Supreme Court
States Partner to Sue Massachusetts, California Over Costly Livestock Bans
Two states attempt to dictate how farmers outside their boundaries treat their animals.
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.
Senate Confirms Libertarian-Minded Jurist Don Willett to Federal Judgeship
Willett confirmed to a seat on the 5th Circuit by 50-47 vote.
Did the Alabama Special Election Increase the Odds of Justice Kennedy's Retirement?
If Anthony Kennedy would like to see his successor confirmed by the Senate, he might decide June 2018 is a good time to go.
Everything You Wanted To Know About The Volokh Conspiracy: Podcast
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.
A U.S. Citizen Suspected of Joining ISIS Has Been Held for Months Without Charges or a Lawyer
The Supreme Court ruled in 2004 that Americans get due process when accused of terrorism, and yet...
Supreme Court Won't Decide Whether Civil Rights Act Bans Anti-LGBT Discrimination
Lower courts are split on whether sex-based protections cover orientation.
Trump's Executive Order on Sanctuary Cities Flunks the Constitutional Test
Why the Trump administration lost in federal court.
These Three Cases Define This Month at the Supreme Court Term: Podcast
How to think about gay wedding cakes, Fourth Amendment rights, and whether the federal government can ban sports betting. Plus: How will Neil Gorsuch vote?
Texas Justice Don Willett Is One Step Closer to Being Confirmed to the Federal Bench
Senate Judiciary Committee votes 11-9 to advance Willett's nomination to the Senate floor.
Justice Dept. Opposes Mandatory Union Dues for Public Employees, Reversing an Old Position
DOJ argues workers are being forced to subsidize political positions with which they may disagree.
Kentucky Top Court to Consider Shop's Refusal to Print Gay Pride T-Shirts
This is a clear-cut case of unconstitutional compelled speech with an easy verdict.
Chris Christie's Situational Federalism
New Jersey's governor says states have a right to legalize sports betting but not marijuana.
Can States Compel You to Bake a Cake Against Your Will? The Supreme Court Will Decide.
Masterpiece is the first such case to make it to the justices.
Supreme Court Allows Trump's Travel Ban to Go Into Full Effect
But legal challenges to the ban are still ongoing.
Supreme Court Today Mulls Whether Bakers Can Be Forced to Make Gay Wedding Cakes
Public accommodation laws clash with freedom of religion and compelled speech.
Today at SCOTUS: Does the Federal Ban on Sports Gambling Violate the 10th Amendment?
The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Christie v. N.C.A.A.
Declining to Bake a Gay Wedding Cake Is Not the Same As Banning Gay Marriage
The point seems to elude The New York Times.
Coming Soon to SCOTUS: Federal Sports Betting Ban vs. the 10th Amendment
What's at stake next week in Christie v. N.C.A.A.
Trump Administration Lawyer Pummeled by Sotomayor and Gorsuch in Cellphone Tracking Case
"Most Americans, I think, still want to avoid Big Brother."
No, Chief Justice John Roberts Is Not a 'Secret Liberal'
The chief justice is a legal conservative who sometimes practices judicial deference.
Today at SCOTUS: Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking vs. the Fourth Amendment
What's at issue today in Carpenter v. United States.
Your Secrets Are Not Safe With Anyone
A cellphone tracking case gives SCOTUS a chance to reconsider a doctrine that threatens everyone's privacy.
This Awful SCOTUS Decision Helped Create Today's Civil Asset Forfeiture Racket
Bennis v. Michigan should be overruled.
Why Trump Deserves to Lose in Federal Court on Sanctuary Cities
The president's executive order is unconstitutional under the 10th Amendment and the separation of powers.
The Senate Democrats' Pathetic Attack on Justice Don Willett
The 5th Circuit nominee faces the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Are You Allowed to Vote While Wearing a 'Don't Tread on Me' T-Shirt? SCOTUS Will Soon Decide
The Supreme Court agrees to hear the First Amendment case Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky.
Supreme Court to Weigh Rules for Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers in California
Crisis pregnancy centers in California say the state's "Reproductive FACT Act" violates their First Amendment rights.
Wisconsin Lawmakers Pass Bill to Protect Property Rights, Reverse Supreme Court Decision
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.
Trump Judicial Nominees Oppose the Trump Administration on Civil Asset Forfeiture and Birthright Citizenship
In the 5th Circuit, it's shaping up to be Trump vs. Trump's judicial picks.
Trump Is Starting to Leave His Mark on the Federal Courts
The Senate just confirmed two more of Trump's judicial picks.
Does the Commerce Clause Empower Congress to Regulate Every Living Thing?
A potential Supreme Court case challenges federal protection of an intrastate species with no commercial value.
When Judicial Restraint Trumps the Second Amendment
Robert Bork, majority rule, and District of Columbia v. Heller
Supreme Court to Decide if Data Stored Overseas Can Be Demanded with Warrants
Microsoft resisted order for emails on servers in Ireland.
'Administrative State Is THE Leading Threat to Civil Liberties of Our Era.'
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.
Supreme Court Considers: Can Cops Arrest You for Going to a Party Where You Don't Know the Host?
The case has already produced some fun SCOTUS banter. It could have major consequences for due process and police accountability.
D.C. Circuit Won't Reconsider Decision Upholding the Right to Be Armed in Public
The vote confirms a split that invites the Supreme Court to settle the issue.
Trump Nominates Libertarian-Minded Texas Justice Don Willett to U.S. Appellate Court
Willett picked to fill vacancy on U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Against Compulsory Public-Sector Union Fees
SCOTUS will hear Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31 this term.
Will SCOTUS Let Fear of Sex Offenders Trump Justice?
Two cases give the Court a chance to reconsider its counterintuitive conclusions about commitment and registration.
When the Government Declared War on the First Amendment
It all started with President Woodrow Wilson.
Is Minnesota's Indefinite Detention of Sex Offenders Punitive or Therapeutic?
An appeal asks SCOTUS to decide the question, noting that the program has released just one "patient" in 23 years.
The Libertarian Lawyer Who Battled Jim Crow
The relationship between Lochner v. New York and Buchanan v. Warley
Will the Supreme Court Stop Politicians from Choosing Their Voters?
Social science could help identify objective principles for creating competitive voting districts.
Ted Cruz, Sex Toys, and the Constitution
Ted Cruz thinks a sex toy ban is stupid. That doesn't mean he thinks it's unconstitutional.
