A Conversation with "One of the Most Influential Supreme Court Justices of Our Time" Jan Crawford's profile of Justice Alito based upon the interviews that will air on CBS News. Reason · Oct 4
"What the 2025-2026 Supreme Court Term Revealed About the Roberts Court" A new podcast from the National Constitution Center Reason · Aug 6
The Roberts Court vs. the Trump Court Why Trump lost big in the Supreme Court cases he cared the most about Reason · Jul 7
New Essay: Obergefell's Second Decade Progressives continue to bemoan the Roberts Court's supposed "illegitimacy." But a case they venerate remains the measuring stick for judicial hubris. Reason · Jun 26
New in Civitas: "The Roberts Court Needs To Reboot The Machinery Of Death" "The way for judges to stop tinkering with the machinery of death is to stop tinkering with the machinery of death." Reason · Jun 2
The Roberts Court Rejects Trump's Tariffs An initial take on Learning Resources v. Trump. Reason · Feb 23
Journal of Free Speech Law: "The Moving Goalposts of Public-Employee Speech: Kennedy v. Bremerton School District and Demonstrative Prayer," by Jared M. Hirschfield This new article [UPDATE: link fixed] is here. The Introduction: Over the past decade, the Roberts Court has sought to… The post Journal of Free Speech Law: "The Moving Goalposts of Public-Employee Speech: Kennedy v. Bremerton School District and Demonstrative Prayer," by Jared M. Hirschfield appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Nov 17, 2025
Still the Stare Decisis Court (At Least For Now) Even with a six-justice conservative majority, the Roberts Court has not (yet) increased the rate at which it overturns precedents. Reason · Oct 20, 2025
As The Roberts Court Turns 20, The Originalist Revolution Turns 40 "By the end of President Reagan’s administration, the originalist revolution was underway." Reason · Oct 8, 2025
New in Civitas: Trump Is Refighting The "War" That Congress and the Burger Court "Waged" Against President Nixon "The Burger Court approved this war. Trump is now successfully refighting that war." Reason · Oct 1, 2025
"When the Supreme Court Spoke With One Voice" But Was Ignored By Everyone Cooper v. Aaron is not a model the Roberts Court should try to emulate. Reason · Apr 24, 2025
President Trump's New Tariffs Are Unconstitutional They violate the major questions doctrine set forth by the Roberts Court and must be stopped by a nationwide injunction. Reason · Apr 5, 2025
SCOTUS teed up Trump’s criminality Trump’s wrecking ball is a constitutional unravelling of the Roberts’ court’s own making Salon · Feb 18, 2025
The Hughes Court Repudiated FDR In Humphrey's Executor, and the Roberts Court Will Repudiate Trump by Maintaining Humphrey's Executor The separation of politics, not the separation of powers, will decide Wilcox v. Trump. Reason · Feb 6, 2025
Salon · Nov 24, 2024 Miller makes clear Trump's DEI subtext Stephen Miller makes clear the subtext behind Trump’s call to ban DEI
Reason · Oct 11, 2024 Business and the Roberts Court Revisited An examination of how Donald Trump's appointments to the Supreme Court have affected business interests.
Reason · Aug 8, 2024 Reconsidering United States v. Nixon Maybe the Roberts Court was right and the Burger Court was wrong.
Salon · Jul 11, 2024 Dems must fight a lawless Supreme Court The Supreme Court’s immunity decision opens up the floodgates to criminality if Trump returns to the White House
Reason · May 29, 2024 Judge David Tatel on the Roberts Court, the Voting Rights Act, and the Notorious RBG In a forthcoming book. retired Judge David Tatel offers candid thoughts and spills the tea.
Reason · Jul 17, 2023 Notes on "The Restrained Roberts Court" Contrary to popular perception, the current Supreme Court overturns precedent and declares laws to be unconstitutional less often than its predecessors did.