SCOTUS

SCOTUS holds off ruling on Trump's Nat'l Guard request, leaving troops blocked from Illinois for now

Court orders briefing about a part of the law the Trump admin is using to federalize National Guard troops. Also in Illinois: Protesters indicted and an…

Oct 29 •

Talking about “Kavanaugh stops” with law prof Anil Kalhan, who coined the term

“Okay, well, you’re co-creating what we all are experiencing. You’re doing so in a way that is, in fact, at odds with reality. You should own it.”

Oct 28 •

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The Kavanaugh stop, 50 days later

"What a sick world." And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

Oct 26 •

A guide to what is happening in the challenges to Trump's National Guard deployment efforts

Expect significant rulings from the courts — including the Supreme Court — in the coming weeks. Also: The Supreme Court won't stop an eighth execution…

Oct 23 •

The Ninth Circuit's 2-1 Oregon National Guard order was just the start of getting to an answer

Monday's order granting the Trump admin a stay pending appeal in the Oregon case changed nothing on the ground immediately. But, it did crystallize…

Oct 21 •

Trump admin asks SCOTUS for an order allowing it to deploy troops in Chicago immediately

Four judges — two Republican and two Democratic appointees — have rejected the Trump administration's arguments in the Illinois case. So, DOJ ran to the…

Oct 17 •

Supreme Court likely to further diminish — but not end — Voting Rights Act cases

A majority of the justices didn't appear willing to hold that all "race-based redistricting" is unconstitutional, as Louisiana wanted. But how they'll…

Oct 15 •

Barrett turns to Fox News, rather than the docket, to explain her silence in key rulings

Justice Barrett wrote nothing in the racial profiling shadow docket ruling, but had something to say on Fox News Sunday. And, for paid subscribers…

Oct 13 •

Supreme Court likely to strike down Colorado's conversion therapy ban

A lesson in how defining the case often resolves the case.

Oct 7 •

It's already time for a new SCOTUS term. Or, the summer that wasn't.

A look back, a look ahead. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

Oct 5 •

Supreme Court lets Noem end legal status for many Venezuelans in the U.S.

The majority gave virtually no reasoning. The Democratic appointees objected, but only Justice Jackson wrote: "[Y]et another grave misuse of our…

Oct 4 •

SCOTUS's Republican appointees let Trump ignore Congress, cut foreign aid

Justice Kagan, dissenting for the Democratic appointees, noted the majority's "preliminary" order means $4 billion in aid allotted by Congress will be…

Sep 26 •

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