2024
Bloomberg
Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes Her Mark Early, Often as Supreme Court Work Begins
US Silence on Trump Ballot Battle Signals Caution Over Election
Supreme Court Achieves Historic Unanimity but Tougher Cases Loom
CNN
A conservative appeals court in the South seems to be exasperating the Supreme Court
Daily Kos
Dark Brandon Put the First Black Woman on the Supreme Court: Boosting Biden Day 4
Washington Post
South Carolina latest state to use congressional map deemed illegal
The Supreme Court seems bitterly divided. Two justices say otherwise
Backlogged with Blockbuster Cases
Washington Examiner
‘A new normal’: How the Supreme Court weathered the Dobbs leak
Washington Times
Strange bedfellows: ACLU, NRA argue for free speech rights against New York regulator
Supreme Court declines to take up transgender restroom policy challenge, again
Secretaries of state warn of chaos if justices allow state officials to deny Trump ballot access
Defendants not named ‘Trump’ usually go to trial years after indictment
Absolute immunity? Supreme Court to hear arguments in Trump election interference case
Vox
The Supreme Court: The most powerful, least busy people in Washington
Adam’s Authored News Articles
Attorneys Who Argue at Supreme Court Skew Male, Ivy League (Bloomberg Law)
Supreme Court Eyeing Fifth Circuit, But Too Early to Decipher Why (Bloomberg Law)
Taking Stock of Gender of Judges on State and Federal Courts (with M.C. Sungaila on Law.com)
2023
ABA Journal
Was Supreme Court term a ‘reversion to the mean’? Statistics show some moderation
So far this term, Supreme Court opinions aren’t splitting strictly along ideological lines
Jackson’s votes in Supreme Court’s first 6 opinions make her ‘last justice standing’
Associated Press
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Gender gap persists at arguments
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Justices yet to decide any cases
At the Supreme Court, it’s taking longer to hear cases
The Supreme Court just issued its biggest rulings of the year. Here’s what you need to know.
ABC
Supreme Court shows surprising restraint in chaotic year of crises: ANALYSIS
Supreme Court gavels in 2023 with major decisions ahead
Bloomberg
Supreme Court Arguments’ Most Memorable Moments So Far This Term
Supreme Court to Start Slow Next Term After Monumental Finale
Supreme Court Waits, and Waits Some More, to Issue Opinions
Jackson Breaks Mold for New Justices at Oral Argument (Podcast)
Supreme Court Waits, and Waits Some More, to Issue Opinions
Kavanaugh ‘Hopeful’ Supreme Court Will Act Soon on Ethics
CBS
CGTN News
Adam Feldman speaks about the impact conservative judges are having in the Supreme Court (VIDEO)
Global Business: Rich Kids Favored In Ivy League Schools (VIDEO)
CNN
Takeaways from the latest controversial and contentious Supreme Court term
Supreme Court justice ties lessons from reality show ‘Survivor’ into commencement address
Congress (CRS Report)
Congressional Control over the Supreme Court (fn. 71 & 74)
Colorado Politics
SCOTUS takes up ‘true threats’ case out of Colorado, the latest in a series of state court appeals
Daily Caller
Liberal Justices Have Been Biggest Winners So Far This Term
The Economist
A MAGA court in New Orleans is shaping the Supreme Court’s agenda
E&E (Environmental) News
Environmental lawyers to watch in 2023
The First TV
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson: A Verbose New Voice, But Accuracy in Question
FiveThirtyEight
The Supreme Court Had A Few Surprises This Year. That Doesn’t Make It Moderate.
Fox News
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissents are better ‘clickbait’ than legal scholarship, experts say
The Hill
Supreme Court expected to issue first opinion of term on Monday
Supreme Court is unusually late with first opinion of term
How the Supreme Court could crack down after leak investigation
Law.com (Paywall)
How Justice Jackson Succeeded Justice Breyer
As Clock Ticks, Supreme Court Opinions Still Coming at a Snail’s Pace
Supreme Court’s Conservative Majority Flexes Muscles
As Docket Shrinks, Supreme Court Lawyers Embrace Circuit Court Work
Law360 (Paywall)
A Year Of Transition At The Agenda-Setting 5th Circ.
