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

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Birthright citizenship: oral argument highlights

Akhil and Vikram Amar April 13, 2026

The Second Amendment (the right of the people to keep and bear arms) is spelled on a US flag above a display of firearms for sale in a gun store in Rio Rico, Santa Cruz County, Arizona on September 17, 2025.

SCOTUS FOCUS

Just who are “the people”?

Alex Rivenbark April 13, 2026

The Supreme Court Building is pictured on March 25, 2026.

SCOTUS FOCUS

How the justices decide … which cases to decide: an explainer

Nora Collins April 13, 2026

Carved details along top of Supreme Court building are pictured

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SCOTUStoday for Monday, April 13

Kelsey Dallas and Nora Collins April 13, 2026

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SCOTUS OUTSIDE OPINIONS

Law, memoir, and the mystery of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s writing

Rodger Citron April 10, 2026

The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on April 19, 2023.

SCOTUS Focus

The sports stars, hip-hop artists, and celebrity magicians playing a role in pending Supreme Court petitions

Kelsey Dallas April 10, 2026

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SCOTUStoday for Friday, April 10

Kelsey Dallas and Nora Collins April 10, 2026

CLEAR STATEMENTS

Legislative history lives on – in secret

Abbe R. Gluck April 9, 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

Conversion therapy and professional speech

Erwin Chemerinsky April 9, 2026

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SCOTUStoday: Sotomayor criticizes Kavanaugh

Kelsey Dallas April 9, 2026

INTERIM DOCKET

Supreme Court declines to block lower court ruling in election dispute on political speech

Amy Howe April 8, 2026

The Supreme Court building is pictured in Washington, D.C.

CIVIL RIGHTS AND WRONGS

Supreme Court summarily closes the courthouse doors again

Daniel Harawa April 8, 2026

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December 0 Archives

Birthright citizenship: oral argument highlights

Just who are “the people”?

How the justices decide … which cases to decide: an explainer

SCOTUStoday for Monday, April 13

Law, memoir, and the mystery of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s writing

The sports stars, hip-hop artists, and celebrity magicians playing a role in pending Supreme Court petitions

SCOTUStoday for Friday, April 10

Legislative history lives on – in secret

Conversion therapy and professional speech

SCOTUStoday: Sotomayor criticizes Kavanaugh

Supreme Court declines to block lower court ruling in election dispute on political speech

Supreme Court summarily closes the courthouse doors again