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An immigration law error in the court's asylum decision threatens immigration courts
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (800+ words) SCOTUSblog Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press " to view all results. An immigration law error in the court's asylum decision threatens immigration courts The Supreme Court's decision last week blocking migrants stopped at the international boundary from applying…...
After Slaughter and Cook: future Fed fights, and maybe some midnight firings
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (543+ words) Ninety-one years ago, when the Supreme Court held in Humphrey's Executor v. United States that Congress could make agencies like the Federal Trade Commission "independent" from total presidential control, many were shocked " including President Franklin Roosevelt himself. By contrast, no one…...
What we learned about the court this term: an animated explainer
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (197+ words) SCOTUSblog Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press " to view all results. What we learned about the court this term: an animated explainer There are a whole lot of strongly held beliefs about how the Supreme Court votes. Many…...
The Stat Pack is back
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (418+ words) The Stat Pack is here! Jake S. Truscott and Adam Feldman crunched the numbers from the 2025-26 term and pulled together key takeaways. Scroll to the On Site section to learn more. Plus, do you know an exceptional lawyer looking for something…...
Three cheers for Barbara!
19+ hour, 12+ min ago (1263+ words) First: Chief Justice John Roberts" majority opinion for the court in the landmark Trump v. Barbara decision yesterday reached the right result " a complete repudiation of President Donald Trump"s lawless executive order 14160 seeking to end birthright citizenship. Hurrah! Second: the…...
Aiding and abetting impunity
23+ hour, 45+ min ago (897+ words) SCOTUSblog Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press " to view all results. Aiding and abetting impunity The Supreme Court's decision in CISCO Systems, Inc. v. Doe, announced on June 23, was not only, as expected, good news for corporations that facilitate…...
Term in review: aiding and abetting impunity
23+ hour, 41+ min ago (903+ words) SCOTUSblog Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press " to view all results. Term in review: aiding and abetting impunity The Supreme Court's decision in CISCO Systems, Inc. v. Doe, announced on June 23, was not only, as expected, good news for…...
The 2025-26 term by the numbers
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (242+ words) By several measures, this term was more ideologically divided than the last one. Last term, 15. 2% of the court's decisions were decided by a 6-3 vote, and 9% of all decisions were 6-3 ideological splits. This term, those figures rose significantly, to 28. 8% and 22. 7%, respectively....
The 2025-26 term Stat Pack: the term by the numbers
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (242+ words) By several measures, this term was more ideologically divided than the last one. Last term, 15. 2% of the court's decisions were decided by a 6-3 vote, and 9% of all decisions were 6-3 ideological splits. This term, those figures rose significantly, to 28. 8% and 22. 7%, respectively....
Closing out the term
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (601+ words) It was a busy Tuesday at the court as the justices released the final opinions in argued cases for the 2025-26 term and then orders from their Monday conference. Let's get to it. On Tuesday, the court released three opinions addressing…...