Dispute over broadcasting rates for political ads returns to the Supreme Court
Updated on Oct. 8 at 3:16 p.m. EDT The battle over favorable advertising rates for political parties and…
When it comes to getting the Supreme Court’s attention, does one state have an edge?
Everything’s bigger in Texas – even the number of people who brought a case that was ultimately argued…
The court’s big gun cases – and what’s next
With the justices now on summer recess, let’s take a minute to reflect on the term and its…
“Equal Justice Under Law” – except for Guam and the U.S. territories?
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear argument in Department of the Air Force v. Prutehi Guåhan. The…
Understanding the court’s next major case on asylum seekers: Wassily v. Blanche
This coming term, in Wassily v. Blanche, the Supreme Court will decide whether asylum beneficiaries are barred from…
Wild card justices and the “Kagan court” for criminal cases
If you read my columns closely, you know this: over the past two terms, 21 of the court’s…
Court to weigh deference to U.S. Sentencing Commission’s interpretations of its guidelines
Before imposing a sentence on a federal criminal defendant, a district judge must apply the federal sentencing guidelines…
Court announces cases it will hear in October, which include significant disputes on climate change and immigration detention
The Supreme Court will kick off its 2026-27 term with oral arguments in a lawsuit brought by a…
A court trapped in amber
In United States v. Rahimi, the Supreme Court denied that the Second Amendment is “a law trapped in…
The Supreme Court’s blessing of third-country removals
Last week, the Supreme Court, without a word of explanation, allowed the Trump administration to send immigrants to…
Emergency docket heats up | SCOTUSblog
As Nora explained in her piece on the Supreme Court lottery last year, the court launched a pilot…
What does the Trump administration want from the Supreme Court next?
Last week, the federal government joined President Donald Trump’s personal legal team in asking the Supreme Court to…