A Religious Preschool Is Barred From a State's Universal Preschool Program. SCOTUS Will Decide What's Legal. Plus: Kagan is still defending the Court from the “bum rap” that it is pro-Trump. Reason · Oct 22
Trump Administration Urges SCOTUS To Uphold Federal Ban on Distilling Liquor at Home The justices will decide the case later this term. Reason · Oct 20
Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for October 2026 Welcome to the Oct. 12 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Ballotpedia · Oct 12
Weekly Brew: October 9, 2026 Welcome to Ballotpedia’s Weekly Brew. Each week, we’ll bring you a collection of the most-viewed stories from the Daily Brew, condensed, along with other content from across Ballotpedia that we think you’ll like. Ballotpedia · Oct 9
A SCOTUS Petition Argues That Pot Growers, Like Pot Smokers, Cannot Be Categorically Disarmed The case involves a federal law that criminalizes gun possession by people convicted of nonviolent felonies. Reason · Oct 5
Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS Begins 2026-2027 term Welcome to the Oct. 5 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Ballotpedia · Oct 5
Supreme Court Hands Trump a Major Victory and Reversal on Third-Country Deportations of Immigrants The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to restart third-country deportations while it reviews the policy's legality, with arguments scheduled for December 2026 International Business Times UK · Sep 30
SCOTUS Stays Third-Party Removal Injunction 40 Minutes After Reply Filed It seems the Justices worked out a plan before the briefing concluded. Reason · Sep 30
Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS opinions spotlight Welcome to the Sept. 28 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Ballotpedia · Sep 28
SCOTUS May Soon Determine If California Can Force Doctors To Learn About 'Implicit Bias' A Supreme Court petition challenges California’s attempt to force private medical instructors to teach “implicit bias.” Reason · Sep 18
New in SCOTUSBlog: "Break The Supreme Court Law Clerk Cartel" "This is the eighth and final piece in a series on what I believe the court can, and should, do better." Reason · Sep 15
Critics of AR-15 Bans Urge SCOTUS To Reject the 7th Circuit's Distinction Between Civilian and Military Arms Given the Second Amendment's history, several briefs argue, a gun's suitability for militia service suggests Americans have a right to possess it. Reason · Sep 10
Legal Expert Explains Why 'Illegal and Unconstitutional Action Will Continue' Under Trump and SCOTUS Legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky warns that procedural rulings by the Supreme Court may allow unconstitutional actions under Trump to continue unchecked, as they prevent challenges from reaching the merits. International Business Times UK · Sep 8
Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for September 2026 Welcome to the Sept. 7 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Ballotpedia · Sep 7
Reason · Aug 30 An Actual SCOTUS Nightmare Recently, Justice Jackson warned about a "Kafkaesque nightmare" at the Supreme Court. Well, I had my own.
Reason · Aug 25 New in Civitas Outlook: "SCOTUS's Immigration Rulings Chastise Trump on Morality" "Mullin v. Doe should have been resolved on legal grounds without the need to virtue signal about immigration."
Reason · Aug 20 Texas Requires the Ten Commandments Be Posted in Every Classroom. SCOTUS May Decide If That's Constitutional. A major separation-of-church-and-state case lands at the Supreme Court.
Ballotpedia · Aug 10 Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for August 2026 Welcome to the Aug. 10 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.
Reason · Jul 28 Eliminate the Summer Recess A new series on SCOTUSBlog with recommendations for Unilateral Supreme Court Reform.
Reason · Jul 28 Justices Kagan and Barrett on the SCOTUS Leaks All nine justices are frustrated by leaks yet confidential information somehow keeps leaking.
Ballotpedia · Jul 27 Robe & Gavel: A look back at past SCOTUS terms Welcome to the July 27 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.
Reason · Jul 20 SCOTUS Granted A Petition On July 20 That Was Conferenced On June 29 This posture is very unusual.
Reason · Jul 16 No, Congress Can't Just Overrule the Supreme Court on Birthright Citizenship Plus: An unconstitutional war is back on.
Reason · Jul 14 4 Takeaways From the Supreme Court's 2025–2026 Term From executive power to civil liberties, what to make of a momentous year at SCOTUS?
Ballotpedia · Jul 13 Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for July 2026 Welcome to the July 13 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.