Education, Orthodoxy, and the First Amendment
Derek W. Black 94 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 763 Scholars, judges, and legislators have failed to recognize the broader implications of attacks on public education.... Read More
Bruen Leads to Ruin: Taking Aim at Second Amendment Confusion Through a Principle–Driven Lens
Elya Nassaj 94 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Arguendo 81 This Note analyzes the Supreme Court’s decisions in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v.... Read More
Losing Better: A Look at West Virginia v. B.P.J.
September 10, 2026 West Virginia v. B.P.J., 609 U.S. ____ (2026) (Kavanaugh, J.) Response by Naomi Schoenbaum Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2025) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog Losing Better: A Look at West Virginia v. B.P.J. Naomi Schoenbaum* On the last day of the 2025–26 term, the Supreme Court issued its decision in West Virginia v. B.P.J. The case challenged state laws excluding transgender women and girls from sports teams... Read More
Trump v. Slaughter and the Foreseeability of Disruptive Policy Events
September 3, 2026 Trump v. Slaughter, 609 U.S. ____ (2026) (Roberts, J.) Response by William E. Kovacic Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2025) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog Trump v. Slaughter and the Foreseeability of Disruptive Policy Events In Trump v. Slaughter, the Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s decision to dismiss Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) without cause. The decision’s larger effect... Read More
John Roberts: Overruler in Chief
August 19, 2026 John Roberts: Overruler in Chief Alan B. Morrison* Chief Justice John Roberts is known as a conservative justice, but conservatives are thought to maintain the status quo, not overturn it. Yet since the Chief Justice joined the Court in 2005, he and his colleagues have overturned the law in at least ten major areas, most recently in Trump v. Slaughter, in which the Court overruled the 1935... Read More
Case Note: Supreme Court Holds Schools Likely Required to Inform Parents of Students’ Gender Identity
June 8, 2026 Mirabelli v. Bonta, 607 U.S. ___ (2026) (per curiam) Case Note by Aidan Keaveney Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2025) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog Supreme Court Holds Schools Likely Required to Inform Parents of Students’ Gender Identity The Supreme Court has weighed in on a fraught controversy over the rights of parents to instill their preferred values in their children, and the rights of transgender... Read More
Getting Online Copyright Right: Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment
May 13, 2026 Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, 607 U.S. ____ (2026) (Thomas, J.) Response by Christopher A. Cotropia & James Gibson Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2025) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog Getting Online Copyright Right: Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment The Supreme Court’s decision in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment is easy to criticize. The majority opinion mischaracterizes precedent, mangles... Read More
Unanimous Supreme Court Deals Yet Another Blow to Noncitizens’ Access to Judicial Review
March 30, 2026 Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, 607 U.S. ____ (2026) (Jackson, J.) Response by Tania Valdez Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2025) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog Unanimous Supreme Court Deals Yet Another Blow to Noncitizens’ Access to Judicial Review On March 4, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision, Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, weighing in on the standard of review applicable to a... Read More
Recent Citations
Trump v. Barbara,146 S.Ct. 2438, 2497, 2499 (2026) (Thomas, J., dissenting).
Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, 146 S. Ct. 628, 664 n.4 (2026) (Gorsuch, J., concurring).
Bondi v. VanDerStok,145 S. Ct. 857, 894 n.5 (2025) (Thomas, J., dissenting).
Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 603 U.S. 799, 830, 837 n.6, 838 (2024) (Kavanaugh, J., concurring).
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo,603 U.S. 369, 405 n.7, 408 (2024).
Dziedziach v. Blanche,2026 WL 2561160, at *5 (2nd Cir., Aug. 31, 2026)
R J Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Food & Drug Administration, 2026 WL 2409778, at *10 n.87 (5th Cir., Aug. 18, 2026).
Bonan v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.,2026 WL 2332583, at *6 (7th Cir., Aug. 12, 2026).
Mississippi v. Department of Energy,2026 WL 2320839, at *5 (5th Cir., Aug. 11, 2026).
United States v. Chatrie, 136 F.4th 100, 120 n.4 (4th Cir. 2025) (en banc) (Wynn, J., concurring) (mem.).
NRA Group, LLC v. Durenleau, 154 F.4th 153, 165 (3d Cir. 2025).
United States v. Wells, 341 A.3d 1096, 1109 (D.C. 2025).
Consumers’ Research v. FCC,109 F.4th 743, 765 (5th Cir. 2024) (en banc).
E.T. v. Boys and Girls Club of Hudson County,2026 WL 2416487, at *20 n.2 (N.J., Aug. 19, 2026) (Hoffman, J., dissenting).
Tornetta v. Musk, 326 A.3d 1203, 1225 n.116 (Del. Ch. 2024).