The U.S. Court system has two main branches. Federal courts decide cases brought against the United States, and cases that involve federal laws. States also have their own court systems authorized to hear cases involving citizens and laws of a particular state or...
This November, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for a number of cases over the course of ten days, excluding the federal holiday on November 11. The argument calendar for November was released on Monday, July 8, and the cases featured involve a variety of...
This edition of the SCOTUSblog “Round-Up” is written by Andrew Hamm, the manager of the site who generally oversees the research, composition, and publication of the blog’s content. In this week’s round-up, Hamm covers the three Supreme Court opinions that were issued...
In this edition of Aurora Barnes’ Petitions of the Week, she discusses petitions that are currently pending before the Supreme Court. The petitions featured in these spotlights are considered likely to appear on the “relist watch,” which would mean they have been...
Leah Litman, associate professor of law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, shares some insight into an upcoming case: United States vs. Davis. She explains that this case is one of several that have arisen after the 2015 decision of Johnson vs....
