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4mos ago

After judges are critical of the Supreme Court, Jim Jordan asks the wrong question

After judges expressed concern about the Supreme Court’s abuse of the so-called “shadow docket,” key GOP lawmakers focused on the wrong target.

4mos ago

Donald Trump keeps benefiting from the Supreme Court’s criminal immunity ruling

A federal appellate panel highlighted the high court decision in litigation over Trump’s attempt to reverse his New York state hush money conviction.

4mos ago

Trump DOJ tries to erase Jan. 6 history as scholars warn of authoritarianism in Comey case

This week’s Deadline: Legal Newsletter connects the authoritarian dots of the Trump administration’s legal actions ahead of the pivotal tariffs hearing.

4mos ago

SCOTUS majority declines to give ‘barest form of mercy’ as National Guard ruling awaits

This week’s Deadline: Legal Newsletter highlights Trump’s bid to deploy the National Guard in Chicago, a striking death penalty dissent and more.

4mos ago

Ask Jordan: Could the Supreme Court block Supreme Court expansion?

“Deadline: White House” legal analyst Jordan Rubin answers your questions about the Supreme Court, Trump administration lawsuits and other issues.

5mos ago

Kim Davis points to Thomas’ opinions and Barrett’s book in bid to reverse Obergefell

The former Kentucky county clerk’s long-shot and likely doomed effort is pending before the Supreme Court.

5mos ago

The GOP’s decadeslong project to dismantle the Voting Rights Act is nearly realized

Gutting the civil rights law has been a long game, and its opponents have long found a champion in Chief Justice John Roberts.

5mos ago

Supreme Court adds another gun case to the docket, over drug use and the Second Amendment

The appeal over gun rights for drug users joins another case already on the docket this term regarding concealed carry.

5mos ago

The Roberts Court already ‘abandons its duty’ — and the term’s just getting started

This week’s Deadline: Legal Newsletter highlights the battle over voting rights, the death penalty, Alex Jones’ rejection, a possible Trump cameo and more.

5mos ago

The Supreme Court’s chief ‘originalists’ seem more like monarchists

The yearning for a king’s paternal guidance suffuses the conservative justices’ push to affirm the “unitary executive” theory and empower Donald Trump.