Bob Barnes for WaPo: A Supreme Court mystery: Has Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. embraced the court’s same-sex marriage decision that he so passionately protested two years ago? The “does-he-doesn’t-he” question is prompted by a case that the court… Continue reading

If you missed it before, here it is. Great program!  Thanks to everyone who helped put it together, and to our panelists, Justice Kruger, Judge Kozinski, Leah Litman, Greg Stohr, and Erwin Chemerinsky.

7th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review Monday, July 10, 2017, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Pacific Time Irvine Barclay Theatre (Map)   Livestream here > This exciting and entertaining program reviews the Supreme Court’s key cases decided in the… Continue reading

Adam Liptak NYT Sidebar: Justice Robert H. Jackson rejected Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes’s estimate of three years to “get acclimated,” saying it was “nearer to five.” Judging by Justice Gorsuch’s early opinions, he is fully acclimated. In June alone,… Continue reading

Big news hiding in Nina Totenberg’s story on Justice Gorsuch voting 100% with Justice Thomas: But it is unlikely that Kennedy will remain on the court for the full four years of the Trump presidency. While he long ago hired… Continue reading

This from Greg Stohr was very interesting: Michael W. McConnell, a professor at Stanford Law School and former judge who sat on the Denver-based appeals court with Gorsuch, said it’s too early to draw firm conclusions. But so far, the… Continue reading

I have written this oped for the LA Times. It begins: Whatever else comes of the Donald J. Trump presidency, already he has perfectly fulfilled one campaign pledge in a way that will affect the entire United States for a… Continue reading

Important Adam Liptak in the NYT: The Supreme Court was shorthanded for most of the term that ended Monday, and it responded with caution, setting a modern record for consensus. “Having eight was unusual and awkward,” Justice Samuel A. Alito… Continue reading