The Tariff Wears Two Hats: What the SCOTUS Majority Overlooked - John C. Eastman (3/1/2026)
The Court's decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump was highly fractured. Only three justices held that the law, under normal principles of statutory construction, does not give the president authority to impose tariffs.

Who's Afraid of the Ten Commandments? - Josh Hammer (1/24/2026)
It would be the height of hypocrisy for the court to deny to Texas and Louisiana the ability to do that which it does itself.

Supremes Urged to Review Qualified Immunity - Greg Piper (12/10/2025)
A former New York financial regulator got away with jawboning banks and insurance companies into cutting off the National Rifle Association, despite a prior unanimous Supreme Court decision prohibiting it.

Hmmm: SCOTUS Treads Lightly With Humphrey's Executor - Ed Morrissey (12/8/2025)
Until today, the presumption from earlier Supreme Court rulings had been that the Humphrey's Executor precedent had reached the "go through its pockets and look for loose change" stage.

A Constitutional Turning Point? - John C. Eastman (11/9/2025)
What is already a blockbuster term in the making may become even more so in the coming months as new cases are added to the docket.

Six Key Moments From SCOTUS Arguments In Landmark Race-Based Redistricting Case - Shawn Fleetwood (10/17/2025)
The U.S. Supreme Court held oral arguments in a pair of high stakes redistricting cases that could significantly reshape American electoral politics.

SCOTUS Tees Up Potential Takedown Of Progressive's "Independent Agencies" Theory - Shawn Fleetwood (9/23/2025)
Humphrey's Executor has had major negative implications for America's separation of powers and the ability of presidents to fully exercise their Article II authority.

The Supreme Court's 'Conservative Majority' Plays By The Left's Rules - Samuel Kimzey (7/3/2025)
The current Supreme Court term demonstrates that even the way the Supreme Court evaluates cases about religion, free speech, and LGBT demands impedes the restoration of American virtue and self-government.

The Supreme Court's Unanimous Religious Freedom Ruling Explained - Rob Natelson (6/13/2025)
The media's characterization of the current Supreme Court as split into panels of six conservatives and three liberals is seriously misleading.

Leftmedia Contortions Over Supreme Court Discrimination Case - Thomas Gallatin (6/10/2025)
The woke Marxist ethic has so captured the media's understanding of "justice" that they object to a colorblind standard that judges individuals based upon their actions and not upon their group identity.

Supreme Confusion - John C. Eastman (5/21/2025)
Just as an erroneous view of birthright citizenship has seeped into our political psyche, so too has an erroneous view of judicial supremacy.

SCOTUS Takes on EO to End So-Called Birthright Citizenship - Mark Alexander (4/24/2025)
Illegal immigration has now become a more significant burden on federal and state budgets, a greater threat to undermining wages and job opportunities for U.S. workers, and a national security threat.

Supremes Side With Trump In Use of 1798 Deportation Law - U.S. News (4/7/2025)
The Supreme Court on Monday handed President Donald Trump a major victory by allowing him to invoke the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport suspected gang members of Tren de Aragua.

Planned Parenthood's Day of Reckoning Is Here - Timothy S. Goeglein (4/4/2025)
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, a case that exposes how Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest provider of abortions, has become increasingly cavalier with women's lives.

Tyrants of the Imperious Judiciary - Hans von Spakovsky (3/22/2025)
Every time a radical, out-of-control federal judge issues an outrageous opinion, you would think things couldn't get any worse. But then someone like Richard Young comes along.

The First 'Mini-Me' Executive Branch Case Gets to the Supreme Court - Hans von Spakovsky (2/23/2025)
The first case involving judicial interference in the president's executive authority has reached the Supreme Court in an emergency appeal filed over President Trump's firing of Hampton Dellinger, Biden's head of the Office of Special Counsel.

Why SCOTUS Needs To Reevaluate The Problem It Created In Obergefell - Jeremiah Keenan (2/19/2025)
Obergefell doesn't argue that the legal definition of marriage should be adjusted for practical reasons. The court, instead, rejected the idea that men and women are naturally meant for one another, sexually speaking.

