The Imperial Supreme Court
Vol. 136 No. 1
The past few years have marked the emergence of the imperial Supreme Court. Armed with a new, nearly bulletproof majority, conservative Justices on the...
Supreme Court
A Label Covering a “Multitude of Sins”: The Harm of National Security Deference
Forum response to Professor Chesney's Comment
Response to No Appetite for Change: The Supreme Court Buttresses the State Secrets Privilege, Twice
Vol. 136 No. 1
The Statistics
Vol. 136 No. 1
Each year, the Harvard Law Review publishes a series of tables summarizing numerical trends from the Court’s most recent Term. Download PDF Interactive Visualizations
American Hospital Ass’n v. Becerra
Vol. 136 No. 1
Scholars have described the Supreme Court’s 1984 decision Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. as an “accidental landmark,” “the most important...
Race in the Roberts Court
Vol. 136 No. 1
When it comes to people of color, the Roberts Court treats “racism” as if it is an objective fact — out there in the world, apparent to anyone who stumbles upon it. The Roberts Court invites observers to believe that it is just using simple common sense when it identifies, or refuses to identify, something as racism.
The Paranoid Style in the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s conservative Justices unapologetically asserted their power this term. Over one week in June, they eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, expanded...
The Aftermath of Carpenter: An Empirical Study of Fourth Amendment Law, 2018-2021
Vol. 135 No. 7
Fourth Amendment law is in flux. The Supreme Court recently established, in the landmark case Carpenter v. United States, that individuals can retain Fourth...
The Statistics
Vol. 135 No. 1
Each year, the Harvard Law Review publishes a series of tables summarizing numerical trends from the Court’s most recent Term. The full text of...
The Future of Supreme Court Reform
Vol. 134 No. 7
For a brief moment in the fall of 2020, structural reform of the Supreme Court seemed like a tangible possibility. After the death of...
In the Shadows: McCoy v. Alamu
Editor's Note: This piece is the first in our new series covering the Supreme Court's "shadow docket" — emergency orders and summary decisions outside the...