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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 ...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson just lost out on a major award to the Dalai Lama. To understand why they were in competition, ...

Dr. Issa Kohler-Hausmann is a Professor of Law and Associate Professor of Sociology at Yale University. She is currently ...

Elise Sugarman is a Ph.D. candidate in the Philosophy Department at Stanford University and a graduate of Yale Law School.

Issue: Whether the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment allows a state to exercise specific personal jurisdiction over a non-resident retail seller of legal, non-defective, easily ...

Issue: (1) Whether the Federal Circuit has wrongly extended the prohibition on patenting an “abstract idea” – such as mathematical formulae, fundamental economic practices, or methods of organizing ...

Application (25A362) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until December 6, 2025.

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should stay the execution of Marion Bowman. Application (24A723) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the ...

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should stay the execution of Steven Lawayne Nelson. Application (24A753) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to ...

Civil Rights and Wrongs is a recurring series by Daniel Harawa covering criminal justice and civil rights cases before the court. On Jan. 20, in what would be an otherwise […] ...

Issue: Whether, under the Newspaper Preservation Act of 1970 (NPA), an amendment to a previously approved, post-NPA "joint operating agreement" needs another Attorney General written consent to be ...