Steven Mazie
@stevenmazie.bsky.social
SCOTUS correspondent for The Economist. Political studies prof at Bard Early College-Manhattan.
Adventures in premises
November 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Adventures in premises
NEW at SCOTUS: an emergency application from the Chamber of Commerce opposing, on free-speech grounds, CA's new law requiring large companies to disclose their climate-related financial risks.
Of note: the counsel of record is Eugene Scalia, son of the late Antonin Scalia
Of note: the counsel of record is Eugene Scalia, son of the late Antonin Scalia
November 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
NEW at SCOTUS: an emergency application from the Chamber of Commerce opposing, on free-speech grounds, CA's new law requiring large companies to disclose their climate-related financial risks.
Of note: the counsel of record is Eugene Scalia, son of the late Antonin Scalia
Of note: the counsel of record is Eugene Scalia, son of the late Antonin Scalia
NEW: as expected, the SNAP showdown at SCOTUS ends in a fizzle: Trump withdraws his application to avoid fully funding SNAP because the government shutdown has ended and those benefits will be funded through the end of the year
November 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
NEW: as expected, the SNAP showdown at SCOTUS ends in a fizzle: Trump withdraws his application to avoid fully funding SNAP because the government shutdown has ended and those benefits will be funded through the end of the year
NOW UP: the SCOTUS oral argument calendar for January
- a pair of cases about transgender girls & women in high school and collegiate sports on Jan. 13
- Trump's bid to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve on Jan. 21
- a pair of cases about transgender girls & women in high school and collegiate sports on Jan. 13
- Trump's bid to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve on Jan. 21
November 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
NOW UP: the SCOTUS oral argument calendar for January
- a pair of cases about transgender girls & women in high school and collegiate sports on Jan. 13
- Trump's bid to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve on Jan. 21
- a pair of cases about transgender girls & women in high school and collegiate sports on Jan. 13
- Trump's bid to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve on Jan. 21
UPDATE: Trump administration confirms it continues to seek a stay to deny full food stamp benefits but says the application may soon be mooted when the government reopens
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
UPDATE: Trump administration confirms it continues to seek a stay to deny full food stamp benefits but says the application may soon be mooted when the government reopens
SNAP at SCOTUS: Justice Jackson issues supplementary order giving the Trump administration until 4 PM today to file a brief justifying its request to deny full food stamp benefits, with plaintiffs’ brief due tomorrow at 8 AM.
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
SNAP at SCOTUS: Justice Jackson issues supplementary order giving the Trump administration until 4 PM today to file a brief justifying its request to deny full food stamp benefits, with plaintiffs’ brief due tomorrow at 8 AM.
It expires 48 hours after the 1st circuit court of appeals takes action on the matter
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 AM
It expires 48 hours after the 1st circuit court of appeals takes action on the matter
NEW at SCOTUS: the Trump administration turns to the justices on an emergency basis to thwart a lower-court ruling requiring full funding for SNAP benefits during the government shutdown
November 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
NEW at SCOTUS: the Trump administration turns to the justices on an emergency basis to thwart a lower-court ruling requiring full funding for SNAP benefits during the government shutdown
Glimmers of the liberal justices' frustration with the majority constantly bowing to Trump's "emergency" applications in yesterday's tariffs argument from Justice Kagan.
(Laughter broke out at this point, at least in the press gallery, though the transcript does not note it.)
(Laughter broke out at this point, at least in the press gallery, though the transcript does not note it.)
November 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Glimmers of the liberal justices' frustration with the majority constantly bowing to Trump's "emergency" applications in yesterday's tariffs argument from Justice Kagan.
(Laughter broke out at this point, at least in the press gallery, though the transcript does not note it.)
(Laughter broke out at this point, at least in the press gallery, though the transcript does not note it.)
NEW at SCOTUS: the Court decides 6-3 that Trump can require transgender people to list their biological sex on passport applications. Justice Jackson writes a long dissent, joined by Sotomayor and Kagan.
November 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
NEW at SCOTUS: the Court decides 6-3 that Trump can require transgender people to list their biological sex on passport applications. Justice Jackson writes a long dissent, joined by Sotomayor and Kagan.
Who did it better
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Who did it better
Dems chances of winning the House a year from now looking ⬆️⬆️⬆️
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Dems chances of winning the House a year from now looking ⬆️⬆️⬆️
Bescaffolded SCOTUS not looking…tariffic…on eve of Learning Resources v. Trump
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Bescaffolded SCOTUS not looking…tariffic…on eve of Learning Resources v. Trump
NYC marathon elite men nearing the 10k mark. Patrick Dever of the UK leading the pack
November 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
NYC marathon elite men nearing the 10k mark. Patrick Dever of the UK leading the pack
Let's pause to appreciate the pithy title of the states' brief opposing Trump's tariffs
October 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Let's pause to appreciate the pithy title of the states' brief opposing Trump's tariffs
BREAKING: Supreme Court decides not to decide yet whether Trump can deploy National Guard troops, asks for more briefing on the purported legal authority underlying it
October 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
BREAKING: Supreme Court decides not to decide yet whether Trump can deploy National Guard troops, asks for more briefing on the purported legal authority underlying it
JUST IN at SCOTUS: another Trump administration emergency plea, this one to secure the removal of the Register of Copyrights by the acting Librarian of Congress (Trump fired the previous Librarian of Congress in May)
October 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
JUST IN at SCOTUS: another Trump administration emergency plea, this one to secure the removal of the Register of Copyrights by the acting Librarian of Congress (Trump fired the previous Librarian of Congress in May)
NEW at SCOTUS: Trump files emergency application to let the administration mobilize National Guard troops in Chicago
October 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
NEW at SCOTUS: Trump files emergency application to let the administration mobilize National Guard troops in Chicago
Happy waning First Monday to these line-sitters for tomorrow’s oral argument in Chiles v. Salazar, the first big case of an insanely consequential term
October 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Happy waning First Monday to these line-sitters for tomorrow’s oral argument in Chiles v. Salazar, the first big case of an insanely consequential term
NEW at SCOTUS: Google loses emergency bid to partially stay its loss in an antitrust case brought by Epic
October 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
NEW at SCOTUS: Google loses emergency bid to partially stay its loss in an antitrust case brought by Epic
It's First Monday and we've got all kinds of ways to prepare for the new SCOTUS term at @economist.com
A quick overview in Espresso, our daily app
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A quick overview in Espresso, our daily app
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October 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It's First Monday and we've got all kinds of ways to prepare for the new SCOTUS term at @economist.com
A quick overview in Espresso, our daily app
1/4
A quick overview in Espresso, our daily app
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BREAKING: the Supreme Court once again, on a 6-3 vote, lets the Trump administration revoke temporary protected status for 300k Venezuelans
October 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
BREAKING: the Supreme Court once again, on a 6-3 vote, lets the Trump administration revoke temporary protected status for 300k Venezuelans
NEW at SCOTUS: just five cert grants from the long conference
October 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
NEW at SCOTUS: just five cert grants from the long conference
BREAKING: Supreme Court *defers* Trump's emergency appeal to fire Lisa Cook from the Fed, announces January 2026 oral argument to fully address the question.
Which means Lisa Cook STAYS on the Fed for the time being.
Which means Lisa Cook STAYS on the Fed for the time being.
October 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
BREAKING: Supreme Court *defers* Trump's emergency appeal to fire Lisa Cook from the Fed, announces January 2026 oral argument to fully address the question.
Which means Lisa Cook STAYS on the Fed for the time being.
Which means Lisa Cook STAYS on the Fed for the time being.