Justices Alito and Gorsuch Clash Over Cellphones, Privacy, and Property Rights
Oral arguments in Carpenter v. U.S. reveal a division between two conservative justices.
Oral arguments in Carpenter v. U.S. reveal a division between two conservative justices.
Willett confirmed to a seat on the 5th Circuit by 50-47 vote.
If Anthony Kennedy would like to see his successor confirmed by the Senate, he might decide June 2018 is a good time to go.
Eugene Volokh runs the most important legal blog in the country. Here's his take on gay wedding cakes, free speech, and President Trump's judicial appointments.
The Supreme Court ruled in 2004 that Americans get due process when accused of terrorism, and yet...
Lower courts are split on whether sex-based protections cover orientation.
Why the Trump administration lost in federal court.
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Senate Judiciary Committee votes 11-9 to advance Willett's nomination to the Senate floor.
DOJ argues workers are being forced to subsidize political positions with which they may disagree.
This is a clear-cut case of unconstitutional compelled speech with an easy verdict.
New Jersey's governor says states have a right to legalize sports betting but not marijuana.
Masterpiece is the first such case to make it to the justices.
But legal challenges to the ban are still ongoing.
Public accommodation laws clash with freedom of religion and compelled speech.
The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Christie v. N.C.A.A.
The point seems to elude The New York Times.
What's at stake next week in Christie v. N.C.A.A.
"Most Americans, I think, still want to avoid Big Brother."
The chief justice is a legal conservative who sometimes practices judicial deference.
What's at issue today in Carpenter v. United States.
A cellphone tracking case gives SCOTUS a chance to reconsider a doctrine that threatens everyone's privacy.
Bennis v. Michigan should be overruled.
The president's executive order is unconstitutional under the 10th Amendment and the separation of powers.
The 5th Circuit nominee faces the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The Supreme Court agrees to hear the First Amendment case Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky.
Crisis pregnancy centers in California say the state's "Reproductive FACT Act" violates their First Amendment rights.
The U.S. Supreme Court said local regulators could treat two lots owned by the same family as if they were a single parcel. A new law aims to stop that.
In the 5th Circuit, it's shaping up to be Trump vs. Trump's judicial picks.
The Senate just confirmed two more of Trump's judicial picks.
A potential Supreme Court case challenges federal protection of an intrastate species with no commercial value.
Robert Bork, majority rule, and District of Columbia v. Heller
Microsoft resisted order for emails on servers in Ireland.
Columbia's Philip Hamburger says this "monarchical" system of government grew in power just as blacks and women saw an expansion of their voting rights.
The case has already produced some fun SCOTUS banter. It could have major consequences for due process and police accountability.
The vote confirms a split that invites the Supreme Court to settle the issue.
Willett picked to fill vacancy on U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
SCOTUS will hear Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31 this term.
Two cases give the Court a chance to reconsider its counterintuitive conclusions about commitment and registration.
It all started with President Woodrow Wilson.
An appeal asks SCOTUS to decide the question, noting that the program has released just one "patient" in 23 years.
The relationship between Lochner v. New York and Buchanan v. Warley
Social science could help identify objective principles for creating competitive voting districts.
Ted Cruz thinks a sex toy ban is stupid. That doesn't mean he thinks it's unconstitutional.
Claims of "frightening and high" recidivism rates, endorsed by the Supreme Court, have no basis in fact.
Trump administration argues the First Amendment protects right to decline.