After Justice Scalia died, the justices held private negotiations about locking away their papers. We may not see the ultimate record of the Roberts court for decades.

A prisoner and a prayer leader broke through a system dominated by elite attorneys.

A Missouri man on Monday urged the Supreme Court to leave in place a ruling by the Missouri Supreme Court that bars the state from using a new congressional map that could give Republicans an additional seat in the upcoming November elections.

Napear was fired after the “All Lives Matter” tweet he posted amid nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd.

A GOP-proposed constitutional amendment to limit the Supreme Court to nine justices failed in the House, coming up well short of the two-thirds majority needed.

Democrats’ criticisms coincide with signs of negative public opinion about the Supreme Court, with a July 2026 Washington Post -Ipsos poll showing that 46% of Americans believe the court is ruling on Trump’s policies based on ideology rather than the law. The conservative Justices have denied that the court's decisions are politically motivated.

The ruling has major implications for this year’s midterms, where Republicans hold significant cash advantages at the party level.

In the Havlish litigation, families and estates of Americans killed in the Sept. 11 attacks obtained a default liability judgment against the Taliban in December 2011. Their outstanding compensatory damages total about $2.09 billion, according to the Supreme Court filing.