Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday defended the way the Supreme Court is handling the flood of emergency cases that has ...

Among the court’s brief rulings in the “shadow docket,” where time-sensitive cases are heard without oral argument and often ...

Playing a guessing game with the opinions and reasonings of Supreme Court Justices does a disservice to the rule of law ...

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

By allowing the Trump administration to decimate the Department of Education, the Supreme Court’s majority has elevated its ...

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

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

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

In a recent ruling allowing the Trump administration to disassemble the Department of Education and fire nearly 1,400 federal ...

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.

The Supreme Court’s shadow docket has become a lawless mess. The justices are issuing extremely consequential rulings with ...