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Court asks for new briefs in Louisiana redistricting case The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon instructed the parties in a Louisiana redistricting dispute to file new briefs on whether the creation of a second majority-Black congressional district violates ...

The Supreme Court has asked for new briefs in the Louisiana redistricting case that it will rehear this fall

Amy Howe has the latest:

Groups ask justices to leave order in place requiring Trump administration to fund studies linked to DEI initiatives Two groups of plaintiffs seeking to stop the National Institutes of Health from terminating $783 million in grants urged the Supreme Court on Friday afternoon to leave in place a […]

NEW: Groups ask justices to leave order in place requiring Trump administration to fund studies linked to DEI initiatives

Will the Supreme Court hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s case? While President Donald Trump fields questions about a potential pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, the Supreme Court is also playing a role in the debate over her future. As of Monday, […]

Will the Supreme Court hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s case?

Here's what you need to know about her appeal

Mississippi urges court to uphold restrictions on children’s access to social media Mississippi on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to leave in place restrictions on access by young people to major social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. The state’s attorney […]

In a new emergency docket filing, Mississippi urges the court to uphold restrictions on children’s access to social media

Amy Howe has the context:

What heavy metal band is each Supreme Court justice? Those who know me well know that two things I love are the Supreme Court and heavy metal (not necessarily in that order). So this column asks the obvious question: […]

The emergency docket aside, the summer gives us time to reflect on the really important questions – like what heavy metal band each justice would be.

Where the Supreme Court’s two most conservative justices part ways If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want a more conservative court, go together. That twist on the popular proverb, or something like it, could be used […]

Where the Supreme Court’s two most conservative justices part ways

The most important cases of the next term When the justices return to the bench to hear oral arguments in the fall, they will tackle several hot-button issues, including state bans on the participation by transgender athletes on […]

Here's a closer look at some of the biggest cases the court will hear during the 2025-26 term

Trump administration urges Supreme Court to pause order requiring payment of grants linked to DEI The Trump administration came once again to the Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon and asked the justices to pause an order by a federal court in Massachusetts that would require […]

NEW: Trump administration urges Supreme Court to pause order requiring payment of grants linked to DEI

Supreme Court pauses ruling that potentially weakens the Voting Rights Act The Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold, at least for now, a ruling by a federal appeals court that could limit the power of the Voting Rights Act. In […]

BREAKING: The Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold, at least for now, a ruling by a federal appeals court that could limit the power of the Voting Rights Act.

Amy Howe has the context:

A brief history of Supreme Court rulings on hair One of the cases the Supreme Court will hear during the 2025-26 term started with a haircut. Damon Landor’s head was forcibly shaved in 2020 after he arrived at Raymond […]

The Supreme Court will soon hear a case that started with a haircut. It calls to mind past debates about hair-length restrictions — and whether beards are a security threat.

Group challenges restrictions on children’s access to social media A tech industry group came to the Supreme Court this week, asking the justices to temporarily block Mississippi from enforcing restrictions on minors’ access to social media against several major […]

A trade association for internet companies is challenging restrictions on children's access to social media

Check out Amy Howe's overview of what's happening

Supreme Court sides with Trump administration in battle over ability to remove agency commissioners The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for the Trump administration to remove three of the five members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission from office while their challenges […]

Supreme Court sides with Trump administration in battle over ability to remove agency commissioners

North Dakota urges Supreme Court to leave in place decision that could limit the power of the Voting Rights Act Lawyers for North Dakota on Tuesday urged the court to leave in place a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit that two Native American tribes […]

On Tuesday, lawyers for North Dakota filed a brief asking the Supreme Court to leave in place a lower court decision that could weaken the federal Voting Rights Act.

Learn about their arguments in Amy Howe's latest post

The Supreme Court case that incited violence In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country.  Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect […]

The quickest U-turn in Supreme Court history followed a court opinion used to justify actual violence on American streets.

The most intense dissents of the term During the 2024-25 term, the court was unanimous 42% of the time in its Opinions of the Court. In the remaining 58% of such cases, the justices’ dissents were typically […]

Who dissented the most? The least? What were the most memorable quotes?

