In their petitions for review, litigants spell out – in detail – why the Supreme Court should take up their case. These ...

Application (25A374) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until November 14, 2025. Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including ...

Application (25A545) as to Harvey Birdman, et al., granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 18, 2025. Application (25A544) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to ...

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AV Ristorante is a recurring series by Brian Fitzpatrick. Ten years ago today, my old boss Supreme Court Justice Antonin ...

Today marks 10 years since Justice Antonin Scalia passed away at age 79. A programming note: Monday is Presidents Day, and ...

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For decades, the U.S. solicitor general’s most familiar role at the certiorari stage has been reactive rather than proactive: ...

Somewhat to our surprise, one of the most popular features of the SCOTUStoday newsletter (which you should sign up for, if you haven’t already) has turned out to be the […] ...

Last month, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. At issue was whether Idaho ...

A Republican member of Congress, a group of voters, and New York election officials asked the Supreme Court to allow the state to proceed with the 2026 elections using its […] ...

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean ...