NYTimes (and Bonus) Coverage of the 2015 Term of the Supreme Court

Justices "Signal" for Cases and Issues They'd Like to Decided New York Times, 7 July 2015
Prisoners and Per Curiams New York Times, 21 July 2015
Race and Juries New York Times, 17 August 2015
Consequences, Actual and Potential, of Court's Enlargement of Free Speech New York Times, 18 August 2015
Thomas Opinons Most Closely Track Briefs of Litigants New York Times, 28 August 2015
End of Summer Conference is a Graveyard for Appeals to the Supremes New York Times, 1 September 2015
Supremes to Kentucky Clerk: Marry 'Em New York Times, 1 September 2015
Two Ladies on the Court NPR, Morning Edition, 1 September 2015
Texas Clinics Ask Supreme Court to Review Texas Abortion Restrictions New York Times, 4 September 2015
Will Court Take Virginia Solitary Confinement Case? New York Times, 16 September 2015
Justice Breyer Goes Global in New Book New York Times, 14 September 2015
Chief Justice Roberts Taking (Misplaced?) Flack from the Political Right New York Times, 29 September 2015
With 2015 Term Start Around the Corner, Supremes Grant Cert. to 13 Cases New York Times, 2 October 2015
And the 2015 Term of the Supreme Court of the United States Is Off and Running! New York Times, 5 October 2015
Nina Totenberg on the Opening of the 2015 Term NPR, Morning Edition, 5 October 2015
Justices Decline Insider Trading Case New York Times, 6 October 2015
Can One Sue Austria in a California Court? New York Times, 6 October 2015
The Court Will Commence Noting Post-Announcement Edits New York Times, 6 October 2015
A Calmer Court Mulls Capital Punishment New York Times, 8 October 2015
ACLU at Cross-Purposes in Voting Rights Cases? New York Times, 13 October 2015
Lithwick Review of Urofsky's Dissent New York Times, 21 October 2015
Illinois, Illinois, Unions, and Free Speech New York Times, 27 October 2015
Beyond Batson? Race and Preemptory Challenges New York Times, 3 November 2015
The Politics of Seeking to Litigate the Constitutional End of the Death Penalty New York Times, 4 November 2015
The Court Revisits Partisan Gerrymandering New York Times, 5 November 2015
Obamacare and Religious Exemption Question Back to the Court New York Times, 6 November 2015
Immunity in a Police Shooting New York Times, 10 November 2015
Chief Justice Roberts and Opinion Assignment New York Times, 10 November 2015
Supremes Take Texas Abortion Case New York Times, 14 November 2015
Supremes Deny Cert. to Planned Parenthood Case New York Times, 18 November 2015
Scalia on the Court and Gays New York Times, 18 November 2015
The Most Handsome Chief Justices New York Times, 24 November 2015
Kennedy Stays Vote Counting In Hawaiian Election New York Times, 28 November 2015
Court Holds Austrian Accident Victim Can't Sue in U.S. Courts New York Times, 2 December 2015
Will Campus Protests Effect Justices in Fisher Reargument? New York Times, 2 December 2015
Supremes, in a 5-4 Vote, Freeze Hawaiian Election New York Times, 3 December 2015
The Court Denies Cert. to Assault Weapons Ban Case New York Times, 8 December 2015
Oral Arguments in Tribal Court Jurisdiction Case New York Times, 8 December 2015
Court Ponders New Wrinkle on "One-Person, One Vote" Concept New York Times, 9 December 2015
Q&A on Districting Questions New York Times, 9 December 2015
Prognostication on Fisher Affirmative Action Case New York Times, 9 December 2015
Oral Arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas New York Times, 10 December 2015
Q&A on Fisher New York Times,  10 December 2015
Court to Decide Whether Refusing to Take a Breathalizer Can Be Criminalized New York Times, 12 December 2015
Supremes Decide for DirecTV in Arbitration Case New York Times, 15 December 2015
Court Stays Alabama Court in Lesbian Parent Visitation Case New York Times, 15 December 2015
Hip-Hop Tune Seeking Cert. New York Times, 21 December 2015
Liptak on Roberts' "State of the Judiciary" Report New York Times, 1 January 2016
Chief Justice Roberts' Annual Report on the Judiciary New York Times, 1 January 2016
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Judicial Recusal New York Times, 5 January 2016
Friedrichs and the Future of Abood to Go Before the Justices New York Times, 9 January 2016
Questions and Answers about Friedrichs Significance New York Times, 12 January 2016
Oral Argument in Friedrichs Suggests Reversal of 40 Year Old Precedent New York Times, 12 January 2016
Court Strikes Part of Florida Death Penalty New York Times, 14 January 2016
Justices Ponder Puerto Rico New York Times, 14 January 2016
