Every post published in December 2025, most recent first.
Eight days ago, the Roberts court handed the Trump administration its first major loss on the interim docket in several months. Throughout this term, the court will also be deciding several important issues relating to presidential power.
Happy New Year! SCOTUStoday will be back in your inboxes (and we will resume our regular programming) on Monday, Jan. 5. SCOTUS Quick Hits Chief Justice John Roberts is expected to release a year-end report on the federal judiciary today. Amy will be reporting on it.
Capital Matters is a recurring series by Jordan Steiker that covers federal constitutional regulation of the death penalty and federal habeas review of state criminal convictions and sentences.
On Jan. 21, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors whom President Donald Trump has attempted to fire based on unproven allegations of mortgage fraud.
On this day in 1853, the U.S. minister to Mexico and the president of Mexico signed the Gadsden Treaty, which addressed a dispute over the location of the U.S.-Mexico border.
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.
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.
On this day in 1971, former Justice John Marshall Harlan II died at age 72, just three months after retiring from the court due to declining health. Among his many accomplishments, Harlan is the namesake (along with Justice John Marshall Harlan I) for Executive Editor Zach Shemtob’s first child (and, yes, we realize how nerdy/dorky/dweeby that is).
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.
Each holiday season, as peppermint mochas return to coffee shop menus and mall Santas take their posts, a familiar kind of religious freedom conflict appears in the news: disputes over nativity scenes.