Experts weigh in on the Supreme Court’s emergency docket, unanimous decisions, birthright citizenship, retirements and more ...

Speaking at the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference this week, Justice Brett Kavanaugh addressed concerns about the Supreme Court's failure ...

Brett Kavanaugh has addressed how the Supreme Court’s short, unexplained rulings in the “shadow docket” have caused a rift ...

The Supreme Court expanded Donald Trump’s power yet again on Wednesday, granting him the authority to fire Democratic members ...

A court is supposed to explain things,” the Obama appointee said during her appearance at a circuit conference. “That’s what ...

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean ...

Cases and Controversies is a recurring series by Carolyn Shapiro, primarily focusing on the effects of the Supreme Court’s ...

Why is debate regarding the shadow docket "inevitable?" Detail Justice Kagan's comments. What has Justice Kagan "come to see" over the last few years of using the shadow docket?

A court fundamentally hostile to the rights of voters places the court increasingly at odds with democracy itself.

We recognize that the emergency docket is a necessary part of Supreme Court business. It allows the court to address urgent ...

In a recent ruling allowing the Trump administration to disassemble the Department of Education and fire nearly 1,400 federal workers, the Supreme Court did not answer a straightforward question: Why?

Justice Brett Kavanaugh defended the Supreme Court’s recent practice of handing victories to President Donald Trump without ...