The Latest Breaking News from Barrett

Scare yourself silly

There are consequences to the rhetoric about the Court from high ranking officials.

Knives are out for Chief Justice Roberts, and poor Justice Alito.

Justice Gorsuch joins the three dissenters on severability. What about Justices Thomas and Barrett?

Also, Judges Kacsmaryk and Ho seem vindicated on the statute of limitations to challenge mifepristone.

Does it mean going to the opera together, or a willingness to be persuaded?

The October 2023 Term of FantasySCOTUS finally came to a close. This term, Chief Justice Roberts cemented himself as the Court's center, as Justice Barrett continues to separate herself from the other Trump appointees. On the whole, this term was more predictable than some recent years. And the FantasySCOTUS prediction…

Report describes heated deliberations over whether to reverse decision on high-profile Idaho abortion ban case

I appreciate the replies from Orin, Will, and Sam. We have very different conceptions on what role a scholar should play and what role a judge should play. My writings in this area are both retrospective and prospective. I look backwards to see what qualifications a judge had at the…

Joan Biskupic reports that the justices were initially inclined to back Idaho in the EMTALA case, until they realized the case was messier than they had thought.

What stuff are the Court's middle three Justices made of?