NBC News
Supreme Court finally issues first ruling of term
This Supreme Court is slow to issue rulings — glacially slow
Newsweek
Supreme Court Justices Are More United Than They Have Been in Years
The New Republic
Brett Kavanaugh’s Novel Use of Concurring Opinions
The Conservative Legal Roadmap to Disqualify Trump From Office
New York Times (Paywall)
Trump’s Supreme Court Picks Are Not Quite What You Think
The 19th
A voice that has shaped the court and the country: One year of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
PBS
Why it’s taking longer for the Supreme Court to hear oral arguments
What to know after the Supreme Court issued its biggest rulings of the year
Politico
Playbook: Hubris, manhood and long ties
No ‘tiny voice’: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s outspoken first term
Quartz
We charted the ideological lines along which each Supreme Court justice voted
Reporters Committee for Free Press
With weeks to go, Supreme Court mulls major First Amendment questions
Reason Magazine
Where Are the SCOTUS Opinions?
Looking Back on the Supreme Court’s 2022-23 Term
Reuters
Supreme Court conservatives complete another assertive term
For Ketanji Brown Jackson, a self-assured and forceful US Supreme Court debut
Slate
The Supreme Court Has a Clear Intellectual Lightweight
USA Today
Too conservative for the Supreme Court? The nation’s most right-leaning appeals court draws scrutiny
Affirmative action, student debt: How John Roberts put his stamp on the Supreme Court term
Justice Brett Kavanaugh defends Supreme Court as ‘institution of law not of politics’
Wake Up to Politics
Wall Street Journal
What Did We Learn From the Latest Supreme Court Term?
Washington Examiner
Justice Jackson makes her mark in blockbuster Supreme Court term
6-3 Supreme Court decides fewer cases along ideological lines
Supreme Court news: Justices save ‘closely watched’ cases for end of June
Supreme Court news: Liberal justices’ ‘dissent rate’ lowest since Roberts joined in 2005
Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘likely done’ writing Supreme Court decisions this term
Kagan chides Sotomayor for Supreme Court Warhol ruling that will ‘stifle creativity’
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson lands in every Supreme Court majority opinion so far
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson spoke more than any other justice this term
Supreme Court opinions released at historically slow pace
Supreme Court news: Roberts and Kavanaugh emerge as the court’s most pivotal votes
Supreme Court releases trio of rulings with liberal justices joining majority opinions
Washington Times
Supreme Court justices hold private conference on abortion pill, social media laws
Supreme Court to take up guns — possibly abortion, diversity
Supreme Court scholar breaks down justices; term and divided rulings (PODCAST)
Jackson, Sotomayor neck and neck for label of most left-leaning justice
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson spoke more than any other justice this term
Biden ending COVID emergency won’t affect high court case over student debt forgiveness, say experts
Race in college admission essays could spark new legal battles, court watchers say
Roberts warns Supreme Court justices to stop sniping
Court ruling for web designer may not protect others opposing same-sex weddings
Ideological divide narrows in Supreme Court decisions, compared to last year
Roberts, Kavanaugh occupy middle of Supreme Court, data shows
Washington Post
This conservative appeals court’s rulings are testing the Supreme Court
Supreme Court delivered big conservative wins (Paywall)
Supreme Court returns to bench to issue opinions, but slowly
WGN
2023 IL laws, more on FTX, long SCOTUS arguments, new Elie Honig book and more (PODCAST)
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American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
Cases and Controversies Podcast
ABA: Supreme Court Cases of Interest
2022
The ABA Journal
Justice Jackson has dominated SCOTUS oral arguments, statistics show
Supreme Court backlog is the largest in percentage terms since at least 1950
Associated Press
In her own words: Justice Jackson speaks volumes from bench
Axios
Clarence Thomas is at the peak of his power
Bloomberg
Jackson Leaves Her Mark in Historic Year for US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Is About to Display Its Power Imbalance Again
Supreme Court Faces Historic Backlog Amid Signs of Discord
Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes Her Mark Early, Often as US Supreme Court Work Begins
Business Insider
Capital B News
‘Vocal and Unafraid’: How Justice Jackson Is Talking About Race on the Supreme Court
CNN
Analysis: After a historic week, Justice Jackson and liberals face a potentially grim conference
Supreme Court oral arguments are taking forever. The justices dissent – and then keep talking
Daily Kos
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson: “Force to be reckoned with”
The Guardian
‘Force to be reckoned with’: Ketanji Brown Jackson shines in first week
The Hill
Thomas? Kavanaugh? Roberts? Conservatives dominate Supreme Court but lack clear leader
Law.com
Bush v. Gore: ‘A Legal Voldemort’ | Where Are Decisions?
National Review
WaPo: KBJ Is ‘Most Loquacious’ Justice
NBC
Justice Jackson makes waves in first Supreme Court arguments
The New Republic
The Supreme Court’s June of Doom Is Upon Us
The New Yorker
Justice Alito’s Crusade Against a Secular America Isn’t Over
New York Magazine
What Can Justice Stephen Breyer’s Successor Accomplish?
