Latest Columns

The most recent posts from our recurring columns.

Monday, September 21, 2026

SCOTUS Outside Opinions

Some lessons of open-minded discourse on the Supreme Court

ByAlexander Heffner /Sep 21, 2026

SCOTUS Outside Opinions

Is it time to rethink the office of the chief justice of the United States?

ByRussell Wheeler /Sep 21, 2026

Born Free and Equal

The “born free and equal” clauses, incorporation, and 12-person juries

BySteven Gow Calabresi/Sep 21, 2026

Friday, September 18, 2026

The Indigenous Docket

The fundamental confusions of federal Indian law

ByMatthew L.M. Fletcher/Sep 18, 2026

Thursday, September 17, 2026

SCOTUS Outside Opinions

How courts keep getting Bruen wrong

ByPete Patterson/Sep 17, 2026

Immigration Matters

What a missing citation tells us about the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision

ByCésar Cuauhtémoc García Hernández/Sep 17, 2026

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

The Court Beyond Borders

The foreign affairs origins of domestic executive supremacy

ByMartin Flaherty/Sep 16, 2026

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

SCOTUS Outside Opinions

Break the Supreme Court law clerk cartel

ByJosh Blackman/Sep 15, 2026

SCOTUSCrim

Criminal cases coming in the new term – and why the court could and should do more

ByRory Little/Sep 15, 2026

Monday, September 14, 2026

Born Free and Equal

The “born free and equal” clauses and the noxious Buck v. Bell

BySteven Gow Calabresi/Sep 14, 2026

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Brothers in Law

A quick update on the Missouri congressional districting case

ByAkhil Amar&Vikram Amar/Sep 10, 2026

High Style

The architecture of persuasion: United States v. Hemani

ByKendall Gray/Sep 10, 2026

Cases and Controversies

The minoritarian difficulty

ByCarolyn Shapiro/Sep 10, 2026

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Courtly Observations

Aesthetic injuries, standing, and the White House ballroom

ByErwin Chemerinsky/Sep 9, 2026

Brothers in Law

Justice Kavanaugh stands up for state constitutional law in the Missouri congressional case

ByAkhil Amar&Vikram Amar/Sep 9, 2026

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Born Free and Equal

The “born free and equal” clauses and same-sex marriage

BySteven Gow Calabresi/Sep 8, 2026

SCOTUS Outside Opinions

Empower the Supreme Court’s supermajority on substantive matters

ByJosh Blackman/Sep 8, 2026

In Dissent

The century-old fight to test birthright citizenship

ByAnastasia Boden/Sep 8, 2026

Friday, September 4, 2026

SCOTUS Outside Opinions

Laboratories of (un)democracy

ByNeil Weare/Sep 4, 2026

Thursday, September 3, 2026

SCOTUS Outside Opinions

Court reform is liberal-coded nowadays. But it shouldn’t be.

ByGabe Roth/Sep 3, 2026

Immigration Matters

Will the court consider due process rights for detained migrants?

ByCésar Cuauhtémoc García Hernández/Sep 3, 2026

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

SCOTUS Outside Opinions

How William Howard Taft transformed from a portly president to a svelte chief justice

ByJordan Lorence/Sep 2, 2026

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

SCOTUS Outside Opinions

Enhance the Supreme Court minority’s procedural powers

ByJosh Blackman/Sep 1, 2026

Monday, August 31, 2026

Born Free and Equal

The “born free and equal” clauses and Lawrence v. Texas

BySteven Gow Calabresi/Aug 31, 2026