Haley Proctor
A Second Opinion
A fresh perspective on the cases and controversies shaping the Supreme Court and the legal landscape
Recurring Columns
Ongoing series from our contributing experts.
Brian Fitzpatrick
AV Ristorante
Recreating lunch with Justice Scalia one blog post at a time
Akhil Amar & Vikram Amar
Brothers in Law
Constitutional commentary from a family of legal scholars, blending historical insight with modern analysis
Jordan Steiker
Capital Matters
Delving into federal constitutional regulation of the death penalty and federal habeas review of state criminal convictions and sentences
Carolyn Shapiro
Cases and Controversies
Examining the effects of the Supreme Court’s rulings, opinions, and procedures on the law, on other institutions, and on our constitutional democracy more generally
Daniel Harawa
Civil Rights and Wrongs
Covering criminal justice and civil rights cases before the court
Abbe R. Gluck
Clear Statements
Discussing civil litigation and the modern regulatory and statutory state
Richard Re
Controlling Opinions
Exploring the interaction of law, ideology, and discretion at the Supreme Court
Erwin Chemerinsky
Courtly Observations
Assessing what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives
Adam Feldman
Empirical SCOTUS
Data-driven analysis of the Supreme Court, exploring trends in oral arguments, opinion authorship, and voting patterns
César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández
Immigration Matters
Covering and analyzing immigration cases at the Supreme Court and the evolving legal landscape of immigration law
Anastasia Boden
In Dissent
Discussing the Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country
Taraleigh Davis
In the Interim
Engaging with the Supreme Court’s emergency docket, using data to help explain how it works
Edward Foley
Justice, Democracy, and Law
Reviewing the intersection of democratic governance, judicial philosophy, and constitutional law
Adam White
Major Questions
Tackling the court’s approach to administrative law, agencies, and the lower courts
Stephen Wermiel
Nuts and Bolts
Providing insights into the mechanics of how the Supreme Court works
Stephanie Barclay
Ratio Decidendi
Exploring the reasoning – from practical considerations to deep theory – behind our nation’s most consequential constitutional decisions
Richard Garnett
Rights and Responsibilities
Discussing legal education, the role of the courts in our constitutional structure, and the law of religious freedom and free expression
Rory Little
SCOTUSCrim
Focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law