Law, Courts & Regulations
Some sentences reproach without a single accusatory word. “The captain was sober today” impugns by implication. The officer who logs this superfluous statement damns the captain further with the surro...
Immigration Matters is a recurring series by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández that analyzes the court’s immigration docket, highlighting emerging legal questions about new policy and enforcement...
The federal government and the state have concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute crimes committed by non-Indians against Indians in Indian country. Reversed and remanded , 5-4 , in an opinion by Brett K...
The Bankruptcy Code, under 11 U.S.C. § 106(a) , unequivocally abrogates the sovereign immunity of all governments, including federally recognized Indian tribes. Affirmed , 8-1 , in an opinion by Ketan...
For purposes of the Major Crimes Act , land throughout much of eastern Oklahoma reserved for the Creek Nation since the 19th century remains a Native American territory. Reversed , 5-4 , in an opinion...
In child custody proceedings governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act , the court affirms the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit's conclusion that ICWA is consistent with Congress's Article I a...
The 1868 treaty establishing the Navajo Reservation reserved necessary water to accomplish the purpose of the Navajo Reservation but did not require the United States to take affirmative steps to secu...
Whether Louisiana’s intentional creation of a second majority-minority congressional district violates the 14th or 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Recommended Citation: Louisiana v. Callais ...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's leadership by a single director removable only for inefficiency, neglect or malfeasance violates the separation of powers. Vacated and remanded , 5-4 , in an...
Members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are inferior officers whose appointment by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services is consistent with the appointments clause. R...
Controlling Opinions is a recurring series by Richard Re that explores the interaction of law, ideology, and discretion at the Supreme Court. On the surface, Justice Antonin Scalia’s legacy has never ...
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has expansive powers to regulate accounting firms that audit public companies. Its members are appointed by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and ...
Application for stay of execution denied on Oct. 23, 2025. Justice Sotomayor wrote a dissent from the denial, joined by Justices Kagan and Jackson. Application for stay of execution denied on Oct 23, ...
The nature of presidential power entitles a former president to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority; he is also entitl...
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. Affirmed , 6-3 , in an opinion by John Roberts on Feb 20, 2026 . Chief Justice Roberts announced the...
Application for stay is granted on July 14, 2025. Justice Sotomayor wrote a dissenting opinion, joined by Justices Kagan and Jackson. Application for stay is granted on Jul 14, 2025 . Justice Sotomayo...
Application for partial stay granted Because universal injunctions likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has granted to federal courts, the court grants the government’s applications for...
Application for stay is granted on May 16, 2025. The judgment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit is vacated and the case is remanded with instruction. Justice Kavanaugh filed a concurrin...
Major Questions is a recurring series by Adam White, which analyzes the court’s approach to administrative law, agencies, and the lower courts. Does legislative history have a future in judicial opini...
Application for stay is granted on May 22, 2025. Justices Kagan, Sotomayor, and Jackson dissent. Emergency application for stay is granted , N/A on May 22, 2025 . Justice Kagan wrote a dissenting opin...