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Family Guy on SCOTUS

Justice Kavanaugh visits a brewery and then switches places with Peter Griffin.

Reason · Mar 11, 2025

There is Some Drama Brewing In San Francisco v. EPA

Today the Court decided one case, San Francisco v. EPA. As I predicted, the majority opinion was assigned to Justice Alito.… The post There is Some Drama Brewing In San Francisco v. EPA appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Mar 4, 2025

Did Glossip and the Oklahoma Attorney General Collusively Conceal Evidence to Win Their U.S. Supreme Court Case?

Justice Thomas observes in his dissent that "the parties collusively excluded" evidence—which I presented to the Court for the victim's family—"in order to reach a predetermined outcome." And the Court majority offers no defense of this deceitful maneuver.

Reason · Feb 25, 2025

Some Legal Questions About Greenland, Puerto Rico, and Alberta

I realize many of the things that Trump says have no chance of becoming reality. But it is foolish to… The post Some Legal Questions About Greenland, Puerto Rico, and Alberta appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jan 10, 2025

Talking to the Justices About References

ABC News reports, "Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke to President-elect Donald Trump by phone Tuesday to recommend one of… The post Talking to the Justices About References appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jan 9, 2025

Justice Alito spars over trans rights with first openly trans attorney at the Supreme Court

The court’s liberal justices fear conservatives are ‘undermining the bedrock’ of discrimination protections

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2024

More Leaks in the NY Times About The "Supreme Court Ethics Debate"

Jodi Kantor reports on a confidential ten-page memo from Justices Gorsuch, and comments from Justices Thomas and Alito.

Reason · Dec 3, 2024

Must Government Pay Compensation When It Damages Innocent Owner's Property in Police Action?

From Justice Sotomayor's opinion today respecting denial of certiorari in Baker v. City of McKinney, joined by Justice Gorsuch: The… The post Must Government Pay Compensation When It Damages Innocent Owner's Property in Police Action? appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Nov 25, 2024

Justices Alito and Sotomayor on How Courts Read Dicta

An amusing and potentially revealing exchange in a recent oral argument.

Reason · Oct 19, 2024

Justice Sotomayor Asks Texas Governor Abbott To Grant Executive Reprieve To Death Row Prisoner

Case of the Speluncean Explorers Redux

Reason · Oct 18, 2024