SCOTUS 2023 Major Decisions and Developments of the US Supreme Court

Each year, the Supreme Court of the United States announces new rulings with deep consequences for our lives. This sixth volume in Palgrave’s SCOTUS series describes, explains, and contextualizes the landmark cases of the US Supreme Court in the term ending 2023. With a close look at cases involving key issues and debates in American politics and society, SCOTUS 2023 tackles the Court’s rulings on affirmative action, LGBT equality, internet platform liability, the Clean Water Act, immigration enforcement, and more. Written by notable scholars in political science and law, the chapters in SCOTUS 2023 present the details of each ruling, its meaning for constitutional debate, and its impact on public policy or partisan politics. Finally, SCOTUS 2023 offers an analysis of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's first year on the court, as well as court reform.

Introduction: The 2022-2023 Term at the Supreme Court.- Students For Fair Admissions v. Harvard on affirmative action.- Allen v. Milligan on majority Black congressional districts under the Voting Rights Act.- Brackeen v. Haaland on the Indian Child Welfare Act and Equal Protection.- 303 Creative v. Elenis on LGBT equality versus First Amendment liberties.- Groff v. DeJoy on religious accommodations in employment under Title VII.- Moore v. Harper on gerrymandering and the independent state legislature theory.- Axon Enterprise v. FTC on the constitutionality of federal agency structure.- Biden v. Nebraska and Dep of Education v. Brown on student loan forgiveness.- Sackett v. EPA on environmental regulation and agency expertise.- Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith on the fair use doctrine and transformative art.- Counterman v. Colorado on stalking and true threats online.- Twitter v. Taamneh and Gonzalez v. Google on internet platform liability.- National Pork Producers Council v. Ross on California trade restrictions and the national market principle.- U.S. v. Texas on immigration enforcement priorities.- Jones v. Hendrix on habeas corpus.- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s First Year on the Court.- Court Reform.

Morgan Marietta is Dean of the Center for Economics, Politics & History. Prior to joining the University of Austin. He is the author of The Politics of Sacred Rhetoric: Absolutist Appeals and Political Influence (2012); A Citizen’s Guide to American Ideology (2011); A Citizen’s Guide to the Constitution and the Supreme Court (2013); and coauthor of One Nation, Two Realities: Dueling Facts in American Democracy (2019).

Howard Schweber is Professor of Political Science and an affiliate faculty member of the Law School at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of five books, including The Legacy of Antonin Scalia (2018), Democracy and Authenticity: Toward a Theory of Public Justification (2011), and The Language of Liberal Constitutionalism, (2007). He is the editor of Constitutional Studies.