New York Times (Paywall)
Draft Opinion Overturning Roe Raises a Question
Politico
The conservative Supreme Court is just getting warmed up
Reason Magazine
The Least Productive Supreme Court Ever?
Justice Jackson Sets Record for New Justice in October Arguments (Updated)
Reuters
After sharp right turn, U.S. Supreme Court conservatives step on the gas
San Jose Hawk
The Supreme Court in focus: The start of a new term
USA Today
Weeks into the job, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is already having a moment on the Supreme Court
Supreme Court Faces Historic Backlog Amid Signs of Discord
Voice of America News
Polarizing US Supreme Court Decisions Headline Blockbuster Term
Washington Post
New Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson makes herself heard
Washington Times
Supreme Court gets chance to shrink federal agencies’ power with new case
Roberts, Kavanaugh helped liberals notch small victories at Supreme Court
Supreme Court conservative majority flexed its muscle on God, guns, abortion, climate change
Additional References
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON APPELLATE RULES (fn. 17)
Jenner & Block: Annual Supreme Court Term in Review
Littler Mendelson: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is Confirmed as Next SCOTUS Justice
R Street Institute: Sen. Whitehouse’s Amicus Op-Ed
2021
CNN
Opinion: Clarence Thomas Is the new Chief Justice
Bloomberg
Arnold & Porter Associate Takes Lead as High Court Grants Case
Law.com
New York Magazine
Additional References
The Federalist Society: Last Hurrah for the Minimalist Court?
OAG’s Testimony on the Supreme Court’s “Shadow Docket”
Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States (2021) (fn. 24)
Senator Whitehouse Re: Funding Disclosure Requirements for Amicus Curiae Briefs (fn. 17)
2020
Associated Press
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Election-year retirement unlikely
Barrons
A Right-Leaning Court Will Tackle Some Big Business Cases. The Outcomes Aren’t Obvious
Christian Science Monitor
With Amy Coney Barrett, a once-fringe legal philosophy goes mainstream
CNN
Justice Clarence Thomas has found his moment
The Economist
Will Clarence Thomas stick it out for a 30th year on the court?
FiveThirtyEight
Roberts Is The New Swing Justice. That Doesn’t Mean He’s Becoming More Liberal.
The Guardian
John Roberts is now supreme court’s swing vote – to conservatives’ disdain
JD Supra
How the Federal Circuit (and Its Judges) Fare at the Supreme Court
Mother Jones
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Died
National Law Journal
Amicus Curiae at the Supreme Court: Last Term and the Decade in Review
NBC
More than ever, this is John Roberts’ Supreme Court
New York Times
What Biden Means for the Stock Market
How A Conservative Court and Trump’s Own Appointees Declare Their Independence
Reason Magazine
Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Reuters
‘The Roberts Court’: U.S. chief justice cements pivotal role
Roll Call
Big Supreme Court opinions could come amid coronavirus outbreak
San Francisco Chronicle
California Supreme Court consistently unanimous, even in contentious cases
Slate
The Supreme Court Is at Its Most Divided
Everyone Is Mad at Elena Kagan
Star Tribune
The unsculptable Supreme Court
USA Today
Supreme Court Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh display independent streaks
Voice Over America
John Roberts Seen as Most Influential Chief Justice in Nearly a Century
Trump’s Lasting Legacy: Conservative Supermajority on Supreme Court
Vox
What happens to the Supreme Court (and the Constitution) if Trump wins
Washington Post
For the first time, flagship law journals at top U.S. law schools are all led by women
John Roberts and Supreme Court emerge as powerful
Additional References
Skadden Arps: US Supreme Court 2020 Term Preview
Yale Environment 360: With Justice Barrett, a Tectonic Court Shift on the Environment
Democratic Policy and Communication Commission – What’s at Stake: Economic Justice
CRS Report: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a Deciding Vote on the Supreme Court: Select Data (fn. 5)
House Judiciary Committee: The State of Intellectual Freedom in America
Ipse Dixit Podcast: Eric Segall & Adam Feldman on Law School Hiring
2019
ABA Journal
A ‘budding bromance’? These 2 justices mostly agree in SCOTUS decisions so far
Associated Press
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Thomas, RBG align in 5-4 rulings
Christian Science Monitor
In a divided Court, many small signs of agreement, respect
Why Chief Justice Roberts is moving to the center of the court
CNBC
Trump’s two Supreme Court justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch split in first term together
CNN
Fox News
Trump reshapes long-liberal 9th Circuit, as Republican-appointed judges gain seats on court
Harper’s Magazine
The Hill
Conservative justices surprise court watchers with swing votes
Law360
How Trump’s Judges Are Changing The Law
National Law Journal
A Calm but Impressive 2018–19 Term for ‘Friends of the Court’
The New Yorker
Is the Supreme Court’s Fate in Elena Kagan’s Hands?