SCOTUS Takes Up 'Conversion Therapy' Ban - Thomas Gallatin (2/15/2025)
Can the state dictate what a professional therapist is allowed to say to his or her clients? That is the fundamental ground upon which the U.S. Supreme Court will be reviewing a Colorado law banning so-called "conversion therapy."

Free Speech for Students Disappears If SCOTUS Doesn't Protect 'Only Two Genders' Shirt - Greg Piper (11/16/2024)
Nondisruptive student expressions of protest, ideology and humor face elimination in public schools if the Supreme Court doesn't rebuke a federal appeals court that approved bans on "demeaning message[s]" that could "poison" the school environment.

Will SCOTUS Take on New York's Latest Eminent Domain Scam? - Arif Panju (9/29/2024)
What happens when the government lies about why it's seizing your land? That's the central issue in Brinkmann v. Town of Southold, a case being considered by the Supreme Court.

Supremes Refuse to Normalize Sleeping Rough - Betsy McCaughey (7/12/2024)
Whether you live in a city or a small town, you're a winner because of the decision in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that municipalities can ban homeless encampments from sidewalks, parks and other public areas.

"The Biggest One:" Ending Chevron Deference - justthenews.com (7/4/2024)
The Commerce Department was the first victim of the Raimondo decision banning the administrative state from defining its own authority, ending four decades of so-called Chevron deference.

SCOTUS Squashes Obama-Like "Pen" and "Phone" Presidencies - Cheryl K. Chumley (7/1/2024)
With a 6-3 vote, U.S. Supreme Court justices overturned a 40-year-old decision that had given federal agencies, and the presidents who led them, the power to exert oft-burdensome, costly and unconstitutional controls on supposedly free American citizens.

The Most Important Supreme Court Case You've Never Heard Of - Ken Nahigian (6/30/2024)
All eyes are on the Supreme Court as the Justices issue some of their most significant—and controversial—rulings of the term. But the case with the biggest impact on our daily lives won't be the one with the most headlines or the most twee

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services - Rob Natelson (6/1/2024)
Perhaps the Supreme Court's May 16 "consumer finance" decision will shatter some myths. But don't hold your breath.

Clarence Thomas Saves the CFPB - Nate Jackson (5/19/2024)
One of the new things Dodd-Frank established was the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which has the authority to do things that have little to do with protecting customers or their finances.

Reel in the Agencies - Patrick Pullis (4/8/2024)
The Chevron ruling (1984) empowered administrative agencies, absent direct congressional guidance, to interpret federal statutes, provided that courts did not deem their interpretation "unreasonable."

Supreme Court Restores Voting Rights of Millions of Americans - Hans von Spakovsky (3/6/2024)
n a much anticipated, historic opinion Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reversed Colorado's highest court and restored former President Donald Trump to the ballot for the state's presidential primary Tuesday.

A Tough Speech Case at the Supreme Court - Douglas Andrews (2/28/2024)
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court wrestled with two laws — one in Florida and the other in Texas — that impose restrictions on social media companies seeking to control the content on their platforms.

Alabama Supreme Court's Embryo Ruling Embodies America's Legal Heritage - Josh Hammer (2/23/2024)
The secular Left's weeklong meltdown notwithstanding, Americans should be grateful for the Alabama Supreme Court's clarion affirmation of the Anglo-American legal tradition.

All 9 Supreme Court Justices Question Activists' Effort to Kick Trump Off Ballot - Hans von Spakovsky (2/9/2024)
In what may be one of the most consequential election cases ever heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, the nine justices listened Thursday to oral arguments over the attempt by political activists to knock Donald Trump off the primary ballot in Colorado.

Supreme Court Allows the Invasion to Continue - Cal Thomas (1/25/2024)
How many more murders, rapes and drug deaths are to be tolerated before the administration begins to enforce laws passed by Congress and signed by presidents of both parties?

A Big Win for Religious Liberty and Common Sense - Douglas Andrews (12/18/2023)
In a ruling that ought to have far-reaching implications, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled in favor of a teacher who was fired for refusing to utter false pronouns.

