The Supreme Court of the United States

One Supreme Court Justice Thinks Term Limits Aren’t Such A Bad Idea

Justice Stephen Breyer shared mixed reactions to recent reform proposals for the Supreme Court, saying term limits might be desirable…

5 years ago

Supreme Court Hands Win To Business, Over Pointed Dissent From Liberals

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority put additional limits on class-wide arbitration Wednesday, handing business interests a victory over a vigorous…

5 years ago

Trump’s Census Citizenship Question Faces Supreme Court Scrutiny

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday over the Trump administration’s bid to append a citizenship question to the 2020…

5 years ago

Supreme Court To Decide If Workplace Discrimination Law Covers Gay, Trans People

The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will decide whether a federal law banning discrimination in the workplace covers LGBT…

5 years ago

Chief Justice Rejects Bid For Same-Day Audio In Census Citizenship Case

Chief Justice John Roberts rebuffed a bipartisan request to provide same-day audio for next week’s arguments in a much-watched dispute…

5 years ago

A Law Used To Punish Gun Crimes Is Under Attack At The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a constitutional challenge to a federal law that prosecutors say is essential to…

5 years ago

We Blushed Reading These Legal Briefs At The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday over a provision of federal law that prohibits the government from registering vulgar…

5 years ago

Supreme Court May Shift on Death Penalty

The U.S. Supreme Court may be set for a forceful shift on the death penalty after a recent 5-4 decision…

5 years ago

Some Think Clarence Thomas Might Retire Soon, But He Does Not

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas denied any interest in retirement this weekend, telling a friendly audience in Beverly Hills, California…

5 years ago

Supreme Court Turns Down Bid To Stop Trump’s Bump Stock Ban

The Supreme Court has turned down two bids to halt the Trump administration’s ban on bump stocks, an accessory that…

5 years ago

Supreme Court Hears Opening Skirmish In War Against The Administrative State

The Supreme Court heard a direct challenge to a major component of federal agency law Wednesday called Auer deference.  “Auer…

5 years ago

All Eyes On Roberts, Kavanaugh As Supreme Court Hears Historic Gerrymandering Cases

The Supreme Court weighed a pair of cases Wednesday that ask the justices to police partisanship in the redistricting process. …

5 years ago

Supreme Court Turns Down Mueller Mystery Appeal

The Supreme Court denied an appeal Monday from an unknown foreign entity disputing a grand jury subpoena issued in connection…

5 years ago

When Clarence Thomas Speaks

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas did something extraordinary on Wednesday. He spoke. Appearing before the Supreme Court is rather like…

5 years ago

Scalia’s Son Weighs In On Packing The Court: ‘They Can’t Have Justices Appoint Their Colleagues’

Christopher Scalia, son of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, said packing the Supreme Court is partially unconstitutional and might be…

5 years ago