Ratio Decidendi is a recurring series by Stephanie Barclay exploring the reasoning – from practical considerations to deep theory – behind our nation’s most consequential constitutional decisions.

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 attend in person,  but he ...

On this day in 1857, the Supreme Court released its opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford, holding that Scott, an enslaved man who spent time in free territory, was not […] ...

A group of Syrian nationals urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to leave in place a ruling by a federal judge in New York ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard argument in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, a case on whether federal law prevents state law claims allowing brokers to be held liable […] ...

We may not know yet how the many tariff refund disputes will be untangled, but we learned Wednesday that the Trump ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation that two men who were seriously injured in New York and Pennsylvania by buses operated by New […] ...

The Supreme Court unanimously sided with the federal government on Wednesday in Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, holding in an ...

Brothers in Law is a recurring series by brothers Akhil and Vikram Amar, with special emphasis on measuring what the Supreme ...

Empirical SCOTUS is a recurring series by Adam Feldman that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions and oral arguments, to provide insights into the justices’ decision making ...

Good morning, and welcome to the court’s fourth opinion day in less than two weeks. We will be live blogging beginning at 9:30 a.m. EST.

Welcome to SCOUTSblog’s newest recurring series, in which we interview experts on different supreme courts around the world ...