Scotus blog

• Court seems likely to side with Trump on president’s power to fire FTC commissioner
  Posted on Monday December 08, 2025
  Updated on Dec. 8 at 5:05 p.m. The Supreme Court on Monday morning signaled that it was likely to strike down a federal law that restricts the president’s ability to […] The post Court seems likely to side with Trump on president’s power to fire FTC commissioner appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• Advisory Opinions broadcast: Presidential Firing Power
  Posted on Monday December 08, 2025
  Oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter, on the president’s authority to fire the heads of independent, multi-member federal agencies, have concluded, but the conversation isn’t over. Listen now to a […] The post Advisory Opinions broadcast: Presidential Firing Power appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• Oral argument live blog for Monday, December 8
  Posted on Monday December 08, 2025
  We were live as the court heard oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter. The post Oral argument live blog for Monday, December 8 appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• SCOTUStoday for Monday, December 8
  Posted on Monday December 08, 2025
  Happy Monday! Get your week started the right way by joining our live blog during today’s oral argument in Trump v. Slaughter. Our conversation will kick off at 9:30 a.m. […] The post SCOTUStoday for Monday, December 8 appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• Court to hear cases on arbitration, where one can be tried for an offense
  Posted on Friday December 05, 2025
  The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon added four new cases to its argument docket for the 2025-26 term. In a brief list of orders from the justices’ private conference earlier […] The post Court to hear cases on arbitration, where one can be tried for an offense appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship
  Posted on Friday December 05, 2025
  The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments early next year in the challenge to President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship – the guarantee of […] The post Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• Trump administration asks Supreme Court to settle dispute over immigration judges
  Posted on Friday December 05, 2025
  Updated on Dec. 5 at 2:40 p.m. For the 32nd time since late January, the Trump administration on Friday came to the Supreme Court seeking emergency relief. In a 26-page […] The post Trump administration asks Supreme Court to settle dispute over immigration judges appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• Justices to review whether private parties may sue investment companies
  Posted on Friday December 05, 2025
  The justices will be treading on familiar ground during next week’s argument in FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v Saba Capital Master Fund, to take place on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Like […] The post Justices to review whether private parties may sue investment companies appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• Court to consider the role of IQ tests in ban on executing people who are intellectually disabled
  Posted on Friday December 05, 2025
  In 2002, the Supreme Court ruled in Atkins v. Virginia that the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment bars the execution of people who are intellectually disabled. Next week, […] The post Court to consider the role of IQ tests in ban on executing people who are intellectually disabled appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• The who’s and what’s of presidential power
  Posted on Friday December 05, 2025
  Major Questions is a recurring series by Adam White, which analyzes the court’s approach to administrative law, agencies, and the lower courts. Please note that the views of outside contributors […] The post The who’s and what’s of presidential power appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »