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Scotus Archive

Archives for July 2025

Supreme Court
3 Supreme Court justices just said they’re fine with race discrimination in elections3 Supreme Court justices just said they’re fine with race discrimination in elections
Supreme Court

Turns out only half of the Republican justices want to kill off the Voting Rights Act.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The lawsuit seeking to kill Trump’s tariffs is backThe lawsuit seeking to kill Trump’s tariffs is back
Supreme Court

If the president loses this case, he will go to the Supreme Court to bail him out again.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The conservative case against Trump’s worst judicial nomineeThe conservative case against Trump’s worst judicial nominee
Supreme Court

Senate Republicans are taking an enormous risk with the federal bench right now.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
A new Supreme Court case is an existential threat to the Voting Rights ActA new Supreme Court case is an existential threat to the Voting Rights Act
Supreme Court

The Black civil rights movement’s greatest legal achievement is now on a Republican Supreme Court’s chopping block.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just handed Trump his biggest victory of his second termThe Supreme Court just handed Trump his biggest victory of his second term
Supreme Court

And they didn’t even bother to explain themselves.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
The Supreme Court’s order letting Trump conduct mass federal layoffs, briefly explainedThe Supreme Court’s order letting Trump conduct mass federal layoffs, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump wants to lay off thousands of federal employees. Now, he can.

By Cameron Peters
Supreme Court
What the Supreme Court did to America while all eyes were on TrumpWhat the Supreme Court did to America while all eyes were on Trump
Supreme Court

Trying to keep track of all the chaos is overwhelming. So here’s a one-stop guide to the turmoil this Court caused.

By Ian Millhiser