The ACS SCOTUS Updates blog offers rapid-response analysis for cases before the U.S. Supreme Court of interest to the progressive legal movement and central to our mission. ACS’s issue area experts breakdown oral arguments and opinions to provide crucial context and key takeaways. Check back often for updates.
Today (April 29, 2026) the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais. As Justice Kagan noted in her dissent, the decision is the “latest chapter in the majority’s now-completed demolition of the Voting Rights Act.” What You Need to Know Facts of this Case: In the wake of the 2020 Census, which […]
Today, June 18, 2025, the Supreme Court released its decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a challenge to Tennessee Senate Bill 1, which prohibits healthcare providers from performing or administering gender-affirming care to minors while allowing the same treatments for minors who suffer from other conditions In the 6-3 opinion, written by Chief Justice Roberts, the […]
Today, June 5, the Supreme Court released several decisions of the 2024-2025 Term, including Ames v. Ohio, in which the Court held unanimously that members of majority groups face the same burdens as minority groups when bringing employment discrimination claims. What You Need to Know Question Before the Court: Is a heterosexual plaintiff, who believes […]
On May 22, the Supreme Court issued a 4-4 one-line, per curiam decision in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond. The decision leaves in place an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision that blocked the creation of what would have been the nation’s first religious public charter school. What You Need to Know Facts of this […]
On March 26, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a 7-2 decision in Bondi v. VanDerStok. This case focused on the government’s authority to regulate “ghost guns” under the Gun Control Act of 1968. A ruling against the government would have increased the availability of untraceable, unlicensed firearms further exacerbating the gun violence crisis. What You […]
