Welcome to SCOTUSblog’s recurring series in which we interview experts on different supreme courts around the world and how they compare to our own. For our debut column, we covered the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Today we visit our northern neighbor with the help of Professor Adam Dodek, a scholar and frequent commentator on the Supreme Court of Canada.  

Empirical SCOTUS is a recurring series by Adam Feldman that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions and oral arguments, to provide insights into the justices’ decision making and what we can expect from the court in the future.

In last year’s TikTok v. Garland, the Supreme Court confronted a statute threatening to ban one of America’s most popular social media platforms. The court’s per curiam opinion rejecting TikTok’s emergency application opened with a familiar constitutional refrain: “At the heart of the First Amendment lies the principle that each person should decide for himself or herself the ideas and beliefs deserving of expression, consideration, and adherence.” The citation? The 1994 case of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC.

A group of Haitian nationals urged the Supreme Court on Monday to leave in place a ruling by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that allows them to stay in the United States for the time being because of unsafe conditions in their home country. Since returning to office last year, the Trump administration has sought to end deportation protections for several countries, including Venezuela, Ethiopia, and South Sudan. In a 40-page filing, the Haitian nationals told the justices that they will “suffer irreparable—potentially fatal—injury” if that ruling is put on hold because they could be deported immediately to Haiti, which they described as “‘a maelstrom of disease, poverty, violence (including sexual violence) and death.’”

Brothers in Law is a recurring series by brothers Akhil and Vikram Amar, with special emphasis on measuring what the Supreme Court says against what the Constitution itself says. For more content from Akhil and Vikram, please see Akhil’s free weekly podcast, “Amarica’s Constitution,” Vikram’s regular columns on Justia, and Akhil’s new book, Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution, 1840-1920.

A recent SCOTUSblog post by attorney Pete Patterson is so riddled with confusions and misstatements that it requires a strong corrective. Today we consider several of its biggest blemishes.

The inimitable Lyle Denniston, who served as the primary reporter for SCOTUSblog from 2004 until 2016, celebrates his 95th birthday today. Lyle began his reporting career in 1948 at the county courthouse in his Nebraska hometown and continues to write for his eponymous blog, which means that he is quickly approaching eight extraordinary decades of legal reporting.

In honor of Lyle’s 95th birthday, we have collected 10 of his best stories for SCOTUSblog – one for each decade of his life. Please join us in wishing a very happy birthday to Lyle, who will always be a treasured friend and colleague!