In Barrett v. United States, the Supreme Court is considering whether the double jeopardy clause prohibits a defendant from receiving a separate firearm conviction and sentence under 18 U.S.C. §§ […] ...

At least some of the justices at Monday morning’s oral argument in Villarreal v. Texas appear to be willing to permit trial courts to limit what defense lawyers may discuss […] ...

A Second Opinion is a recurring series by Haley Proctor on the Second Amendment and constitutional litigation. Three years ago in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, […] ...

Chief Justice Melville Fuller, who served from 1888-1910, took the judicial oath on this day in 1888. To mark the occasion, consider shaking someone’s hand. Fuller instituted the practice of […] ...

Immigration Matters is a recurring series by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández that analyzes the court’s immigration docket, highlighting emerging legal questions about new policy and enforcement ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning appeared largely sympathetic to a Colorado licensed counselor who is challenging the state’s ban on conversion therapy – that is, treatment intended to change […] ...

The oral argument Monday in Berk v. Choy was filled with the nuts and bolts of judicial procedure – what it takes to get a case started; what can justify […] ...

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to temporarily block a district court order requiring changes to the Google Play app store based on its violation of antitrust law. Citing security […] ...

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. […] ...

Want to make people laugh? Try citing a page number. That’s how Justice Elena Kagan sparked the first burst of laughter of the 2025-26 term as she spoke with attorney […] ...

Issues: (1) Whether the state controller of California's actions under color of the California Unclaimed Property Lawviolate the due process clause of the 14th Amendment because they deprive owners of ...

Just as the Supreme Court tends to stay open when a two-inch snowfall in Washington terrorizes the snowflakes of the federal Office of Personnel Management and closes the executive branch, […] ...