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Supreme Court issues statement that Justice Alito was hospitalized approximately two weeks ago
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (711+ words) Amy Howe is the co-founder of SCOTUSblog and its primary reporter. She was part of the blog team that won a Peabody Award in 2013, as well as a National Press Club Journalism Award for Breaking News. Before turning to full-time…...
What oral argument told us in the birthright citizenship case
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (481+ words) Empirical SCOTUS'is a recurring series by'Adam Feldman'that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions and oral arguments, to provide insights into the justices" decision making and what we can expect from the court in the future....
The inscrutable Chief Justice John Roberts
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (268+ words) As much of the legal media (including SCOTUSblog) reported last month, Chief Justice John Roberts offered some rare public remarks in an appearance at Rice University, rebuking personal attacks on judges. "Personally directed hostility is dangerous," he said, "and it's…...
SCOTUStoday for Friday, April 3
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (401+ words) Comedian John Mulaney appeared on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" earlier this week and gave a shoutout to SCOTUSblog as he described being a "Supreme Court argument nerd." Mama, we made it. The court heard four arguments this week…...
Court appears sympathetic to death-row inmate’s attempt to challenge racial discrimination in jury selection
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (681+ words) This was not the first time that a case in which Evans was involved has come before the Supreme Court. In 2019, his preemptive strike of a Black juror during jury selection'prompted the Supreme Court " in an opinion penned by Kavanaugh…...
The Supreme Court of India
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (587+ words) Rohit De is an associate professor of history at Yale University. He is the author of the 2018 book A People's Constitution: The Everyday Life of Law in the Indian Republic, and, with Ornit Shani, the 2025 book Assembling India's Constitution: A…...
Who is driving the conversation at the Supreme Court?
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (568+ words) Empirical SCOTUS'is a recurring series by'Adam Feldman'that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions and oral arguments, to provide insights into the justices" decision making and what we can expect from the court in the future....
SCOTUStoday for Thursday, April 2
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (532+ words) It was a historic day at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump became the first sitting president to attend oral argument. Today's newsletter has all you need to know about his appearance and the argument in general....
Trump attends birthright citizenship argument
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (667+ words) As soon as President Donald Trump last evening mentioned attending argument in the birthright citizenship case in Trump v. Barbara today, some Supreme Court reporters were dubious. After all, he had floated the idea of attending the big tariff case in…...
Supreme Court appears likely to side against Trump on birthright citizenship
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (857+ words) Updated on April 1 at 4:03 p.m. Challenges to the executive order followed around the country. The first federal judge to weigh in on the legality of the executive order, Senior U.S. District Judge John Coughenour of Seattle, called it "blatantly unconstitutional." Other judges…...