The Latest Breaking News from Alito

Right-wing justices ran the Constitution through a search engine and took what they wanted. Is segregation next?

A Supreme Court ruling is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half of US states.

Recently, Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor, a synagogue in Palm Beach County, Florida, challenged the constitutionality of Florida's new abortion restriction. I think there are many procedural problems with the complaint, including standing and the scope of the proposed remedy. (See my post here.) But here I'd like to address the merits…

Chief Justice Roberts refuses to join a wee little footnote in a Justice Barrett opinion.

Justice Gorsuch has dissented from two-thirds of Justice Barrett's majority opinions this term.

Justice Barrett cites Sir Matthew Hale, as did Justice Alito in Dobbs draft.

Four decisions that turn on the meaning of text.

The court concludes that the federal "cyberstalking" statute covers only speech intended to "put the victim in fear of death or bodily injury" or to "distress the victim by threatening, intimidating, or the like."

For more than a month, protestors have demonstrated outside of Justice Kavanaugh's house. The purpose of these gatherings is clear: to pressure the Justice to change his vote in Dobbs. On Tuesday, Nicholas John Roske traveled to Justice Kavanaugh's house with the same purpose. But instead of wearing a pussy…

Does the Glucksberg test require a right to be "fundamental" and "deeply rooted" or "fundamental" or "deeply rooted"?

The Supreme Court has just vacated the Fifth Circuit's stay of a district court's preliminary injunction against HB20, Texas's new social media law by a 5-4 vote. Justice Alito (joined by Justices Gorsuch and Thomas) wrote a dissent. (Justice Kagan also noted that she would deny the stay, but did…