As many law students learn in their civil procedure course, when a plaintiff files suit in state court asserting a claim over which a federal district court would have jurisdiction, […] ...

Justice Anthony Kennedy joined the court on this day in 1988. He served for slightly more than 30 years, retiring on July 31, ...

President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 on this day in 1942, authorizing the removal of Japanese Americans to internment camps. In 1944, the Supreme Court considered the legality ...

It has been more than 65 years since Cuba’s communist government came to power and confiscated large swaths of assets owned by U.S. businesses in Cuba. On Monday, the Supreme […] ...

ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. Today’s column is my busman’s holiday project: providing nerd-like numbers and ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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