New York Law Journal Magazine
New York Post
Trump is chipping away at Obama’s remade federal courts
The Progressive
Quartz
We charted the ideological lines along which each Supreme Court justice voted
Slate
How John Roberts Is Shaping the Supreme Court’s Newly Savage Death Penalty Jurisprudence
Time Magazine
Inside Brett Kavanaugh’s First Term on the Supreme Court
Voice Over America
Trump’s 2nd Supreme Court Pick Defies Expectations
Washington Post
They’re not ‘wonder twins’: Gorsuch, Kavanaugh shift
‘Everything conservatives hoped for and liberals feared’: Neil Gorsuch
Washington Times
Brett Kavanaugh celebrates Supreme Court one-year anniversary
Additional References
Remarks from Justice Ruth B. Ginsburg
State Bar of Texas: Unique Aspects of Texas Supreme Court Practice (fn. 3)
Department of Justice Journal of Federal Law and Practice
2018
Bloomberg
Gorsuch Takes Inside-Player Role in Second Term on Supreme Court
Week Ahead at SCOTUS: A Record Breaking Term
Banned Prison Magazine Brings Many ‘Friends’ to High Court
Buzzfeed News
Chief Justice John Roberts Has Changed A Little Bit. And That Could Be A Big Deal
Casino.org
CNBC
Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court
CNN
Conservatives exert new control over Supreme Court
Findlaw
Who Are the Attorneys With the Most Wins at the Supreme Court?
ESPN
Handicapping when SCOTUS will rule on NJ betting case
FiveThirtyEight
How Conservative Is Brett Kavanaugh?
Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings Have More Questions And Fewer Answers Than Ever Before
Fox News
Huffington Post
Trump Nominates Brett Kavanaugh To The Supreme Court
Los Angeles Daily Journal
National Law Journal
Marcia Coyle Explains: What’s Up With the Dearth of SCOTUS Opinions?
Mother Jones
Anthony Kennedy Is Not the Supreme Court’s Swing Justice Anymore
NPR
Brett Kavanaugh Supported Broad Leeway For Presidents Under Investigation
Reason Magazine
Where Are the Supreme Court’s Opinions?
Slate
A Milestone for Ruth Bader Ginsburg
USA Today
Washington Post
Exactly how conservative are the judges on Trump’s short list
Who is Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s nominee?
Brett Kavanaugh: Trump’s pick for Supreme Court justice
Democrats’ view of Kavanaugh shaped by bitter 2004 hearing
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh won’t commit to removing himself from cases
Washington Times
Justice Brett Kavanaugh recused in three high court cases so far
WGN
Legal Face-Off Supreme Court Panel (Podcast)
Additional References
Kim Center for Social Balance: Reality of Gender Discrimination
McGuireWoods: Rave Reviews for McGuireWoods’ Supreme Court Cert Petition
2017
ABA Journal
Empirical SCOTUS blog sees Brett Kavanaugh as likely SCOTUS nominee
Bloomberg
Boutique Firm Gupta Wessler Takes on Heavy SCOTUS Load
Chicago Tribune
Neil Gorsuch’s First Day on the Supreme Court
CNN
How Neil Gorsuch became Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Colorado Springs Gazette
SCOTUS takes up ‘true threats’ case out of Colorado, the latest in a series of state court appeals
EDITORIAL: Trump could not have made a better Supreme Court appointment than Colorado’s Neil Gorsuch
Common Dreams
With Gorsuch Sworn In as Supreme Court Justice, a New Conservative Era Begins
Daily Caller
Consensus and Unanimity Mark Supreme Court Term
The Economist
Assessing the first months of the new nine-member Supreme Court
ESPN
Noel Francisco could play role in future of nationwide sports betting
Biggest takeaways from NJ Supreme Court hearing
Houston Chronicle
University of Texas among top schools to produce federal judges and attorneys
Huffington Post
Neil Gorsuch Sounded A Lot Like Justice Scalia On His First Day On The Job
Law360 (paywall)
5 Things To Know About Justice Gorsuch’s First 30 Days
Mother Jones
Meet the Top Contenders for Trump’s Supreme Court Pick
National Law Journal (paywall)
Trump Sets Prime-Time Supreme Court Announcement
Why Are There So Few Women SCOTUS Advocates?
