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Courtly Observations

Assessing what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives

COURTLY OBSERVATIONS

The gerrymandering mess

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives.

ByErwin Chemerinsky/Feb 11, 2026
COURTLY OBSERVATIONS

Whither Bostock?

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives.

ByErwin Chemerinsky/Jan 15, 2026
COURTLY OBSERVATIONS

Bush v. Gore in retrospect

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives.

ByErwin Chemerinsky/Dec 16, 2025
COURTLY OBSERVATIONS

The shadow docket fails again

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives.

ByErwin Chemerinsky/Nov 20, 2025
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