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The justices remained busy last summer. This year, will they actually get a break?
23+ min ago (229+ words) In responding to these requests, the justices had to engage with multiple briefs and, in some cases, produce separate writings. All told, seven of the nine justices wrote separately at least once last summer in an interim docket case involving…...
Looking back and looking ahead
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (344+ words) Chief Justice John Marshall died on this day in 1835, at age 79. He served on the court for more than 34 years and remains the longest-serving chief justice. It's no wonder, then, that we needed two Closer Looks to tell Marshall's life…...
Birthright citizenship: "We break no new ground today
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (1617+ words) When it comes to the last formal day of the term, when we know which cases are remaining, litigants and other interested parties have the chance to try to work their way into the courtroom to hear an opinion announced…...
Justices" financial disclosures reveal Bad Bunny concert tickets, plenty of travel in 2025
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (148+ words) The disclosures are relatively opaque and are intended to provide information about potential conflicts of interest and the justices" compliance with ethical standards, rather than snapshots of the justices" wealth. The financial disclosure forms for eight of the nine justices…...
Court rules that law enforcement's use of "geofence warrant" was a "search"
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (286+ words) Writing for the majority, Justice Elena Kagan emphasized that "[a]n individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy in records about his cell phone's location, and police intrude on that constitutionally protected interest when they demand the information'even though for…...
An unusual retort to a dissent from the bench
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1182+ words) Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press " to view all results. Next week, what is being billed as the biggest fireworks show ever in Washington, D. C. , will help celebrate the nation's 250th birthday. Yet the Supreme Court will offer its own…...
The blast radius of Callais " and what it means for Constitutional Law
1+ week, 5+ day ago (85+ words) Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press " to view all results. Callais" impact on the law of employment discrimination In other words, Congress did not "acquiesce" to Griggs. It doubled down. What Callais" impact means for how we think…...
Justices send compensation dispute over seized home back to lower court
1+ week, 5+ day ago (95+ words) Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press " to view all results. Pung argued that the county's failure to pay him that larger amount violated both the Fifth Amendment's takings clause (which bars the government from taking private property for…...
Court rules former Louisiana inmate cannot sue prison officials in religious dispute over long hair
1+ week, 5+ day ago (120+ words) Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press " to view all results. Landor went to federal court in Louisiana in 2021, relying on a provision of RLUIPA that allows individuals to bring lawsuits against the government and government officials for "appropriate…...
Key takeaways from a jam-packed order list
1+ week, 6+ day ago (402+ words) Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press " to view all results. Today is Justice Clarence Thomas" birthday. Born in 1948, Thomas has served on the court since 1991. He is the second-longest-serving justice of all time. Plus, today is expected to…...