Every post published in February 2026, most recent first.
Updated on March 2 at 5:55 p.m. In Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, to be argued on Wednesday, March 4, the court will consider whether a federal law initially designed to deal with state trucking regulations supersedes state common-law claims holding freight brokers liable for negligently selecting dangerous motor carriers or drivers.
The argument yesterday in Pung v. Isabella Countyhad two distinct threads. On the one hand, the justices who discussed the question presented seemed to have no doubt that they would reject the idea that the customary practice of selling real estate at an auction to recover delinquent taxes amounts to a taking without just compensation.
Clear Statements is a recurring series by Abbe R. Gluck on civil litigation and the modern regulatory and statutory state. The Supreme Court’s decision striking down the president’s tariffs last week is generating a lot of chatter in wonky circles about the inside-baseball debate among the justices about the “major questions” rule.
SCOTUSblog is thrilled to introduce the first in a series of animated videos, done in partnership with Briefly, on some of the most important upcoming cases of the 2025-26 term.
We’re thrilled to introduce the first in a series of animated videos, done in partnership with Briefly, on some of the most important upcoming cases of the current term. This first video is an introduction to United States v. Hemani. Watch it here.
The opinion yesterday in The GEO Group v. Menocal rejects the efforts of a contractor for ICE to get an immediate appeal from a district court judgment.
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. With the rest of the current term’s argument calendar filled, the grants may slow after the frenzy of December and January.
The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to freeze a ruling by a federal judge in New York that indefinitely postpones the termination of a program that allows Syrians to live in the United States temporarily.
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Monday in United States v. Hemani, the second gun-rights case of the 2025-26 term. In January, the Trump administration supported Hawaii gun owners in their challenge to that state’s law requiring them to obtain express permission from the owners of private property before bringing their guns onto that property.
When a trial court recesses a criminal trial during a defendant’s testimony, the court may order the defendant and his lawyer not to discuss that testimony during the break except when it is incidental to discussions of trial strategy or whether to accept a plea bargain, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday.