review, […]

The Supreme Court’s decision last week blocking migrants stopped at the international boundary from applying for asylum turns on the text of federal immigration law. But the majority opinion […]

Ninety-one years ago, when the Supreme Court held in Humphrey’s Executor v. United States that Congress could make agencies like the Federal Trade Commission “independent” from total […]

This animated explainer, the third in a series of animated videos done in partnership with Briefly, guides you through which justices dominated this term, which judicial alliances mattered most, […]

Jake S. Truscott and Adam Feldman crunched the numbers from the 2025-26 term and pulled together key takeaways.

First: Chief Justice John Roberts’ majority opinion for the court in the landmark Trump v. Barbara decision yesterday reached the right result – a complete repudiation of President Donald […]

The Supreme Court’s decision in CISCO Systems, Inc. v. Doe, announced on June 23, was not only, as expected, good news for corporations that facilitate government violations of international human […]

Unknown block type “pdfEmbed”, specify a component for it in the `components.types` option The final stretch of the 2025-26 Supreme Court term looked different from the end of recent ones. Over the […]

The court ruled on birthright citizenship, transgender athletes, and campaign finance on Tuesday.

When it comes to the last formal day of the term, when we know which cases are remaining, litigants and other interested parties have the chance to try to work their way into the courtroom to hear an […]

Trump v. Barbara, the birthright-citizenship case that dominated headlines this term, was emblematic of how the court can be predictable in closely followed cases while still leaving room for […]

Less than a week after the Supreme Court struck down a Hawaii law that barred gun owners with concealed-carry licenses from bringing guns onto private property unless they had explicit permission […]

Updated on June 30 at 4:40 p.m. The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a major ruling on money in elections. By a vote of 6-3, the justices struck down a federal law that limited the amount of money […]

Updated on June 30 at 4 p.m. The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that states can exclude transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports teams. The justices ruled unanimously that laws […]

Until last week, federal law prohibited marijuana users from owning or possessing firearms, even in states where marijuana is legal. In recent years, we have covered the differing opinions by federal […]

A family lawyer negotiates a divorce settlement. Property is divided. Spousal support is waived. The final decree is entered. The file is closed. Two years later, the former husband is served with a […]