Trump-related cases coming to the court

Trump-related cases coming to the court

Justice Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court six years ago today.At the CourtOn Oct. 21, the Trump administration returned to the Supreme Court’s interim docket, asking the justices to allow it to resume construction of its border wall in the Big Bend...
When the Supreme Court blessed zoning

When the Supreme Court blessed zoning

James Metzenbaum was stuck on a train from Washington – slowed by a snowstorm – convincing himself that his opponent had successfully persuaded the Supreme Court against his position within the last few minutes of oral argument. He had just argued in Village of Euclid...
The Supreme Court as agent of the people

The Supreme Court as agent of the people

In my first two entries for this column, I focused on the president’s removal power and Congress’ power to make law. This third entry focuses on our third branch of government and explains why the Supreme and inferior federal courts are properly conceptualized as...