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• Just who are “the people”?
  Posted on Monday April 13, 2026
  The Second Amendment states that “[a] well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be […] The post Just who are “the people”? appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• How the justices decide … which cases to decide: an explainer
  Posted on Monday April 13, 2026
  One of the more frequent questions we get here at SCOTUSblog is how the court decides which cases to review on the merits – that is, to have additional briefing […] The post How the justices decide … which cases to decide: an explainer appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• SCOTUStoday for Monday, April 13
  Posted on Monday April 13, 2026
  Yesterday marked 81 years since the inauguration of President Harry Truman, who went on to select four Supreme Court justices while he was in office. Will President Donald Trump have […] The post SCOTUStoday for Monday, April 13 appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• Law, memoir, and the mystery of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s writing
  Posted on Friday April 10, 2026
  The Supreme Court justice memoir, so lucrative for its authors, tends to be a less than illuminating genre. Justice Neil Gorsuch’s A Republic, If You Can Keep It reiterated the […] The post Law, memoir, and the mystery of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s writing appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• The sports stars, hip-hop artists, and celebrity magicians playing a role in pending Supreme Court petitions
  Posted on Friday April 10, 2026
  During oral argument in January on an Idaho law barring transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports, Justice Sonia Sotomayor briefly reflected on the spotlight that comes with […] The post The sports stars, hip-hop artists, and celebrity magicians playing a role in pending Supreme Court petitions appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• SCOTUStoday for Friday, April 10
  Posted on Friday April 10, 2026
  On April 10, 1869, Congress passed legislation increasing the number of Supreme Court justices from seven to nine, where it’s remained since. The post SCOTUStoday for Friday, April 10 appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• Legislative history lives on – in secret
  Posted on Thursday April 09, 2026
  Clear Statements is a recurring series by Abbe R. Gluck on civil litigation and the modern regulatory and statutory state. Rumors of the textualist triumph over legislative history have been greatly […] The post Legislative history lives on – in secret appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• Conversion therapy and professional speech
  Posted on Thursday April 09, 2026
  Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. […] The post Conversion therapy and professional speech appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• SCOTUStoday: Sotomayor criticizes Kavanaugh
  Posted on Thursday April 09, 2026
  Curious about how Supreme Court justices spend their spare time? Justice Sonia Sotomayor revealed on Tuesday that she likes reading … recent books from her colleagues. She “said she just […] The post SCOTUStoday: Sotomayor criticizes Kavanaugh appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »
• Supreme Court declines to block lower court ruling in election dispute on political speech
  Posted on Wednesday April 08, 2026
  Updated on April 9 at 11:41 a.m. The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to block Ohio officials from removing Sam Ronan, who was running as a Republican for the state’s […] The post Supreme Court declines to block lower court ruling in election dispute on political speech appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Continue Reading »