In Ellingburg v United States, to be argued on Oct. 14, the justices will consider whether the ex post facto clause of the ...

In an argument session featuring competing definitions and colorful hypotheticals, the Supreme Court on Wednesday considered ...

Issue: (1) Whether the fundamental constitutional right of parents to control their children’s education is limited to the right to select a school, or whether parents continue exercising that right ...

Issue: Whether the doctrine of judicial estoppel, designed “to protect the integrity of the judicial process’ by prohibiting parties from deliberately changing positions," can be invoked to bar a ...

At Wednesday’s argument in Bost v. Illinois Board of Elections, not many of the justices worked hard to hide their cards. It appears there is a substantial majority, perhaps as […] ...

The winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced tomorrow morning. No Supreme Court justice has ever won the prize, and that streak almost certainly will continue. Morning […] ...

In Barrett v. United States, the Supreme Court is considering whether the double jeopardy clause prohibits a defendant from ...

At least some of the justices at Monday morning’s oral argument in Villarreal v. Texas appear to be willing to permit trial ...

A Second Opinion is a recurring series by Haley Proctor on the Second Amendment and constitutional litigation. Three years ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning appeared largely sympathetic to a Colorado licensed counselor who is challenging the ...

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean ...

Issue: Whether 18 U.S.C. 922 (g) (3), the federal statute that prohibits the possession of firearms by a person who “is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance,” violates the ...