In early January, as the country eagerly awaited a tariffs ruling that – as it turned out – was still more than a month away, some court watchers raised concerns about the justices' pace for writing opinions. Three months later, where do things stand?

The court added a case involving challenges to veterans’ benefit laws to its docket for next term. It also sent the case of Steve Bannon back to the lower court, where the DOJ has filed a motion to dismiss his indictment.

Alito was hospitalized on March 20 “[o]ut of an abundance of caution” and at the recommendation of his security detail, the Supreme Court’s Public Information Officer said in a statement released to reporters on Friday afternoon.

Mark Walsh offers a "view from the court" where President Donald Trump listened to the birthright citizenship argument

Supreme Court appears likely to side against Trump on birthright citizenship

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Good morning, happy April, and welcome to a very big day at the Supreme Court. We will be live blogging beginning in 30 minutes as the court hears its birthright citizenship case.

An extended version of this opinion analysis is now online. Amy added additional details about the concurrence and dissent.

By a vote of 8-1, the justices agreed with Kaley Chiles, the licensed counselor challenging the law, that the ban discriminates against her based on the views that she expresses in her talk therapy.

Reminder: We will be live again tomorrow (Wednesday) morning for oral argument in the birthright citizenship case. The live blog will begin at 9:30 a.m. EDT.

The court's first and only opinion for the day is in Chiles v. Salazar, on whether a Colorado law barring conversion therapy violates free speech. The opinion is from Justice Gorsuch and the vote is 8-1, with Justice Jackson dissenting.

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The court on Monday added one case to its oral argument docket for the 2026-27 term.

Our new animated explainer with Briefly breaks down Trump v. Barbara, the birthright citizenship case the court will hear on Wednesday, April 1. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ-L...

Tomorrow (Tuesday) is another opinion day at the Supreme Court. Join our live blog starting at 9:30 a.m. EDT.

NEW: The court has indicated that it may release opinions on Tuesday, March 31, at 10 a.m. EDT.

Court to hear argument on claim of racial discrimination in jury selection

An update on the Temporary Protected Status cases:

The key arguments in the birthright citizenship case

Justice Clarence Thomas’ brief opinion made it clear that the content providers worried about copyright infringement are not going to get anywhere by suing internet service providers like Cox.

The second and final opinion for today is in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, on whether Cox can be held liable for copyright infringement for providing internet service to infringers. A unanimous court says that it is not liable. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

The first opinion of the morning is in Rico v. United States, a case about the fugitive tolling doctrine. The vote is 8-1, with Justice Alito dissenting.

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The court is expected to release at least one opinion this morning in about 30 minutes. We are currently experiencing an outage with our live blog service, but hope to be live soon.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to uphold the federal government’s policy of systematically turning back asylum seekers before they can reach the U.S. border with Mexico.

Reminder: The court has indicated that it may release opinions tomorrow morning. We will be live blogging beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT.

Temporary Protected Status and the Supreme Court: an explainer

A look at this morning's order list:

The Supreme Court appears ready to overturn a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked by, and then received within five business days of, Election Day.

NEW: The court has indicated that it may release opinions on Wednesday, March 25, at 10 a.m. EDT.

Unanimous court allows street preacher’s free speech case to move forward

The first (and only) opinion of the day is in Olivier v. City of Brandon, on whether a past conviction should bar a lawsuit seeking future relief. The court unanimously holds that the lawsuit seeking future relief may proceed. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

We will be live blogging the court's possible announcement of opinions beginning in 30 minutes. Join us!

On Tuesday, the justices will consider the rights of asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border

Reminder: The court has indicated that it may release opinions tomorrow (Friday) morning. We will be live blogging tomorrow beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT.

On Monday, the court will hear argument on whether federal law requires not only that voters cast their ballots by Election Day, but also that election officials receive the ballots by then.

The remaining questions after the Supreme Court’s tariffs ruling

NEW: The Supreme Court will hear argument in April on the Trump administration's effort to end protected status for Haitian and Syrian nationals.

A group of Haitian nationals urged the Supreme Court on Monday to leave in place a ruling by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that allows them to stay in the U.S. for now because of unsafe conditions in their home country.

A 95th birthday tribute to legendary SCOTUSblog reporter Lyle Denniston

Reminder: The court has indicated that it may announced opinions on Friday at 10 a.m. EDT. We will be live blogging that morning beginning at 9:30.

NEW: The court has indicated that it may release opinions on Friday, March 20, at 10 a.m. EDT.

New on the interim docket: Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow it to revoke protected status for Haitian nationals

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On Monday, the court added one new case to its 2026-27 oral argument docket.

Syrian nationals urge Supreme Court to keep ruling in place allowing them to stay in the United States

Opinion Analysis: Supreme Court rules that New Jersey Transit can be sued in other states

Opinion Analysis: Court unanimously sides with government in immigration dispute