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• The dangers of using medical consensus to dilute the First Amendment
  Posted on Tuesday October 28, 2025
  Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. The Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in Chiles v. Salazar, a challenge […] The post The dangers of using medical consensus to dilute the First Amendment appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• The president’s power to deploy troops domestically: an explainer
  Posted on Tuesday October 28, 2025
  Updated on Oct. 28 at 9:16 p.m. Since June, President Donald Trump has ordered several National Guard deployments within the United States, often against the wishes of the Democratic governors […] The post The president’s power to deploy troops domestically: an explainer appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• SCOTUStoday for Tuesday, October 28
  Posted on Tuesday October 28, 2025
  Harvard University was founded on this day in 1636. About 200 years later, in 1832, the first Supreme Court justice to have a Juris Doctorate degree, Benjamin Robbins Curtis, graduated […] The post SCOTUStoday for Tuesday, October 28 appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• Trump administration urges Supreme Court to overturn lower court order reinstating federal official
  Posted on Monday October 27, 2025
  The Trump administration on Monday afternoon asked the Supreme Court to pause an order by a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., that temporarily reinstated the top U.S. copyright official […] The post Trump administration urges Supreme Court to overturn lower court order reinstating federal official appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• The dissent everyone knows was right
  Posted on Monday October 27, 2025
  In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not […] The post The dissent everyone knows was right appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• SCOTUStoday for Monday, October 27
  Posted on Monday October 27, 2025
  Thank you to everyone who answered our call for feedback about this newsletter — we deeply and truly appreciate it. We received some great suggestions and will be incorporating some […] The post SCOTUStoday for Monday, October 27 appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• Oral argument live blog for Wednesday, November 5
  Posted on Friday October 24, 2025
  On Wednesday, November 5, we will be live blogging as the court hears oral arguments in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump. The post Oral argument live blog for Wednesday, November 5 appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• Just the facts?
  Posted on Friday October 24, 2025
  Civil Rights and Wrongs is a recurring series by Daniel Harawa covering criminal justice and civil rights cases before the court. Please note that the views of outside contributors do […] The post Just the facts? appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• Life, Law & Liberty: confessions of a judicial introspectionist
  Posted on Friday October 24, 2025
  Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Life, Law & Liberty, Justice Anthony Kennedy’s memoir, was published earlier […] The post Life, Law & Liberty: confessions of a judicial introspectionist appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• SCOTUStoday for Friday, October 24
  Posted on Friday October 24, 2025
  To prepare this newsletter, the SCOTUSblog team reads a lot of legal news. Here’s the most memorable headline we saw this week: Court: Chimps don’t have human rights, must stay […] The post SCOTUStoday for Friday, October 24 appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »