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

The Supreme Court and voting identification

Erwin Chemerinsky March 25, 2026

Carved details along top of Supreme Court building are pictured

Newsletter

SCOTUStoday for Wednesday, March 25

Kelsey Dallas and Nora Collins March 25, 2026

LIVE

Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, March 25

SCOTUSblog March 25, 2026

SCOTUS OUTSIDE OPINIONS

The 14th Amendment does not codify English principles of subjectship: A brief reply to the Amar brothers

Pete Patterson March 24, 2026

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on March 04, 2026 in Washington, DC.

ARGUMENT ANALYSIS

Court appears likely to side with Trump administration on rights of asylum seekers

Amy Howe March 24, 2026

CONTROLLING OPINIONS

Justice Scalia’s uncertain legacy

Richard Re March 24, 2026

The US Supreme Court is seen on the first day of a new term in Washington, D.C, on Oct. 7, 2024.

SCOTUS FOCUS

Temporary Protected Status and the Supreme Court: an explainer

Kelsey Dallas March 24, 2026

Newsletter

SCOTUStoday for Tuesday, March 24

Kelsey Dallas and Nora Collins March 24, 2026

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

COURT NEWS

Court reverses ruling on qualified immunity, denies review of death-row case and First Amendment challenge by citizen journalist

Amy Howe March 23, 2026

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

BROTHERS IN LAW

Birthright citizenship: reading the text and sidestepping the parent trap

Akhil and Vikram Amar & Samarth Desai March 23, 2026

Argument Analysis

Justices seem ready to overturn state law allowing for late-arriving mail-in ballots

Amy Howe March 23, 2026

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NUTS AND BOLTS

The bottom line

Stephen Wermiel March 23, 2026

Statistics

Advisory Opinions

Amarica's Constitution

Divided Argument

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