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Standing Downstream from Dobbs

Law professors have finally found a positive aspect of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the case that overruled Roe v. Wade’s creation of constitutionally protected ab...

The Supreme Court Update - April 29, 2026

On April 29, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions: Louisiana v. Callais, No. 24-109: This decision involving two consolidated appeals addresses whet...

One Question Too Few- A Win on Eligibility Undone by the Verdict Form

Edited Version of Louisiana v. Callais

For the 2026 Barnett/Blackman supplement.

Jackson Accuses SCOTUS Of ‘Partiality’ She And Her Fellow Liberal Justices Are Guilty Of

If Jackson and her liberal colleagues had any interest in the Supreme Court avoiding 'the appearance of partiality,' they'd cut their left-wing political theater.

First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport

On April 29, 2026, the US Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport, No. 24-781, holding that a subpoena demanding inform...

Supreme Court Justices Alito And Jackson Debate Voting Rights Decision

The argument centered on the Supreme Court's decision to bypass a traditional waiting period before a ruling is formalized. 

Aw Heck, As-Applied Challenges do not Implicate a Conviction

Oliver v. City of Brandon, 607 U.S.___ - A new ruling from SCOTUS gives a lesson in Greek mythology, but more importantly makes it a near certainty that civil-rights plaintiffs wi...

A docket in the shadow of bigger problems

Major Questions is a recurring series by Adam White, which analyzes the court’s approach to administrative law, agencies, and the lower courts.Good fences make good neighbors. But...

Does A Shadow Docket Ruling Create "Clearly Established" Law For Purposes of Qualified Immunity

Would a school district that violated Mirabelli still have QI?

Constitutional Calvinball: The Precedential Value of Shadow Docket Rulings

In the comments to Josh Blackman’s post at VC, Molly Godiva called it “constitutional Calvinball.” Josh contrasts two shadow docket decisions to raise the question of whether, and...