SCOTUS OUTSIDE OPINIONS

The 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause does not codify English principles of subjectship

Pete Patterson March 11, 2026

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SCOTUS FOCUS

The First Amendment’s application to public university students: an explainer

Alex Rivenbark March 11, 2026

The statue, Authority of Law, by American sculptor James Earle Fraser outside the Supreme Court of the United States. The High Court building was built during the Great Depression and completed in 1935. Architect Cass Gilbert's design is based on a Greco-Roman temple.

COURTLY OBSERVATIONS

Abandoning the separation of powers in times of war

Erwin Chemerinsky March 11, 2026

Carved details along top of Supreme Court building are pictured

Newsletter

SCOTUStoday for Wednesday, March 11

Kelsey Dallas and Nora Collins March 11, 2026

A SECOND OPINION

The how and why of gun control

Haley Proctor March 10, 2026

SCOTUS PODCASTS

SCOTUSblog’s new podcast partners

SCOTUSblog March 10, 2026

The United States Capitol building is seen in Washington D.C., United States, on December 9, 2025

BROTHERS IN LAW

Birthright citizenship: legal takeaways of mice and men and elephants and dogs

Akhil and Vikram Amar March 10, 2026

Newsletter

SCOTUStoday for Tuesday, March 10

Kelsey Dallas and Nora Collins March 10, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: The Supreme Court of the United States building, photographed on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 in Washington, DC.

COURT NEWS

Court agrees to hear case on environmental laws, does not act on several Second Amendment challenges

Amy Howe March 9, 2026

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court as the federal government officially shuts down due to a congressional budget impasse in Washington D.C., on October 04, 2025.

IMMIGRATION MATTERS

In birthright citizenship case, Justice Department urges court to treat an old concept in a new way

César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández March 9, 2026

The front façade of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, DC.

IN DISSENT

The dissent that believed the Olympics belong to everyone

Anastasia Boden March 9, 2026

Newsletter

SCOTUStoday for Monday, March 9

Kelsey Dallas and Nora Collins March 9, 2026

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December 0 Archives

The 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause does not codify English principles of subjectship

The First Amendment’s application to public university students: an explainer

Abandoning the separation of powers in times of war

SCOTUStoday for Wednesday, March 11

The how and why of gun control

SCOTUSblog’s new podcast partners

Birthright citizenship: legal takeaways of mice and men and elephants and dogs

SCOTUStoday for Tuesday, March 10

Court agrees to hear case on environmental laws, does not act on several Second Amendment challenges

In birthright citizenship case, Justice Department urges court to treat an old concept in a new way

The dissent that believed the Olympics belong to everyone

SCOTUStoday for Monday, March 9