“SCOTUS” — 54 distilled results

D.C. Bar Investigates Chief Justice Roberts for Misconduct

As of August 22, 2026, the D.C. Bar's disciplinary board was preparing to decide on a formal misconduct complaint (docket 2026-U795) against Chief Justice John Roberts, with a disciplinary board meeting scheduled for September 10. The complaint centers on millions of dollars in payments to his wife from a law firm.

Courts repeatedly block Trump's mail-in voting restrictions for midterms

Between August 24–28, 2026, the Supreme Court initially cleared Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of the midterms, but federal judges in Boston and elsewhere halted the U.S. Postal Service's implementation twice. Democratic-controlled states filed new lawsuits challenging the restrictions, with hearings scheduled for September 3, 2026.