New In Civitas: The Smithsonian Should Be Privatized The Smithsonian Should Declare Its Independence from the Federal Government Reason · Sep 23
Elena Kagan's Warning to Progressives The liberal justice wants the Supreme Court’s harshest progressive critics to chill out. Reason · Aug 4
Is Court Packing Inevitable If Democrats Retake Congress and the White House? Plus: a few words about The Odyssey Reason · Jul 21
Justice Breyer Says Not to Worry about the Shadow Docket A retired liberal justice does not credit the shadow docket hysteria, nor does former Judge Michael McConnell Reason · Apr 27
Putting Trump's Backlash Against The Tariff Ruling In Context In Learning Resources v. Trump, the Supreme Court invalidated President Trump's global tariffs by a 6-3 vote. Almost immediately, Trump… The post Putting Trump's Backlash Against The Tariff Ruling In Context appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Feb 22
Six Things I Learned From Jodi Kantor's Latest Article The Court installed timers to keep track of how long each Justice speaks for! Reason · Nov 2, 2025
Seventh Circuit Rules Against Trump's Use of National Guard in Chicago The Court of Appeals unanimously refused to stay a trial court ruling against Trump, signaling the judges believe his use of the Guard is illegal. Reason · Oct 17, 2025
Judge rules against Trump's use of National Guard in California - Roll Call A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles violated federal law. Roll Call · Sep 2, 2025
Is This the Supreme Court's Next Big Abortion Case? Plus: An impressive book by a Supreme Court justice. Reason · Aug 26, 2025
Judge asks if troops in Los Angeles are violating Posse Comitatus Act A federal judge held a brief hearing over whether the Trump administration should continue its deployment of troops to Los Angeles The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2025
California challenges troop deployment after appeals court rules for Trump State to argue in federal court that control of national guard – deployed to Los Angeles – should return to Gavin Newsom The Guardian - US · Jun 20, 2025
Federal Court Rightly Invalidates Trump's Illegal Federalization of California National Guard Troops Trump's policy here is yet another example of abusive invocation of emergency powers. Reason · Jun 13, 2025
Judge orders Trump to return control of California National Guard - Roll Call A federal judge in California ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump must return control of the California National Guard. Roll Call · Jun 12, 2025
Reason · Jun 12, 2025 Trump's L.A. National Guard Deployment Stands on Shaky Legal Ground Plus: When Stalin Meets Star Wars.
Salon · Mar 19, 2025 WH promises more deportations White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said judges were "undermining the will of the American public"
Reason · Nov 15, 2024 The Math Does Not Favor Avoiding Senate Scrutiny of Trump's Bizarre Cabinet Picks Several Republican senators have said they are not inclined to abdicate their "advice and consent" role in presidential appointments.
Fortune · Oct 16, 2024 Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson knows about working with people you disagree with—and learned this strategy from her own mentor "One of the most important things is to try not to take anything personally."
The Guardian - US · Apr 27, 2024 Discussing Sonia Sotomayor’s retirement is not sexist – it’s strategic The liberal justice has been called the supreme court’s conscience but we can’t afford a repeat of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The Guardian - US · Apr 1, 2024 For the sake of all of us, Sonia Sotomayor needs to retire from the US supreme court She’s been described as the ‘conscience of the supreme court’. That’s why it pains me to write this
Top News · Mar 28, 2024 Trump Attorney Cites Supreme Court Case In Defense Strategy Trump attorney Steve Sadow referenced US v. Alvarez case during a hearing to dismiss charges against Trump based on free speech protections.
Top News · Mar 26, 2024 Former Justice Breyer Criticizes Conservative Supreme Court Decisions Former Justice Breyer criticizes conservative court's approach to constitutional interpretation, highlighting the importance of balancing historical contex...
The Guardian - US · Mar 24, 2024 Ex-US justice Stephen Breyer signals support for supreme court term limits The liberal justice, 85, tells NBC a limit would have helped him avoid ‘going through difficult decisions’ when he retired in 2022
Axios · Mar 24, 2024 Breyer signals support for Supreme Court age, term limits "I don't think that's harmful," Breyer told NBC regarding age and term limits.
The Texas Tribune · Sep 23, 2023 Ted Cruz urges passage of a school choice measure in Texas The junior U.S. senator from Texas talked with the Tribune’s Patrick Svitek on why he should be reelected to a third term.