Balls and Strikes : Supreme Court Coverage That Doesn't Suck
The Fifth Circuit Can’t Wait to Lock You Into Scammy Subscriptions For a Little Longer. By Jay Willis. Conservative activists know exactly where to take their grievances these days: to the …
Circuit Status - Balls and Strikes
Nov 4, 2024 · Circuit Status. Each year, of the thousands of petitions for review that the Supreme Court receives, the justices typically grant fewer than 100. For just about everyone else, a …
The Latest Sotomayor Retirement Discourse Is Way, Way Too Late
6 days ago · By Jay Willis November 9, 2024. In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election win on Tuesday, unnamed Senate Democrats are now in the midst of “active” and “urgent” …
Ghost Guns Are Making the Gun Violence Crisis Worse. Will the …
Sep 25, 2024 · In classic lawyer-brained fashion, the main question in Garland v. VanDerStok is what a firearm is.Congress answered this question exhaustively in the Gun Control Act, which …
A Second Trump Presidency Might Be a Death Knell For the Voting …
4 days ago · The Voting Rights Act is a landmark piece of legislation enacted by Congress in 1965 in order to finally enforce the Fifteenth Amendment’s prohibition on racial discrimination …
The Conservative Justices Do Not Care About What You Think
Oct 4, 2024 · The problem, as Neil Gorsuch’s summer book tour demonstrates, is that the conservative justices are not listening to most Americans. Supreme Court 2024-25 term. By …
About - Balls and Strikes
Balls & Strikes borrows its name from now-Chief Justice John Roberts, who famously outlined his vision of judicial modesty by describing the proper role of a judge as “to call balls and strikes, …
Here Is the Judicial Nominations Landscape That Donald Trump …
Nov 6, 2024 · Here Is the Judicial Nominations Landscape That Donald Trump Will Inherit. A look at what Democrats can do in the remaining weeks before Inauguration Day—and what …
The Supreme Court’s War on Government Is Just Getting Started
Jun 28, 2024 · In order to understand the impact of Loper Bright, you first need to understand the case it overruled: Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, a case the Court decided in …
The Republican Justices Do Not Want to Talk About January 6
Apr 26, 2024 · On Thursday, the Supreme Court convened for its final oral argument of the term, ostensibly to decide whether a President Donald Trump can be criminally prosecuted for his …