On top of the court’s continuous (and contentious) shadow docket work, the next term starting in the fall has several ...

For lawyers, judges and engaged citizens, the book “The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic” has a lot to offer about what the late Yale ...

The Court recently limited access to porn. It is unclear whether that was a one-off decision or the start of a new regime.

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

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?

The Senate’s contentious confirmation of Emil Bove to a lifetime judicial appointment shows how a painful moment in the chamber’s history still looms large.

John Roberts came to the U.S. Supreme Court professing the best of intentions. In his 2005 Senate confirmation hearing, he promised to serve as chief justice in the fashion of a baseball umpire, ...

The Supreme Court has seen a giant wave of challenges and emergency appeals on its emergency docket since President Donald ...

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

President Donald Trump has ordered nuclear submarines to be positioned near Russia in response to threats from its former President.

A 29-year-old man from Wyoming was arrested after stealing a golf cart and taking it on a wild spin through Buffalo Niagara International Airport in New York, authorities said. Kevin J. Sinning was ...

Trump-appointed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh discussed the prevalence of executive actions while speaking at a the Eighth Circuit judicial conference on Thursday.