Previewing the Next Supreme Court Term (Updated)
A panel examining what is in store for October Term 2024.
A panel examining what is in store for October Term 2024.
An interesting question divides a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
A prominent appellate practitioner responds to recent attacks on the justices and the Court.
Could a panel of lower court judges evaluate ethics complaints against Supreme Court justices?
A new empirical study assesses the "quality" of Trump's judicial nominations.
In the same week that Jack Smith refiles his Trump Indictment, Justice Jackson talks about the SCOTUS decision that made refiling necessary.
The justices are hearing future cases, but that has not sped up their work.
His criticism of President Joe Biden’s proposed Supreme Court reform is hard to take seriously.
Thanks to C-Span, video is now available.
Joan Biskupic reports that the justices were initially inclined to back Idaho in the EMTALA case, until they realized the case was messier than they had thought.
Candid end of term comments from one of the Court's progressive justices.
The Office of Disciplinary Counsel comes for the "censorious" Judge Tim Grendell
The decision agreed with Trump that Special Counsel Jack Smith was improperly appointed, which could have positive downstream effects for the rest of us, as well.
Activists and politicians look for almost any excuse to claim that judges should withdraw from cases. Their calls for recusal may be frivolous, but it gives them an opportunity to criticize judges they don't like.
That some legal commentators are surprised by Justice Barrett may say more about Court commentary (and the way she was caricatured when nominated) than it does about Justice Barrett.
Contrary to progressive criticism, curtailing bureaucratic power is not about protecting "the wealthy and powerful."
The decision rejects a system in which the agency imposes civil penalties after investigating people and validating its own allegations.
Although critics say the Court’s current approach is unworkable, it has been undeniably effective at defeating constitutionally dubious gun regulations.
There is a great deal of panic surrounding the "extreme" nature of the current Court. But that is often not based in reality.
The Court's grant of certiorari is limited to only one of the issues in this litigation.
The justices are rushing to close out the term before the end of June.
The justices still have over one-third of the term's cases remaining.
Green groups dropped their suits after the various challenges to the SEC's climate disclosure rule were consolidated in a fairly conservative circuit.
The justices have been slow and quite agreeable -- so far.
In a forthcoming book. retired Judge David Tatel offers candid thoughts and spills the tea.
Recent remarks at Harvard may be a preview of what is to come.
Speaking at the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference, Justice Thomas echoes some of the concerns expressed by Justice Kavanaugh.
Some interesting comments at the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference
A civil discussion on the U.S. Supreme Court and its role in American life, past and present.
The little-known but outrageous practice allowed judges to enhance defendants' sentences using conduct a jury acquitted them of.
Public calls continue for Justice Sotomayor to step down so that President Biden can name her replacement before the election.
A welcome paper analyzing the practice of en banc review on the federal circuit courts.
Professor Marc De Girolami's assessment of the Roberts Court.
Are law professors too quick to sign their names on briefs submitted to courts? Is this a problem?
Another federal appellate judge expresses discontent with current standing doctrine.
Some liberals and progressives think Justice Sotomayor should retire this year to ensure a Democratic President names her replacement.
There are reasons to suspect the justices were wrangling over language up until the last minute.
The Supreme Court's docket may be awfully small, but it's not Justice Kavanaugh's fault.
Things you may have missed between the Trump disqualification case, Biden special counsel report, and NBA trade deadline.
Some candid remarks at the University of California at Berkeley
Quite a few judges have opted to take senior status, but some who are eligible have not.
The post is by prominent Israeli legal scholar Ronit Levine-Schnur (University of Tel Aviv).
A rare federal court decision denying Younger abstention.
The Court is taking more cases from the Fifth Circuit, and its decisions do not appear to be faring well.
Not all of the justices are happy about the Court's stingy approach to certiorari.
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