Blockbuster Fallout Looms Over New Supreme Court Term
The Supreme Court kicks off its 2023 term on Monday with guns, abortion, and affirmative action potentially coming back—whether the justices are ready for them or not. Advocates and lower courts are e...
29 Sep 202324min
Death Row Defendants Find Few Wins at Supreme Court
Death penalty cases are often adjudicated for years, if not decades, before they reach the Supreme Court. But once they do, the justices must make life-or-death decisions in a relatively quick amount ...
26 Sep 202316min
'Cases and Controversies': A Dramatic First Decade
From Antonin Scalia’s sudden death, to four new justices, a leaked opinion draft, the overturning of abortion rights, and the pandemic-era introduction of live audio for oral arguments—a lot has happe...
22 Sep 202320min
Supreme Court ‘Supersized’ Major Questions Doctrine
Rejection of Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan suggests Supreme Court conservatives are going to be more comfortable with second-guessing federal agency determinations even when they fall with...
7 Juli 202333min
Supreme Court Wraps Up With Conservative Trifecta on Big Cases
Conservative justices asserted themselves in a big way in the final days of the Supreme Court term. The six Republican-appointed justices joined together in striking down affirmative action, rejecting...
30 Juni 202317min
Biggest Cases Loom as Supreme Court Hits Homestretch
The Supreme Court heads into the final week of the term for argued cases with a flurry of opinions on tap, including what could be a blockbuster on affirmative action in higher education and the fate ...
23 Juni 202319min
Tribal Adoption Law Survives Colorblind Challenge
In upholding a landmark measure meant to keep adopted American-Indian children with tribal families, the Supreme Court again declined to embrace a colorblind view of federal law. The conservative argu...
16 Juni 202313min
Justices Surprise by Refusing to Remake Voting Rights
The Supreme Court declined to make it harder to bring racial challenges to voting rules, shocking court watchers who expected the majority conservative court to make major changes to the law. Goodwin'...
9 Juni 202327min
