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

Thursday's swearing in of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first African American woman on the U.S. Supreme Court made history, but it was arguably the court's decision, just hours before, to curb the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to impose sweeping climate regulations that grabbed the most attention. Law360's The Term breaks down the final day before summer recess.

On Friday, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and upheld a Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. In this special episode, Law360's The Term breaks down the historic ruling and its potential impacts with constitutional scholar and professor Carolyn Shapiro.

States that require applicants to show a heightened need to obtain a license to carry firearms are violating the Constitution, the Supreme Court said in a blockbuster gun rights decision expanding the Second Amendment to outside the home. Law360's The Term discusses the ruling and other high court action on this week's episode, including the biggest religious freedom victory of the term.

Handing down 11 opinions this week, the justices took a sizable bite out of its backlog and seem determined to wrap up its work on time before summer recess. From double jeopardy to immigration law, Law360's The Term explores the more noteworthy decisions buried in the week's caseload.

The Supreme Court is entering its blockbuster final stretch with just under 30 cases to go before summer recess, but the arrest this week of a man allegedly threatening to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh has refocused attention on the personal safety of the justices. On this week’s episode of The Term we examine the latest threats surrounding the court and its members, plus highlight two rulings from the week including another worker victory in an arbitration case, and immunity for border patrol officers who face federal civil rights lawsuits.

With a report that the Supreme Court marshal is demanding cell records and affidavits from law clerks to find the source of the leaked abortion draft opinion, a veteran white collar defense lawyer joins Law360's The Term podcast on what advice he would give these elite, yet inexperienced, young attorneys. Also this week, the high court is on a record slow pace issuing opinions this term, but handed down one shadow docket ruling blocking a controversial Texas social media law.

The Supreme Court has long held that ineffective assistance of counsel gives rise to a Sixth Amendment claim, but what happens when the lawyers tasked with making such a claim are themselves ineffective? On this week’s episode of The Term we discuss how Monday's ruling in Shinn v. Ramirez will make it difficult to do anything about that. We’re also breaking down the rare loss for arbitration this week after the justices sided with a former Taco Bell worker whose overtime lawsuit had stalled in a lower court.

The Supreme Court has eliminated much of the risks associated with congressional candidates lending to their own political campaigns. This week on The Term, we’re discussing the court’s decision to strike down loan repayment restrictions passed 20 years ago to combat corruption, and why dissenting justices think it greenlights "sordid bargains" between donors and winning candidates. We’re also breaking down a second major opinion from the week with big implications for immigration proceedings, after the high court found that federal courts lack the authority to review factual determinations by immigration judges in removal proceedings.

This week, Law360's The Term podcast discusses the continued fallout over last week's leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, including additional security for justices who are now facing protests of a much more personal nature—outside their homes. Plus, the hosts talk to Skadden's Shay Dvoretzky about his career as a Supreme Court lawyer.

Justice Samuel Alito based his draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade on the idea that abortion rights are not "deeply rooted" in the nation's history. On this week's episode of The Term, we welcome constitutional scholar and Stanford Law Professor Bernadette Meyler to discuss how Justice Alito's leaked bombshell opinion deals with a subject of intense historical debate.