5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (276+ words) Courtly Observations'is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court's decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people's lives. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (335+ words) In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country. I. The Filled Milk Act From the outset, the Filled Milk Act bore the hallmarks of economic favoritism rather than a…...

5+ hour, 58+ min ago  (1571+ words) The Second Amendment states that "[a] well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the'right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be [] The post Just who are "the people? appeared first on…...

2+ hour, 46+ min ago  (328+ words) Yesterday marked 81 years since the inauguration of President Harry Truman, who went on to select four Supreme Court justices while he was in office. Will President Donald Trump have the opportunity to place four justices on the court, as well?...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (161+ words) On April 10, 1869, Congress passed legislation increasing the number of Supreme Court justices from seven to nine, where it's remained since. The Supreme Court on Thursday denied Sam Ronan's request to block Ohio election officials from removing him from the state's…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (325+ words) The promise of a justice telling his or her life story is that it will help us further understand the jurisprudence of the person who is shaping the path of the law. But, truth be told, each of these books…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (581+ words) But some parties before the court have a spotlight on them well before the justices view their name on a filing. Among the petitions for review awaiting the justices" attention this spring, there are at least four that involve well-known…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (203+ words) Clear Statements is a recurring series by'Abbe R. Gluck on civil litigation and the modern regulatory and statutory state. Rumors of the textualist triumph over legislative history have been greatly exaggerated. But recent cases suggest the pendulum may be secretly swinging…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (439+ words) Courtly Observations'is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court's decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people's lives. The history of professional speech in the court Chiles v. Salazar…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (348+ words) Curious about how Supreme Court justices spend their spare time? Justice Sonia Sotomayor revealed on Tuesday that she likes reading " recent books from her colleagues. She "said she just finished reading Justice Amy Coney Barrett's memoir and is in the…...