Carolyn Shapiro, Recurring Columnist
Carolyn Shapiro is a professor of law at Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she teaches constitutional law and is the founder and co-director of the Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States (ISCOTUS). Professor Shapiro's scholarship has appeared in numerous law reviews, and she is a frequent media commentator. She served as Illinois Solicitor General from 2014 to 2016 and is Of Counsel to Schnapper-Casteras PLLC.
CASES AND CONTROVERSIES
The worst Supreme Court case you’ve never heard of, and what it tells us about Trump’s immigration enforcement
Carolyn Shapiro
December 23, 2025
CASES AND CONTROVERSIES
Shadow overruling: it’s not just for Humphrey’s Executor
Carolyn Shapiro
October 13, 2025
CASES AND CONTROVERSIES
The Supreme Court fails to apply its own precedent and continues to sow confusion through its shadow docket
Carolyn Shapiro
September 2, 2025
CASES AND CONTROVERSIES
When the majority disagrees on the shadow docket
Carolyn Shapiro
July 30, 2025
TRIBUTE TO JUSTICE BREYER
Learning from Justice Breyer’s vision for solving problems in a pluralistic nation
Carolyn Shapiro
February 4, 2022
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