Supreme Court
Ross Ulbricht Is Serving a Double Life Sentence
His mother, Lyn Ulbricht, talks about her son's life in maximum security prison and their Supreme Court hopes for the Silk Road case.
Will "Making a Murderer" Make Its Way to the Supreme Court?
What are the chances the justices will consider Brendan Dassey's cert petition cert worthy?
Supreme Court Rules 8-1 Against Warrantless Police Search in Important Fourth Amendment Case
SCOTUS rejects warrantless search of vehicle parked in the "curtilage" of private home.
10 Years After Heller, Does 'Normalizing' the Second Amendment Mean Ignoring It?
The Supreme Court has been almost completely silent on the subject of gun rights, leaving important issues unresolved.
The D.C. Circuit Will Soon Livestream Oral Arguments
And yet the Supreme Court is still reluctant to release same-day audio recordings.
Transgender Bathroom Case Bounced by Supreme Court Starts Long Trek Back into the Spotlight
Federal court allows a Virginia student's case against school district to continue.
Neil Gorsuch and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Clash Over Federal Labor Law and the 'Specter' of Lochner v. New York
Understanding the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling in Epic Systems Corporation v. Lewis.
SCOTUS Feigns Federalism in Sports Betting Decision
Congress can't "commandeer" state legislators, but it can achieve the same result with "preemption."
With or Without Legalization, Sports Betting is Here to Stay
U.S. politicians prevented the development of a legal market for sports betting, driving eager gamblers to underground bookies.
SCOTUS Says Non-Authorized Rental Car Drivers Do Not Automatically Forfeit Their Fourth Amendment Rights
Fourth Amendment advocates score a limited victory in Byrd v. U.S.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Law That Prohibited States From Legalizing Sports Gambling
"A more direct affront to state sovereignty is not easy to imagine."
Unions Could Lose 726,000 Members if Mark Janus Wins His Supreme Court Case
Union-backed report finds unions could be screwed.
SCOTUS Released Same-Day Oral Argument Audio. Guess What Happened Next?
There is no reason not to release same-day audio for all oral arguments at the Supreme Court.
Why All Libertarians Should Hope that the Supreme Court Throws Out Trump's Travel Ban
Giving the government blanket power to check the Bill of Rights at the border won't serve the interests of citizens or immigrants
Supreme Court Nixes Suits Against Foreign Corporations in U.S. Courts Alleging Violations of International Law
If domestic courts are to be a forum for these sorts of suits, five justices conclude, Congress must first say so.
I Doubt This Is the Right Way to Manipulate Justice Gorsuch
Capsule summary: "Vote the way we want you to, and maybe we'll have just a bit less contempt for you than we now do."
"Little Pink House" Brings the Kelo Case to the Big Screen
An impressive new movie dramatizes the story behind the famous Supreme Court case about whether it is permissible for the government to condemn homes in order to promote private "economic development."
Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas Clash Over Due Process and Immigration Law
The two justices face off in Sessions v. Dimaya.
Supreme Court Punts on Data Privacy Case, Thanks to the Terrible CLOUD Act
Lawmakers passed a bill requiring American firms to comply with warrants for data stored overseas, ending a legal fight.
Neil Gorsuch Joins Liberals in 5-4 SCOTUS Opinion Striking Down Portion of Federal Immigration Law
The Supreme Court rules against the federal government in Sessions v. Dimaya.
More on Sessions v. Dimaya and Crossover Sensation Neil Gorsuch
This may be the first time Justice Gorsuch joined the Court's more liberal judges in a 5-4 decision, but it's unlikely to be the last.
A Civil Rights Movement for Corporations? Inside the 400-Year Struggle
UCLA Law Professor Adam Winkler on his new book We the Corporations
Court to Cops: Shoot First and Think Later
SCOTUS encourages excessive force by shielding police from liability.
Stossel: Little Pink House
The story of how the government can take your home against your will.
Judge Sykes on Justice Gorsuch
In recent remarks, the Seventh Circuit judge assessed the newest Justice's early work on the Court.
The Supreme Court's Continuing Immunity Crusade
A few thoughts on today's summary reversal in Kisela v. Hughes.
Justice John Paul Stevens Is Wrong About the Second Amendment, Again
The retired justice wants to claw back parts of the Bill of Rights.
Gerrymandering Is Out of Control
Computers could be the key to resolving partisan fights over congressional boundaries.
Why the Summer Zervos Lawsuit Is Bad News for Donald Trump
"The President of the United States has no immunity and is 'subject to the laws' for purely private acts."
No Fourth Amendment Protections Against Warrantless Cell Phone Searches at U.S. Border, Says Federal Court
"Border searches never require a warrant or probable cause."
If SCOTUS Lets States Legalize Sports Betting, Will They Be Ready?
The black market will continue to thrive if taxes and regulations are too burdensome, a new CEI report warns.
Awaiting Court Ruling, California Unions Appear Surprisingly Impotent
California unions and their allied politicians need to learn to respect the rights of California's government workers.
Jeff Sessions' Case Against California's Sanctuary Cities Is a Constitutional Loser
The Constitution prevents the feds from commandeering state and local officials.
Drunk History: When the Government Banned Female Bartenders
A shameful chapter in U.S. law.
Today in History: SCOTUS Protects the Corporate Speech Rights of The New York Times
Marking the 54th anniversary of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
Jeff Sessions's Flawed Lawsuit Against 'Sanctuary State' California
Immigration, federalism, and the 10th Amendment
The New Challenge to Obamacare
Is this a chance for the Supreme Court to correct its constitutional mistake?
Supreme Court Will Hear Important Property Rights Case
This could result in a ruling overturning a terrible 1985 decision that makes it very difficult to bring takings cases in federal court.
Sonia Sotomayor Faults SCOTUS for Failing to Protect Right to Effective Counsel in Death Row Case
Justice Sotomayor dissents from the denial of certiorari in Wessinger v. Vannoy.
Are We Experiencing Peak Gun Rights?
A look into a more restrictionist future for the Second Amendment.
Public-Sector Unions Deserve to Be Destroyed
Mandatory fees are an assault on free association.
Supreme Court Sets the Stage for a More Important Immigrant Detention Fight
Indefinite detention carried the day in Jennings v. Rodriguez, but the ruling affirms an important principle that may eventually kill the practice.
Supreme Court's Silence Clouds Gun Control Debate
The justices have passed up one opportunity after another to clarify the boundaries of the constitutional right to arms.
