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Scotus Archive

Archives for May 2025

Supreme Court
Trump just threw one of his most powerful allies under the busTrump just threw one of his most powerful allies under the bus
Supreme Court

Maybe it’s unwise to pick a fight with the folks who control the Supreme Court?

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just gave 500,000 immigrants some truly awful newsThe Supreme Court just gave 500,000 immigrants some truly awful news
Supreme Court

Trump may kick half a million immigrants, from nations with unstable or authoritarian regimes, out of the US.

By Ian Millhiser
Donald Trump
The sweeping federal court order blocking Trump’s tariffs, explainedThe sweeping federal court order blocking Trump’s tariffs, explained
Donald Trump

If this decision stands on appeal, it’s a big loss for Trump that will make it difficult for his trade war to continue.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court wants to make it easier to buildThe Supreme Court wants to make it easier to build
Supreme Court

The Court’s latest decision is a love letter to the abundance agenda.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just revealed one thing it actually fears about TrumpThe Supreme Court just revealed one thing it actually fears about Trump
Supreme Court

The Republican justices draw a line in the sand — in an order that makes absolutely no sense.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The religious right just suffered a rare setback in the Supreme CourtThe religious right just suffered a rare setback in the Supreme Court
Supreme Court

One of the GOP justices must have defected in a case about religious schools, but the Court didn’t reveal who it was.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court stands up for democracy — and for an anti-trans lawmakerThe Supreme Court stands up for democracy — and for an anti-trans lawmaker
Supreme Court

Libby v. Fecteau is an awful case about an anti-trans lawmaker who nonetheless needed to win.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
350,000 people are losing protection from deportation350,000 people are losing protection from deportation
The Logoff

The Supreme Court sided with Trump at the expense of Venezuelan immigrants.

By Patrick Reis
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just got an important police violence case rightThe Supreme Court just got an important police violence case right
Supreme Court

The Birthright Citizenship argument wasn’t the only significant news out of the Supreme Court on Thursday.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
Is birthright citizenship safe from Trump?Is birthright citizenship safe from Trump?
The Logoff

It’s more complicated than it should be.

By Patrick Reis
Economy
The first federal court hearing on Trump’s tariffs did not go so well for TrumpThe first federal court hearing on Trump’s tariffs did not go so well for Trump
Economy

Much of the hearing focused on whether Richard Nixon can save Trump’s tariffs.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Federalist Society is surprisingly ambivalent about TrumpThe Federalist Society is surprisingly ambivalent about Trump
Supreme Court

America’s most powerful legal organization confronts Trump’s incompetence.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship case isn’t really about birthright citizenshipThe Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship case isn’t really about birthright citizenship
Supreme Court

The justices will soon decide whether to weaken the courts holding back Trump.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Republican attempt to steal a state supreme court election, explainedThe Republican attempt to steal a state supreme court election, explained
Supreme Court

Whoops! Republicans have somehow managed to violate Bush v. Gore.

By Ian Millhiser
Economy
A federal court is about to decide whether to strike down Trump’s tariffsA federal court is about to decide whether to strike down Trump’s tariffs
Economy

We’re about to get our first window into whether the judiciary will allow Trump’s trade war to continue.

By Ian Millhiser