Law360's The Term - News & Analysis on the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court took a break from oral arguments this week and cleared a number of cases from its docket, including an emoluments dispute brought against former President Trump. The court also declined to take up a number of new challenges, including an appeal from disgraced former New York Assemblyman Sheldon Silver and a revisiting of the landmark Janus case. We talk you through the high court’s week of housekeeping on this episode of the Term, plus discuss Chief Justice John Roberts’ decision to stay on the sidelines during the upcoming impeachment trial.

The Supreme Court wrestled with regulations on media ownership and a procedural question about climate change litigation during a busy week that also saw two justices play central roles in Wednesday's inauguration. And with the start of the Biden administration came the naming of a new acting solicitor general who is no stranger to the high court. We’re catching you up on this week’s episode of The Term.

With the justices starting to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations, the Supreme Court is off and running in 2021, weighing in on abortion rules, the power of regulators and even Taylor Swift. In this episode of The Term, we press rewind on busy week of oral arguments; break down a ruling from Tuesday night reinstating rules requiring patients to travel to clinics to obtain abortion-inducing medication despite the ongoing pandemic; and look ahead at a novel First Amendment case recently added to the docket that challenges a California requiring charitable organizations to disclose their donors.

With just a few weeks left before the inauguration of a new president and the clock running out at the Supreme Court in several Trump cases, the Term this week is breaking down what to expect from the justices during the Biden administration; whether a conservative majority can frustrate the president-elect’s progressive plans; and what Biden can achieve now that Democrats control both chambers of Congress, including a potential new justice appointment.

President Donald Trump's tumultuous relationship with the Supreme Court is coming to an end after four years of blockbuster cases, angry tweets and three lifetime appointments. Law360's The Term looks back on the norm-shattering Trump era with law professor Stephen Vladeck.

The first opinions of the Supreme Court session are here and Law360's The Term is breaking them down, from a nerdy foray into Delaware's court-system to a groundbreaking religious freedom ruling. Plus, the team scrutinizes an election case the president seems to think will hand him a second term.

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court weighed whether Nestlé and Cargill can be held liable for supporting child slavery on African cocao farms, and heard another census case with big implications for congressional power. We’re breaking it all down on this week’s episode of The Term, plus ending with some highlights from a recent appearance by Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the Red Table Talk talk show hosted by Gloria Estefan.

"Here it goes," Justice Samuel Alito Jr. began a scorcher of a speech last Thursday that touched on COVID-19 restrictions, religious freedom, abortion and more. On this week's episode of The Term we discuss what stood out from the conservative justice, who is seldom shy about his views. We also examine President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for White House counsel; Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s fiery dissent in a COVID-related petition; and a bid by Congressional Democrats to pause oral arguments in over access to Trump impeachment documents.

The U.S. Supreme Court appears likely to once again uphold the Affordable Care Act after a hearing on Tuesday. The team breaks down key moments from the arguments, and what the election means for the Supreme Court, in this week's episode of The Term.

As the country awaited election results this week, the U.S. Supreme Court turned to a landmark First Amendment case involving a Catholic foster care agency that refused to place children with same-sex couples. The team tackles why the agency could be headed for a win in the case, as well as other high court developments on The Term.