10+ hour, 36+ min ago  (330+ words) Thanks to all who joined us at our term-in-review event yesterday at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D. C. , which was presented by the ACLU. Scroll to the Closer Look section below for a brief overview of the discussion....

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (515+ 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. Every day, Americans are witnessing the most significant expansion of presidential power in modern times. Just as important,…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (229+ words) In responding to these requests, the justices had to engage with multiple briefs and, in some cases, produce separate writings. All told, seven of the nine justices wrote separately at least once last summer in an interim docket case involving…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (344+ words) Chief Justice John Marshall died on this day in 1835, at age 79. He served on the court for more than 34 years and remains the longest-serving chief justice. It's no wonder, then, that we needed two Closer Looks to tell Marshall's life…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1617+ words) 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 opinion announced…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (148+ words) The disclosures are relatively opaque and are intended to provide information about potential conflicts of interest and the justices" compliance with ethical standards, rather than snapshots of the justices" wealth. The financial disclosure forms for eight of the nine justices…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (286+ words) Writing for the majority, Justice Elena Kagan emphasized that "[a]n individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy in records about his cell phone's location, and police intrude on that constitutionally protected interest when they demand the information'even though for…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (1182+ words) Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press " to view all results. 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…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (85+ words) Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press " to view all results. Callais" impact on the law of employment discrimination In other words, Congress did not "acquiesce" to Griggs. It doubled down. What Callais" impact means for how we think…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (95+ words) Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press " to view all results. Pung argued that the county's failure to pay him that larger amount violated both the Fifth Amendment's takings clause (which bars the government from taking private property for…...