17+ min ago  (286+ words) Three justices dissented from Tuesday's order. Justice Samuel Alito, in a 16-page decision joined by Justice Clarence Thomas, wrote that "[w]hatever one may think about the current administration's enforcement of the immigration laws or the way ICE has conducted…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago  (1734+ words) 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. The Supreme Court continues to churn through relisted cases at a brisk clip as it works…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (406+ words) Nuts and Bolts is a recurring series by Stephen Wermiel providing insights into the mechanics of how the Supreme Court works. Discussion of the Supreme Court's "shadow docket" is everywhere. But why exactly is this area of the court's work…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (172+ words) Immigration Matters is a recurring series by C'sar Cuauht'moc Garc'a Hern'ndez that analyzes the court's immigration docket, highlighting emerging legal questions about new policy and enforcement practices. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (165+ words) At the center of the dispute is a policy that the National Association of Immigration Judges describes as barring its members "from speaking in their personal capacities about immigration and about the agency that employs them." The NAIJ went to…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (346+ words) That skepticism prompted Justice Amy Coney Barrett to look ahead at the possible repercussions of a ruling for the challengers. Specifically, she asked Neal Katyal, who represented a group of small businesses at the November hearing, to "tell me how…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (588+ 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. Before the court considers the constitutionality of Section 922(g)(3), the justices will first have to interpret the statute itself....

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (311+ words) The clock is ticking for the Supreme Court. By this time next month, the justices are expected to be done, or at least nearly done, filling out the oral argument/merits docket for the current term, meaning they'll likely take…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (232+ words) ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. The specifics of Clark v. Sweeney Sweeney was convicted and sentenced to life plus 30 years in prison, and the Maryland state courts affirmed....

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (110+ words) Sixty years ago, on Dec. 16, 1965, students Mary Beth Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt were sent home from school for wearing black armbands to protest the U.S. government's policy in Vietnam. They, along with Mary Beth's brother, John, went on to win a…...