The Wide Arc of the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court now hears around 70 arguments a term and each case tends to have issues unique from others on the Court’s docket.  After the Court’s merits docket is assembled each term though, similarities between cases become apparent and these similarities may present an area of law where the Court is more invested and…

How Will Gorsuch Decide on Cases from the Supreme Court’s April Calendar?

Recently confirmed Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch will be thrown into the middle of the 2017 oral argument season with the Court’s April hearings calendar beginning on April 17th.  One of the first questions that has already generated speculation is how Gorsuch will rule on cases this Term. This post adds some insight into how…