SCOTUStoday for Thursday, March 12
On this day in 1804, the House of Representatives voted to impeach Justice Samuel Chase, who had been accused of abusing his power by refusing …
Quality follows upgrading
Ever a pioneer, ever a student — learning through our mistakes and failures
On this day in 1804, the House of Representatives voted to impeach Justice Samuel Chase, who had been accused of abusing his power by refusing …
As the U.S. Supreme Court has been observing its winter recess, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has been addressing some dairy drama. On …
Justice Clarence Thomas’ virtual appearance last week at a legal conference in Washington, D.C. brought renewed attention to court security. Thomas had originally planned to …
We may not know yet how the many tariff refund disputes will be untangled, but we learned Wednesday that the Trump administration thinks it only …
The Supreme Court unanimously sided with the federal government on Wednesday in Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, holding in an opinion by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson that …
As we’ve noted before, we read a lot of legal news in the process of preparing this newsletter. Here’s a headline we saw recently that …
A new Economist/YouGov poll found that 57% of Americans strongly or somewhat approve of the tariffs ruling and 23% disapprove. For more on the survey, …
A divided Supreme Court sided with the federal government on Tuesday in U.S. Postal Service v. Konan, a dispute over mishandled mail. Writing for a …
On this day in 1803, the Supreme Court released its ruling in Marbury v. Madison, which established the principle of judicial review (or did it?). …
Happy Monday! Although we here at SCOTUSblog are still recovering from a busy Friday analyzing the tariffs ruling, we have to turn our attention to …
Updated on Feb. 19 at 9:50 a.m. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 on this day in 1942, authorizing the removal of Japanese …
In their petitions for review, litigants spell out – in detail – why the Supreme Court should take up their case. These petitions can cover …