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Will the Supreme Court hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s case?
While President Donald Trump fields questions about a potential pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, the Supreme Court is also playing a role in the debate over her future.
July 2025 Archive
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WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Thursday, July 31
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:
Mississippi urges court to uphold restrictions on children’s access to social media
Mississippi on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to leave in place restrictions on access by young people to major social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat.
Cases and Controversies
CASES AND CONTROVERSIES
When the majority disagrees on the shadow docket
Cases and Controversies is a recurring series by Carolyn Shapiro, primarily focusing on the effects of the Supreme Court’s rulings, opinions, and procedures on the law, on other institutions, and on our constitutional democracy more generally.
SCOTUS FOCUSExplainers
What heavy metal band is each Supreme Court justice?
Those who know me well know that two things I love are the Supreme Court and heavy metal (not necessarily in that order). So this column asks the obvious question: What heavy metal band would each justice be? Some ground rules.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Wednesday, July 30
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read:
Empirical SCOTUS
EMPIRICAL SCOTUS
The ways in which justices reach their decisions
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.
SCOTUS FOCUSExplainers
Where the Supreme Court’s two most conservative justices part ways
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want a more conservative court, go together. That twist on the popular proverb, or something like it, could be used to describe the relationship between Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court’s most closely aligned — and most ideologically conservative — pair.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Tuesday, July 29
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read:
Civil Rights and Wrongs
CIVIL RIGHTS AND WRONGS
The shadows of the emergency docket
Civil Rights and Wrongs is a recurring series by Daniel Harawa covering criminal justice and civil rights cases before the court. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff.