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Obama Nominates Merrick Garland to Replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court
D.C. Circuit Judge Merrick Garland nominated for SCOTUS
Meet Paul Watford, One of Obama's Potential Nominees to Replace Scalia on the Supreme Court
What do we know about possible SCOTUS nominee Paul Watford?
4 Things to Know About Sri Srinivasan, Obama's Potential Nominee to Replace Scalia on the Supreme Court
Examining the record of a possible SCOTUS nominee.
Does the 1st Amendment Apply to Political Ads in Public Transit Systems? SCOTUS Refuses to Weigh In, Clarence Thomas Dissents
Supreme Court declines to hear arguments in American Freedom Defense Initiative v. King County.
Will Texas' Use of 'Safety Regulations' to Close Abortion Clinics Be Declared Unconstitutional?
SCOTUS heard testimony last week.
A 10-Year Mandatory Minimum Hinges on the Inartful Placement of Five Words
The law of the last antecedent beats the law of lenity.
Hints That SCOTUS May Overturn the Texas Abortion Law
Anthony Kennedy, the swing vote, suggests an "undue burden" on abortion rights can hinge on the strength of the state's justification.
When Conservatives Love Overregulation
Abortion opponents embrace the smothering power of pointless, picayune rules.
Today at SCOTUS: Abortion Regulations on Trial
The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Texas abortion case.
Clarence Thomas Suggests That Permanently Losing Your Gun Rights Is No Small Thing
Maybe Congress needs better reasons to bar people from owning firearms.
SCOTUS Refuses to Intervene After Federal Court Allows Special-Interest 'Economic Favoritism' to Proceed
Supreme Court rejects appeal in Sensational Smiles, LLC v. Mullen.
How Scalia's Absence Could Protect the Exclusionary Rule
SCOTUS seems evenly divided on a drug search arising from an illegal stop.
Joe Biden in 1992: No SCOTUS Nominations 'Until After the November Election Is Completed'
Biden changes his tune on election year Supreme Court appointments.
After Scalia, Obama Faces Tough Choices on Nomination
Will Obama go for a fight that will mobilize the Democratic base, or choose a candidate who has some distantly plausible chance of confirmation?
Scalia on Drugs
Cases involving drug prohibition reveal the late justice's fickle fidelity to the Fourth Amendment and federalism.
Republicans Shouldn't Fear a Supreme Court Fight
Republicans stand to lose more if they don't fight an Obama nomination
Remembering Scalia's Sense of Humor - And When the Court Was WASPy To the Max
Abortion, not religion per se, is the thing people care about most when it comes to the religious views of justices.
What Did Scalia's Second Amendment Cover?
The late justice left unresolved the constitutionality of "assault weapon" bans and restrictions on carrying guns in public.
Scalia's Mixed Drug War Record
Drug cases show the late justice's fickle fidelity to the Fourth Amendment and federalism.
Ted Cruz's Supreme Court Folly
What he really wants is a justice that will agree with what he believes the law should be.
Justice Scalia Liked the Court. He Loved the Constitution.
Law students jokingly called him the pope of originalism, a phrase he loved.
The Second Amendment Without Scalia
What will happen to gun rights if a Democrat picks his replacement?
Antonin Scalia Was a Great Jurist for Criminal Defendants
The Supreme Court Justice's opinions often favored the accused-because their rights were in the Constitution.
Read Reason's Best Coverage of Justice Antonin Scalia
A selection of Reason's coverage of the late Supreme Court justice.
Scalia's Liberal Tendencies
The late Supreme Court justice was inaccurately described as "authoritarian."
Justice Scalia and the Libertarian Legal Movement
Libertarians disagreed with Scalia on many issues, but they also have to give him credit.
How Antonin Scalia Shaped—and Misshaped—American Law
The late Supreme Court justice's mixed legacy on liberty and the Constitution
GOP Presidential Candidates Agree: Obama Shouldn't Nominate Scalia's Replacement
President says he's going to try anyway.
Justice Antonin Scalia Dead at 79
The Supreme Court justice was found dead today of apparent natural causes.
Sonia Sotomayor's Inconsistent Defense of the Bill of Rights
The liberal justice speaks out for the Fourth Amendment, but often fails to respect the Fifth.
Justice Sotomayor Says 'There Is a Place, I Think, for Jury Nullification'
The former 2nd Circuit judge suggests that court was wrong to categorically reject a jury's right to acquit a guilty defendant.
Obama's Carbon Rationing Clean Power Plan Stayed by Supreme Court
Greenhouse gas regulations will now be an even bigger issue in the U.S. presidential campaign
Today in History: Franklin Roosevelt Tries to Pack the U.S. Supreme Court
Remembering the lessons of FDR's executive overreach.
Meet Clint Bolick, Libertarian Lawyer Turned Arizona Supreme Court Justice
The newly appointed justice talks law, politics, immigration, and why he got "visibly tattooed."
Execution Stayed for Michael Lambrix Amid Challenges To Florida's Heavy-Handed Death Penalty Scheme
Nearly 400 appeals from death row prisoners could be heading through Florida's legal system.
Why Rand Paul's Exit Is Bad News for the Future of the Supreme Court
Paul challenged the reigning legal orthodoxies on both the left and the right.
Will Trump's Support for Eminent Domain Abuse Hurt Him in Today's Iowa Caucus?
Trump trashes property rights, endorses eminent domain abuse. We'll find out if Iowa voters care.
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Texas Challenge to Obama's Executive Action on Immigration
U.S. v. Texas heads to SCOTUS.
Nosy Neighbors Tell Colorado to Stop Regulating Pot
Oklahoma and Nebraska say legal marijuana is like state-authorized pollution.
Anti-Legalization Lawsuit Shows Conservative Constitutionalists Have Marijuana-Related Memory Loss
Forsaking federalism, Oklahoma and Nebraska demand that Colorado stop regulating the cannabis industry.
When Should the Supreme Court Overturn One of Its Own Precedents?
SCOTUS weighs stare decisis in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association.
Supporters of Public Unions Need to Be Asking Why People Want Out So Badly
The real threat to union power is failure to serve.
Supreme Court Rules for Florida Death Row Inmate in Sixth Amendment Case
SCOTUS releases 8-1 decision in Hurst v. Florida.
Should Teachers Be Forced to Pay Union Fees? Friedrichs v. CTA Brings Protests Outside Supreme Court
In testing the limits of individual conscience, the Friedrichs case may reveal the Court's commitment to freedom itself.
