SCOTUS

ATF's "ghost gun" rule appears to be safe, with Justice Alito as the outlying defender

Solicitor General Prelogar summed it up: "They were sold to be crime guns." Also: Law Dork in the news.

Oct 8 •

The contingent term begins

The new SCOTUS term begins Monday, but we don't know what that means just yet. Also: The latest on the noncompete rule. And, for paid subscribers…

Oct 7 •

This man appears to want Trump Bibles, not inhalers, for Oklahoma's children

Ryan Walters is supposed to be Oklahoma's "Superintendent of Public Instruction." Also: Jack Smith's immunity filing. And: New cases for the new SCOTUS…

Oct 4 •

Donald, death, and immunity

Donald Trump likes the death penalty, and he wants to be president again — with the immunity decision to back him. Also: A deadly wellness check. And…

Sep 30 •

The presidential election could change SCOTUS in the long term — but also in this coming term

Also: An update on the challenge to the Tennessee anti-drag law. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

Sep 23 •

Biden admin asks SCOTUS to take up case threatening ACA preventative care coverage

The case filed by religious employers opposed to coverage of contraceptives and PrEP has expanded to threaten care for "millions." Also: Election…

Sep 20 •

Five states carried out executions in the past week, killing five men

Two men had raised serious innocence claims. Alabama, meanwhile, killed a man whose execution was already botched previously. A bleak week of several…

Sep 19 •

Challenges to the NLRB are multiplying — now in front of two different appeals courts

A Fifth Circuit appeal has been pending, but now a challenge to the constitutionality of the labor law enforcement agency has reached the Sixth Circuit.

Sep 18 •

Mississippi mail voting case at the Fifth Circuit could quickly become a national issue

Judges Ho, Duncan, and Oldham — all far-right Trump appointees — will be hearing an appeal on Sept. 24 that is seeking to limit mail voting.

Sep 17 •

Chief Justice John Roberts apparently cares about appearances — less so ethics

A striking report from The New York Times lays bare how the court is trying to brush its ethics problems under the rug. Also, for paid subscribers…

Sep 15 •

Trump's former lawyer asks SCOTUS to put Green Party's Stein on Nevada's ballot

Jill Stein was ordered off the ballot by the Nevada Supreme Court last week. Jay Alan Sekulow, a longtime conservative lawyer, is now representing the…

Sep 13 •

Donald Trump can't even explain the post-Roe reality. Kamala Harris can — and did.

Trump cannot or will not accurately discuss the decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Biden faltered in doing so at the June debate. Harris showed how…

Sep 12 •

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