Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. Please ...

Good legal writing is a lot more than simply getting the law right. The year 2025 has been a very busy one for me in terms of drafting legal briefs on some issue or another. This means that not only ...

Do amicus, or “friend of the court,” briefs matter in Supreme Court cases? As someone who sometimes writes and signs on to amicus briefs, I often wonder if they are worth the time and effort.