These questions and others are answered in this new post on the term's most intense dissents

Where does Trump’s birthright citizenship order currently stand? Three weeks after the Supreme Court ruled to limit the use of nationwide, or universal, injunctions in a case stemming from President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, a […]

The Supreme Court ruled for the Trump administration in a case on the universal injunctions that kept the birthright citizenship order from taking effect, but the debate is far from over. Here is a timeline of key events

Group challenges ruling that potentially weakens the Voting Rights Act A group of plaintiffs challenging North Dakota’s state legislative maps came to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the justices to block a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals […]

A group that includes two Native American tribes is challenging a ruling that potentially weakens the Voting Rights Act.

The Ten Commandments return to classrooms: What will the Supreme Court do? Texas recently became the third state in two years, following Louisiana and Arkansas, to pass a law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms. Soon after — like the […]

Ten Commandments laws are making a comeback. What will the Supreme Court do?

Supreme Court clears the way for Trump administration to massively reduce the size of the Department of Education The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Trump administration’s request to temporarily pause an order by a federal judge in Massachusetts that would require the Department of Education to reinstate […]

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to massively reduce the size of the Department of Education

Amy Howe has the context:

Here's the link to the Supreme Court's opinion.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s request to temporarily pause a district court order that would require the Department of Education to reinstate nearly 1,400 employees who were fired earlier this year.

Justice Sotomayor dissented, joined by Kagan and Jackson.

Federal employees urge Supreme Court to keep order in place preventing their firing Three members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission who were fired by President Donald Trump in May urged the Supreme Court on Friday to leave in place an order by […]

Three members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission have asked the Supreme Court to leave an order in place allowing them to remain in their jobs.

Amy Howe explains the Trump administration moves that prompted their response:

How the 2024 term fits into the history of the Roberts court Empirical SCOTUS is a recurring series by Adam Feldman that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions and oral arguments, to provide insights into the justices’ decision […]

As Chief Justice John Roberts closes out his 20th term, the Supreme Court has entered a new phase – less defined by volatility and more by entrenched ideological structure.

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Supreme Court denies Florida's request to enforce state law on illegal immigration The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow Florida to enforce a state law that makes it a crime for anyone who entered the United States illegally to enter or […]

BREAKING: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow Florida to enforce a state law that makes it a crime for anyone who entered the country illegally to enter or remain in the state.

Amy Howe has the context:

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to implement plans to significantly reduce the federal workforce The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the Trump administration to implement an executive order calling for mass reductions in the federal workforce. In a brief unsigned opinion, […]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the Trump administration to implement an executive order calling for mass reductions in the federal workforce.

The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration's request to pause a district court order preventing the government from formulating and implementing plans to initiate large-scale reductions of the federal workforce. Justice Jackson dissented.

Does Justice Kagan stand alone? The most surprising part of the Supreme Court’s Thursday order enabling the Trump administration to move forward with sending eight immigrants to South Sudan wasn’t the decision. After all, the […]

With a single paragraph on Thursday, Justice Kagan fanned the flames of the debate over her position on the court, which were already burning bright after a term that saw her in the majority more often than five other justices.

The dissent that broke a justice In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country.  It was a case that sent one justice into a mental […]

The dissent that broke a justice

Skrmetti and birth equality (Part I) Brothers in Law is a recurring series by Professors Akhil and Vikram Amar. For more content from Akhil and Vikram, please see Akhil’s free weekly podcast, “Amarica’s Constitution,” and Vikram’s regula...

Beginning with Skrmetti, several of last term’s biggest cases are best analyzed through the prism of one of the Constitution’s biggest ideas: birth equality, argue Akhil and Vikram Amar in a new SCOTUSblog column.

Court allows Trump administration to move forward in sending group of immigrants to South Sudan The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon cleared the way for the Trump administration to send a group of immigrants currently being held on a U.S. military base in the east […]

NEW: Court allows Trump administration to move forward in sending group of immigrants to South Sudan