New York's Attempted Hit on the NRA Violated the First Amendment - David B. McGarry (12/5/2023)
Here, the NRA alleges that a left-wing New York state official violated the First Amendment by coercing financial institutions to discontinue their business with the organization.

These Public Officials Blocked Critics on Social Media. - Jacob Sullum (11/3/2023)
Is it really so far-fetched to suggest there is an important difference between a mayor pestered by constituents at the grocery store and, say, a mayor presiding over a city council meeting?

The Colorblind Constitution Prevails - Washington Free Beacon (7/3/2023)
The court decided in favor of the Constitution, sanity, and fairness, and eviscerated a regime that sought to remedy the legacy of racism in this country with more of it.

Supreme Court Confronts the Deep Wound of Discrimination - Charles Lipson (7/1/2023)
The courts' fundamental duty is not to write laws but to interpret them and their constitutionality, and to pass judgment on their application. Do the laws and their application meet constitutional requirements?

Supreme Court Nukes Biden's Unconstitutional Student Loan Bailout - Tristan Justice (6/30/2023)
"The question here is not whether something should be done; it is who has the authority to do it," wrote Chief Justice John Roberts, who wrote the majority opinion.

Victory for Free Speech - Kaelan Deese (6/30/2023)
The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a Colorado-based website designer, holding that the state's anti-discrimination law would have an impact on her business and violate her First Amendment rights.

Good Riddance! - Jack Elbaum (6/30/2023)
On Thursday morning, the Supreme Court recognized what we already knew: Penalizing people based on the color of their skin is wrong. Moreover, it is in clear violation of the Constitution.

Supreme Court Bans Affirmative Action in College Admissions - Kaelan Deese (6/29/2023)
Ahead of the high court's opinion release, legal experts speculated colleges might attempt to maintain a superficial vision for diversity on campus without taking race into consideration.

Is the Supreme Court Trying to Bring On a National Divorce? - Scott McKay (6/26/2023)
Two rulings Friday and today emanating from the U.S. Supreme Court on the question of state sovereignty have raised the likelihood of something many are talking about. Namely, the notion of a national divorce.

In Sackett v. EPA, the Court Cuts Back Federal Regulatory Authority Over Wetlands - Jonathan H. Adler (5/27/2023)
Today, in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, the Supreme Court adopted a narrowing interpretation of the scope of federal regulatory authority under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The justices were unanimous.

'Unconstitutional on Its Face' - Kevin Stocklin (5/21/2023)
In a landmark decision on May 17, a California district court blocked a state law mandating racial quotas on corporate boards as it violated the U.S. Constitution.

The Plot Against the Court - Hayden Ludwig (5/12/2023)
If you thought the left was done trying to pack the Supreme Court, think again. The latest assault may be centered on their favorite target, Justice Thomas, but the real goal is to prepare the court for a hostile takeover by progressive ideologues.

Supreme Court Is Asked to Take First Transgender Sports Case - Matthew Vadum (3/10/2023)
The state of West Virginia and a former collegiate soccer player are asking the Supreme Court to back a state law that bans male student-athletes who present as female from playing on girls' school sports teams.

The Supreme Court Finally Gets a Shot at Biden's Student-Loan Lawlessness - George Will (2/19/2023)
In recent decades presidents have spent without congressional action — even when, as regarding student loan forgiveness, Congress has explicitly rejected such spending. But this could be the biggest one in history.

Can Joe Biden Ignore Immigration Law? - Ken Sondik (12/10/2022)
The statute codified in 8 U.S.C. Section 1226 isn't woke. It requires immigration officials to detain criminal aliens — which offends the bureaucrats and left-wing activists who control Joe Biden's immigration policy.

Respect for Marriage Act Raising Constitutional Concerns - The Center Square (11/27/2022)
everal groups argue the Respect for Marriage Act (ROMA) currently before the U.S. Senate is unconstitutional, and if enacted, will eventually be struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Grutter on the Chopping Block - Renu Mukherjee (11/6/2022)
Monday's oral arguments on behalf of affirmative action lasted an unusually long five hours. The Supreme Court would be right to be skeptical of Harvard and the University of North Carolina's (UNC) use of race in their admissions processes.