This post appeared originally on scotusblog.com The Supreme Court on Thursday evening cleared the way for Texas to execute death-row inmate Robert Charles Ladd, a new indication that the Justices will leave states with wide leeway to carry out the death penalty.  With no noted dissents, the Court turned down two pleas for delay of… Read More

The slow, sometimes halting progress toward life in the digital age picks up a bit today, with this launch of a new website. Some of what you will see here will look the same — close coverage of the Supreme Court, keeping up with lower courts, and watching the law as an always fascinating human… Read More