Issue: (1) Whether a religious organization can raise the First Amendment right to religious autonomy as an affirmative claim ...

Application (25A436) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until December 22, 2025.

Controlling Opinions is a recurring series by Richard Re that explores the interaction of law, ideology, and discretion at the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is creating a formidable presidential ...

Friday, Jan. 9, was the Supreme Court’s first announced opinion day of the term, and the excitement that typically surrounds ...

Issue: Whether the requirement of a “quid pro quo” under McCormick v. United States is satisfied when a political candidate ...

Today is Chief Justice John Roberts’ birthday. Born in 1955, Roberts has served on the Supreme Court since 2005. SCOTUS Quick Hits Morning Reads A Closer Look: The Justices’ Geographic […] ...

Issue: Whether, when alleged bribery rests solely on lawful campaign contributions, the government must prove an explicit, unambiguous quid pro quo conditioning an official act, or a conviction may ...

Application (25A337) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until November 21, 2025.

Issue: Whether a trial court’s determination that a child is “well settled” is subject to de novo review, or whether it is ...

Application (25A12) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until September 18, 2025. The motions to extend the ...

Issue: Whether a federal district court that has taken personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant in a Fair Labor ...

Richard M. Re is a professor at Harvard Law School. Early in his career, he clerked for then-Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh and Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.