Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson continues to stand alone on crucial Supreme Court actions

This week’s Deadline: Legal Newsletter examines the Biden appointee’s latest solo stances at the high court — on SNAP funding and the death penalty.

Trump’s solicitor general stumbled at the Supreme Court. That may not matter.

The Roberts Court keeps giving Donald Trump what he wants, when he wants it

Supreme Court denies review of Kim Davis’ petition that sought to overturn Obergefell

Supreme Court majority lets Trump administration enforce new gender policy for passports

After judges are critical of the Supreme Court, Jim Jordan asks the wrong question

Donald Trump keeps benefiting from the Supreme Court’s criminal immunity ruling

Trump DOJ tries to erase Jan. 6 history as scholars warn of authoritarianism in Comey case


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SCOTUS majority declines to give ‘barest form of mercy’ as National Guard ruling awaits

This week’s Deadline: Legal Newsletter highlights Trump’s bid to deploy the National Guard in Chicago, a striking death penalty dissent and more.

3w ago

Ask Jordan: Could the Supreme Court block Supreme Court expansion?

“Deadline: White House” legal analyst Jordan Rubin answers your questions about the Supreme Court, Trump administration lawsuits and other issues.

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Kim Davis points to Thomas’ opinions and Barrett’s book in bid to reverse Obergefell

The former Kentucky county clerk’s long-shot and likely doomed effort is pending before the Supreme Court.

4w ago

The GOP’s decadeslong project to dismantle the Voting Rights Act is nearly realized

Gutting the civil rights law has been a long game, and its opponents have long found a champion in Chief Justice John Roberts.

4w ago

Supreme Court adds another gun case to the docket, over drug use and the Second Amendment

The appeal over gun rights for drug users joins another case already on the docket this term regarding concealed carry.

4w ago

The Roberts Court already ‘abandons its duty’ — and the term’s just getting started

This week’s Deadline: Legal Newsletter highlights the battle over voting rights, the death penalty, Alex Jones’ rejection, a possible Trump cameo and more.

1mos ago

The Supreme Court’s chief ‘originalists’ seem more like monarchists

The yearning for a king’s paternal guidance suffuses the conservative justices’ push to affirm the “unitary executive” theory and empower Donald Trump.

1mos ago

Justice Kavanaugh insists on imposing a made-up time limit on the law and the Constitution

The Trump appointee could cast a pivotal vote in a Louisiana case affecting the future of voting rights in the United States. Republicans stand to benefit.

1mos ago

The Voting Rights Act is at further risk as the Roberts Court hears Louisiana map appeal

The court will hear oral argument Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais, a case that could further gut the landmark law that the court has already weakened.

1mos ago

Want to understand the Supreme Court? Look at what different justices call ‘tragic’

Both Democratic and Republican appointees used the term to describe issues in separate cases involving the death penalty and gender transition, respectively.