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The latest developments on the United States Supreme Court.

Donald Trump had a fantastic day in the Supreme Court today

It’s unclear if the Court will explicitly hold that Trump could commit crimes with impunity, or if they’ll just delay his trial so long that it doesn’t matter.

By Ian Millhiser

How the Supreme Court weaponizes its own calendar

The justices already effectively gave Trump what he wants in his Supreme Court immunity case.

By Ian Millhiser

A new Supreme Court case seeks to make it much easier for criminals to buy guns

By Ian Millhiser April 24

The Supreme Court’s likely to make it more dangerous to be pregnant in a red state

By Ian Millhiser April 24

The Supreme Court doesn’t seem eager to get involved with homelessness policy

By Ian Millhiser April 22

Donald Trump already won the only Supreme Court fight that mattered

By Ian Millhiser April 22

What the Supreme Court case on tent encampments could mean for homeless people

By Rachel M. Cohen April 21

The Supreme Court case that could turn homelessness into a crime, explained

By Ian Millhiser April 17

January 6 insurrectionists had a great day in the Supreme Court today

By Ian Millhiser April 16

The Supreme Court’s confusing new anti-trans decision, explained

By Ian Millhiser April 15

The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states

By Ian Millhiser April 15

The Supreme Court will decide if states can ban lifesaving abortions

By Ian Millhiser April 9

Why Republican federal judges are fighting among themselves

By Ian Millhiser April 3

Even the Supreme Court seems sick of its abortion pills case

By Ian Millhiser March 26

The Supreme Court will weigh in on the January 6 insurrection. What could possibly go wrong?

By Ian Millhiser March 25

The Supreme Court’s abortion pills case, explained

By Ian Millhiser March 21

The Supreme Court’s confusing new border decision, explained

By Ian Millhiser March 20

Brett Kavanaugh rides to the Biden administration’s defense in a big First Amendment case

By Ian Millhiser March 18

The Supreme Court’s puzzling decision to allow the government to ban drag shows, explained

By Ian Millhiser March 15

Republicans will no longer get to handpick their judges when they sue Biden

By Ian Millhiser March 12

The Supreme Court may let Texas get away with a totally unconstitutional deportation law

By Ian Millhiser March 12

The NRA has a case before the Supreme Court that it absolutely should win

By Ian Millhiser March 11

Do Americans still have a right to privacy?

By Ian Millhiser March 10

The courts were never going to save America from Donald Trump

By Ian Millhiser March 4

The Supreme Court just crushed any hope that Trump could be removed from the ballot

By Ian Millhiser March 4

How Mitch McConnell broke Congress

By Ian Millhiser February 29

The Supreme Court just handed Trump an astonishing victory

By Ian Millhiser February 28

How Amy Coney Barrett could save us from fully legal automatic weapons

By Ian Millhiser February 28

The Supreme Court appeared lost in a massive case about free speech online

By Ian Millhiser February 26

The Alabama Supreme Court opinion holding that embryos are children, explained

By Ian Millhiser February 20

Justice Alito is mad that George W. Bush was too woke

By Ian Millhiser February 20

The Supreme Court will decide whether to let civilians own automatic weapons

By Ian Millhiser February 19

The Supreme Court will decide if the government can seize control of YouTube and Twitter

By Ian Millhiser February 15

The Supreme Court will soon decide whether to sabotage Trump’s most important criminal trial

By Ian Millhiser February 12

The Supreme Court sure sounds eager to put Trump back on the ballot

By Ian Millhiser February 8

Can Colorado disqualify Trump from its ballot? 4 ways the Supreme Court might rule.

By Ian Millhiser February 8

The Supreme Court is about to decide whether to sabotage Trump’s election theft trial

By Ian Millhiser February 6

Trump’s legal arguments for staying on the ballot are embarrassingly weak

By Ian Millhiser February 6

The Supreme Court weighs whether to end affirmative action at West Point

By Ian Millhiser February 2

The legal fight over whether Texas can seize control of the border, explained

By Ian Millhiser January 27

A new Supreme Court case threatens to take away your right to protest

By Ian Millhiser January 24

The Supreme Court says no, Texas can’t use razor wire to restrain federal agents

By Ian Millhiser January 22

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