Vol. 136 No. 2 In 1951, a promising young student submitted his application to the School of Theology at Boston University. His application was compelling but contained a...
Vol. 136 No. 2 This Article provides the first empirical and doctrinal analysis of how the modern Supreme Court uses the common law to determine statutory meaning, based on a study of 602 statutory cases decided during the Roberts Court’s first fourteen and a half Terms.
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...
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
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...
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 Supreme Court’s conservative Justices unapologetically asserted their power this term. Over one week in June, they eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, expanded...
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...