2+ hour, 58+ min ago  (275+ words) One First | Steve Vladeck | Substack Bonus 236: A Term of Self-Inflicted Wounds Within minutes of the Supreme Court handing down the birthright citizenship ruling on Tuesday and rising for its summer recess, its defenders were pointing to that decision (alongside the…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (822+ words) One First | Steve Vladeck | Substack 236. Three Thoughts Heading into the Last Decision Day of the Term A quick post reflecting on (some of) the news the Supreme Court made on Monday and (some of) the news we expect from the…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (522+ words) Welcome back to "One First," a newsletter that aims to make the U. S. Supreme Court more accessible to lawyers and non-lawyers alike. I'm grateful to all of you for your continued support, and I hope that you'll consider sharing some of…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (431+ words) One First | Steve Vladeck | Substack Bonus 234: The Ascension of Westside Mothers The Court's 6-3 ruling on Tuesday in Landor is my vote for the "sleeper" case of the term'a seemingly technical decision about certain damages suits with deeply ominous constitutional implications....

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (492+ words) Welcome back to "One First," a newsletter that aims to make the U. S. Supreme Court more accessible to lawyers and non-lawyers alike. I'm grateful to all of you for your continued support, and I hope that you'll consider sharing some of…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago  (265+ words) One First | Steve Vladeck | Substack Bonus 232: The Term of the Summary Reversal The Supreme Court has summarily reversed eight lower-court rulings so far this term'after just two last term and zero the term before. That uptick says a lot about…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (372+ words) Keep both of those in mind. One is a loss for Trump; one is a loss for civil-rights plaintiffs. At this early juncture, this term resists a simple "winners and losers" narrative'and that complexity is itself part of the story....

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (324+ words) Welcome back to "One First," a newsletter that aims to make the U. S. Supreme Court more accessible to lawyers and non-lawyers alike. I'm grateful to all of you for your continued support, and I hope that you'll consider sharing some of…...

4+ week, 7+ hour ago  (407+ words) One First | Steve Vladeck | Substack Bonus 230: Justice Barrett's Vote in Margolin A single vote to join a single concurring opinion in a case that hasn't gotten a lot of attention could portend massive consequences across a range of lawsuits challenging…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (253+ words) Welcome back to "One First," a newsletter that aims to make the U. S. Supreme Court more accessible to lawyers and non-lawyers alike. I'm grateful to all of you for your continued support, and I hope that you'll consider sharing some of…...