Munger Tolles Makes Another Key Hire From Solicitor General’s Office
New Republic
Neil Gorsuch Is Poised to Swing a Landmark Church-State Case
NPR / Texas Standard
Who Will Trump Pick as His Supreme Court Nominee? (PODCAST)
Slate
Time Magazine
Neil Gorsuch Is Already Acting Like He’s Been on the Supreme Court for Years
US News & World Reports
What Did the Supreme Court Do in 2016-2017
What to Expect From Neil Gorsuch’s Confirmation Hearings
The Hurdles in the Race to Confirm Neil Gorsuch
The Supreme Court Term: No Big Blockbusters, but Plenty of Work
Vanity Fair
The Warren Report (halfway through the article)
Washington Examiner
Neal Katyal argued almost 10 percent of all cases before the Supreme Court this term
Study shows Supreme Court justices working together in unprecedented ways last term
Washington Post
Supreme Court, with ninth justice, now looks ahead to contentious fall term
How Gorsuch’s judicial experience compares with his Supreme Court predecessors
Are 80 percent or 0.1 percent of the 9th Circuit Court’s decisions overturned?
Supreme Court, with ninth justice, now looks ahead to contentious fall term
Additional References
Georgetown: Georgetown Law Professor Neal Katyal: 35 Supreme Court Oral Arguments — and Counting
SCOTUSBlog: Judge Gorsuch on the 10th Circuit
2016
ABA Journal
Supreme Court dynamic changes with Scalia’s death
These two justices are the most interrupted in oral arguments; is a gender dynamic at play?
Who would Clinton nominate to Supreme Court? Typical criteria indicate this judge could be the one
Bloomberg
Expect the Expected From Trump’s Supreme Court Pick
Business Insider
Tom Brady’s chances of winning Deflategate are looking increasingly slim
Daily Caller
Supreme Court Returning to Normal in Post Election World
Findlaw
Women Get Interrupted More Than Men, Even on the Supreme Court
The Most Important Supreme Court Cases of the Term — by Citation
General Counsel News
Narrowing Down Clinton’s Choices For Supreme Court Nominee
Los Angeles Daily Journal
Mother Jones
Even Female Supreme Court Justices Get Interrupted a Lot by Men
National Law Journal
Sotomayor, Alito More Active at Argument Since Scalia’s Death
Which Firms Most Often Capture the Justices’ Review?
Jenner & Block and University of Chicago Law Create Supreme Court Clinic
In Unusual Term, Big Year for Amicus Curiae at the Supreme Court
Kagan Leads Sotomayor on Laughs, But Lags in Dissents
New York Times
New Dynamics are Shifting in an Eight Member Court
Law360
The Firms Getting the Most Love from the Supreme Court
The 10 Law Firms Influencing The Supreme Court’s Writing
Justices Sotomayor And Kagan Interrupted Most, Report Finds
Clear Writing Can Make Or Break A Case, Study Says
Bad Legal Writing Cut Down To Size In Age Of Short Attention Spans
Sports Illustrated
Tom Brady’s last shot: Taking Deflategate to the Supreme Court
Washington Post
For a rare moment at the Supreme Court, the genders were on equal footing
Westlaw / Reuters
Want to get your case to the Supreme Court?
Yahoo News
Will Alito replace Scalia as the Supreme Court’s most stinging questioner?
Additional References
NACDL: From the President: How to Elevate Criminal Defense Before the Supreme Court
Yale Journal on Regulation: The Administrative Law Originalism of Neil Gorsuch
2015
ABA Journal
Which SCOTUS justices crib the most from briefs?
Bloomberg
Looking at the Most Influential Writers Before the U.S. Supreme Court
FindLaw
How to Write for the Supreme Court
How Much Do Top Supreme Court Lawyers Make? An Absurd Amount
Did The New York Times Accuse Justice Thomas of Plagiarism?
Mother Jones
Clarence Thomas Can’t Catch a Break
National Law Journal (paywall)
Study: Veteran Advocates Influence the Language of High Court Rulings
New York Times
Clarence Thomas, a Supreme Court Justice of Few Words, Some Not His Own
Additional References
Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog: Who Wins In the Supreme Court?
Lawyer Watch: Big Data and the Linguistics of Law
Today’s General Counsel: 1K For 1 Hour: America’s Elite Lawyers Aren’t Cheap
Also
Empirical SCOTUS 