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US Supreme Court justice since 2009
Federal law and the Constitution contain limits on racial profiling by federal agents: the Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable stops and seizures and requires “specific articulable facts” to justi...
The Supreme Court has repeatedly steered clear of definitively resolving whether “aliens” without lawful status must be included in the decennial census apportionment base, dismissing or declining to ...
The Obama administration litigated or was affected by several high-profile Supreme Court decisions that shaped health care, labor relations, campaign finance, and regulatory power; the most frequently...
A president cannot unilaterally impose a nationwide, long-term martial law regime without engaging Congress and the courts; statutory authorities like the Insurrection Act and National Guard federaliz...
The Supreme Court in Trump v. United States held that presidents enjoy a mix of absolute immunity for “core” constitutional powers and at least presumptive immunity for other “official” acts, while le...
The reporting and opinions show this was not a 7–2 decision but a sharply divided 6–3 Supreme Court ruling that recognized substantial presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for some official...
The Supreme Court’s 2024 ruling expanding presidential immunity has prompted repeated media and legal debate over whether a president could order the killing of a political opponent and be immune from...
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the 6–3 majority opinion holding that a President has absolute immunity for “core constitutional powers” and presumptive immunity for other official acts, while Justic...
The Supreme Court’s recent stay allowing immigration agents to consider apparent race, language, location, and occupation when making investigative stops in Los Angeles has immediate and contested eff...
The September 8, 2025 Supreme Court decision temporarily lifted a federal injunction that had constrained ICE enforcement tactics in Los Angeles, allowing immigration agents to resume certain stops an...