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Justice Sotomayor Authors First Opinion of Supreme Court's October 2025 Term

Contrary to widespread speculation, the Court's first opinion of an argued case concerned neither Trump's tariffs nor voting rights.

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John Roberts Serves A Blue Plate Special, And The Progressives Forget All Of Their Complaints About The Shadow Docket

Trump v. Illinois is Robertsian faux minimalism at its worst.

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The Lower Court Revolt Continues in Boston

Judge Brian Murphy will likely be reversed by SCOTUS a third time in the same case.

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The Transgender Passport Case Mini Merits Analysis

The Court is still living in Justice Kennedy's shadow and Justice Jackson questions whether executive actions have as much force as statutes.

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Six Things I Learned From Jodi Kantor's Latest Article

The Court installed timers to keep track of how long each Justice speaks for!

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"The Article III of the Deal" by Paul Clement

In Bost, Paul Clement engaged in negotiations with the Justices about the proper standing rule.

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Minors and Addiction to Speech and Press

I'm finishing serializing my forthcoming Emory Law Journal article titled Addiction to Constitutionally Protected Activity: Speech, Press, and Religion. In… The post Minors and Addiction to Speech and Press appeared first on Reason.com.

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Why Can't The Court Schedule Emergency Docket Conferences?

Justice Kagan peels back the curtain on the Court's failure to schedule conferences for emergency cases.

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Noem v. Perdomo Is Grants Pass Redux

Can the government criminalize the state of being?

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Justice Kavanaugh Continues To Be The Only Justice To Explain Emergency Docket Orders

And Justice Kavanaugh has come a long way since using the term "noncitizen" instead of "illegal alien."

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Justice Sotomayor on Supreme Court Term Limits

A bit of cold water on a popular Court "reform" from a justice on the left-wing of the Court

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Justice Kagan Doth Protest Too Much About The Emergency Docket

Justices Kagan, Sotomayor, and Jackson could have joined Justice Kavanaugh to grant cert in the CPSC case, but they didn't.

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Professor Barrett Was At Home In CASA

After the Supreme Court decided Trump v. CASA, the Wall Street Journal editorial page took a victory lap. The editors, who… The post Professor Barrett Was At Home In CASA appeared first on Reason.com.

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The Supreme Court Is Supreme, And The Inferior Courts Are Inferior

Mi CASA no es su CASA

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CASA, Grupo Mexicano, and Ex Parte Young

Does Ex Parte Young find an "Analogue in the Relief Exercised in the English Court of Chancery"?

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Bruen and CASA: Analogical Originalism

Yet, neither the majority nor the dissent cited Bruen

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The Status of Smith and Yoder After Mahmoud

The Court continues avoiding the Smith issue, but in an unexpected way.

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Contrasting Coercion for the Free Exercise Clause in Mahmoud and Coercion for the Establishment Clause in Kennedy

The Court finds that the government cannot indirectly coerce children who are exercising their religious beliefs, but the government can indirectly coerce children who are not exercising their religious beliefs.

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What Is "Speed Dial"?

Justice Sotomayor used a catchy line in her dissent that most law students today will not understand.

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A Bad Decision on Nationwide Injunctions

Today's Supreme Court ruling barring nationwide injunctions could empower the federal government to engage in large-scale violations of the Constitution. Exactly how bad the consequences will be depends on the extent to which other remedies can be used to forestall them.

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Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Gorsuch Walk Back Bostock

Justice Sotomayor is right. The majority cannot just wish away Bostock.

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Supreme Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to State Limits on Sex Transition Treatments for Minors

The Court's majority avoids the larger question of whether laws targeting transgender individuals should be subject to heightened scrutiny, but Justice Barrett did not.

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Predictions For The Remaining 15 Cases

Barring any surprises, I do not expect any surprises.

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See, I Told You So About Justice Barrett

Justice Barrett compares the Constitution to Odysseus. But I feel like Cassandra.

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Supreme Court Narrows Scope of NEPA Review

Environmental Impact Statements do not have to consider upstream and downstream effects.

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