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How could the 2024 presidential election determine Supreme Court retirements?
Group photo of the U.S. Supreme Court justices sitting and standing before a red curtain.

How could the 2024 presidential election determine Supreme Court retirements?

Although the data is mixed about the influence of politics on Supreme Court retirements, legal scholars say there is an element of strategy.
Biden wants to reform the Supreme Court. But will Congress make it happen?
Joe Biden in front of a microphone.

Biden wants to reform the Supreme Court. But will Congress make it happen?

The proposal reads more like a bid for renewed support behind the cause, as Biden looks to hand over the reins to Kamala Harris.
Supreme Court decision on immunity gives president powers ‘like a king or a dictator,’ scholar says
Former President Donald Trump waves at protesters before the start of the Jan. 6th attack.

Supreme Court decision on immunity gives president powers ‘like a king or a dictator,’ scholar says

The Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity is a fundamental transformation of the nature of the presidency, legal expert says.
Supreme Court ruling on the abortion pill ‘just a temporary pause in the battle’ over access, expert says
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Supreme Court ruling on the abortion pill ‘just a temporary pause in the battle’ over access, expert says

“One could also read today’s opinion as a roadmap for how to bring a more successful case next time around,” a legal expert says.
Supreme Court’s 2024 term is coming to a close. Here are five big decisions expected within just days
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Supreme Court’s 2024 term is coming to a close. Here are five big decisions expected within just days

A number of key issues — abortion access, presidential immunity — could be decided by the Supreme Court in the coming days.
Should Supreme Court justices be allowed to fly controversial flags above their homes?
Justice Samuel Alito sitting at the Supreme Court.

Should Supreme Court justices be allowed to fly controversial flags above their homes?

Northeastern legal experts say Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.’s flag-flying is a clear ethical violation.
What is a constitutional crisis? Is the US currently in one?
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What is a constitutional crisis? Is the US currently in one?

“This is one of those essentially contested concepts without a fixed definition,” says Dan Urman, who teaches courses on the Supreme Court.
Should Clarence Thomas recuse himself in the Colorado case?
Clarence Thomas posing for a portrait at the Supreme Court building.

Should Clarence Thomas recuse himself in the Colorado case?

“He absolutely should, but I don’t think he will,” says Jeremy R. Paul, a professor of law and former dean of the Northeastern School of Law.
The Supreme Court is taking up the abortion pill. Here’s one way the justices could rule on access
A pack of Mifepristone abortion pill tablets.

The Supreme Court is taking up the abortion pill. Here’s one way the justices could rule on access

The case would mark the first major abortion decision since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year.
Legal experts detail what a Supreme Court ethics code might look like
U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.

Legal experts detail what a Supreme Court ethics code might look like

After controversial rulings and scandals, public faith in the Supreme Court is at an all-time low. One potential remedy is an ethics code.