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Supreme Court Clash Erupts as Sotomayor Questions Kavanaugh's Perspective [WATCH]
12+ hour, 28+ min ago (460+ words) By Life Zette News Staff April 11, 2026 Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor publicly criticized fellow Justice Brett Kavanaugh this week, pointing to his upbringing as a factor influencing his views on immigration enforcement, as reported by The New York Post. Speaking…...
Amy Coney Barrett and Ben Sasse talk kids, faith and the high court
18+ hour, 9+ min ago (805+ words) Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined former Sen. Ben Sasse and journalist Chris Stirewalt on their podcast "Not Dead Yet," where she discussed her busy work and home life and what she wishes more people knew about the high…...
Law, memoir, and the mystery of Justice Anthony Kennedy's writing
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (325+ words) The promise of a justice telling his or her life story is that it will help us further understand the jurisprudence of the person who is shaping the path of the law. But, truth be told, each of these books…...
Legislative history lives on " in secret
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (203+ words) Clear Statements is a recurring series by'Abbe R. Gluck on civil litigation and the modern regulatory and statutory state. Rumors of the textualist triumph over legislative history have been greatly exaggerated. But recent cases suggest the pendulum may be secretly swinging…...
Conversion therapy and professional speech
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (439+ words) Courtly Observations'is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court's decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people's lives. The history of professional speech in the court Chiles v. Salazar…...
SCOTUStoday: Sotomayor criticizes Kavanaugh
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (348+ words) Curious about how Supreme Court justices spend their spare time? Justice Sonia Sotomayor revealed on Tuesday that she likes reading " recent books from her colleagues. She "said she just finished reading Justice Amy Coney Barrett's memoir and is in the…...
Supreme Court summarily closes the courthouse doors. .. again
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (136+ words) Civil Rights and Wrongs is a recurring series by Daniel Harawa covering criminal justice and civil rights cases before the court. Zorn v. Linton, decided last month, seems to confirm that pattern, albeit in a different context. What makes Zorn notable…...
The 14th Amendment's citizenship clause is not trapped in amber: a reflection on oral argument
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (85+ words) A couple of examples will help to illustrate this. Indeed, given the court's approach to the Second Amendment, which reflects standard originalist principles, it would be surprising if the court were to hold that the citizenship clause's exceptions are "frozen…...
What oral arguments and opinion authorships can actually tell us
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (176+ words) Empirical SCOTUS'is a recurring series by'Adam Feldman'that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions and oral arguments, to provide insights into the justices" decision making and what we can expect from the court in the future....
An actual alternative to originalism
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (398+ words) Justice, Democracy, and Law is a recurring series by Edward B. Foley that focuses on election law and the relationship of law and democracy. "Original public meaning" has become the prevailing method of constitutional interpretation at the Supreme Court. The idea,…...