Court to Consider What Counts as Political Corruption & Aid to Religion New York Times, 16 January 2016
The Potential Ripple Effects of Friedrichs New York Times, 19 January 2016
Justices to Decide Scope of Executive Authority in Immigration New York Times, 20 January 2016
Iranian Assets, the Court, and Congress & the President New York Times, 20 January 2016
The Court Upholds a Capital Conviction Over Procedural Claims New York Times, 21 January 2016
Court Holds Retroactive Life Without Parole for Convicted Juveniles New York Times, 26 January 2016
Supremes Uphold FERC's "Demand Response" Regulations New York Times, 26 January 2016
Ten Years of Silence from Justice Thomas New York Times, 2 February 2016
Supreme Court Stays Obama Emissions Mandate New York Times, 10 February 2016
Justice Scalia Dies New York Times, 13 February 2016
Impact of Justice Scalia's Death on the Current Court New York Times, 15 February 2016
Pending Decisions in Flux Because of Justice Scalia's Death New York Times, 19 February 2016
Precedents in the Balance for the Successor Court? New York Times, 19 February 2016
Court Back to Work: Police Searches at Bar New York Times, 19 February 2016
Bob Dylan's Highway 61... Surprisingly Lead to the Supreme Court New York Times, 23 February 2016
Alito on Functioning with Eight: No Big Deal New York Times, 24 February 2016
Hunter Scalia and International Order of St. Hubertus Washington Post, 24 February 2016
Justice Scalia's Travels New York Times, 26 February 2016
THOMAS SPEAKS New York Times, 1 March 2016
Women Tell Their Stories to Justice Kennedy New York Times, 1 March2016
First Conference Without Scalia New York Times, 1 March 2016
Court Considers Recusals in Capital Cases New York Times, 1 March 2016
Memorial for Justice Scalia: Thomas and Ginsburg Comments New York Times, 2 March 2016
Oral Arguments in Texas Abortion Case New York Times, 3 March 2016
Roberts Refuses to Block EPA Mercury Rules New York Times, 3 March 2016
Court Blocks Louisiana Abortion Statute New York Times, 4 March 2016
Gay Adoptive Mom Gets Visitation Rights New York Times, 8 March 2016
Supremes Reject Apple Appeal New York Times, 8 March 2016
Whispers and Wranglers of Amici New York Times, 8 March 2016
Nominee Merrick Garland's CA Record New York Times, 18 March 2016
Roberts on Need for Quick Consideration of Judicial Nominees New York Times, 21 March 2016
Justices Grapple (Again) with Race and Districting New York Times, 22 March 2016
Oral Argument in Obiecare Contraception Case New York Times, 24 March 2016
Court Hears Speedy Trial Claim Over Punishment Phase New York Times, 29 March 2016
Court Holds Assets Not Tied to Crime Can't Be Frozen New York Times, 30 March 2016
4-4 Tie in Union Dues Speech Case New York Times, 31 March 2016
Supplemental Briefs Requested in Obiecare Contraception Case New York Times, 31 March 2016
Court Says Equal Protection Allows District-Wide Population Counts New York Times, 5 April 2016
New Dynamics on an Eight-Person Court New York Times, 5 April 2016
Kagan Says Justices Working Hard to Avoid Deadlocks New York Times, 5April 2016
Roberts, an Eight-Person Court, and Immigration New York Times, 18 April 2016
Scalia-less Court Hears Obama Immigration Order Case New York Times, 19 April 2016
Court Sidesteps Google Books Case New York Times, 19 April 2016
Grassley and Roberts Punching (Albeit in Different Rooms) New York Times, 19 April 2016
Supremes Uphold Arizona Districting Map Drawn by Commission New York Times, 21 April 2016
Mistaken Political Speech Doesn't Allow Demotion of Police Officer New York Times, 27 April 2016
Court Hears Corruption Case Against Ex-Governor McDonnell New York Times, 28 April 2016
Supremes Leave Texas Voter ID Law Standing... For Now New York Times, 30 April 2016
Race and Gender in Appointed Counsel before the Court New York Times, 17 May 2016
Justices Send Obamacare Contraception Case Back to Lower Courts New York Times, 17 May 2016
Size Limits Supreme Reach... for Now New York Times, 18 May 2016
Unanimous Court Says No Speedy Trial Issues in Sentencing Delays New York Times, 20 May 2016
Justices Strike Racially Motivated Preemptory Challenges New York Times, 23 May 2016
Court Dodges Racial Districting Case New York Times, 23 May 2016
Divisions Against the Center and Accommodation on the Court New York Times, 31 May 2016
Justices Uphold and Strike Capital Sentences New York Times, 1 June 2016
Collegiality and Dining Together New York Times, 2 June 2016
Cert Granted in Capital Cases Involving Race and Disabilities New York Times, 7 June 2016
Decisions on Recusal, Double Jeopardy, and Jury Recall New York Times, 10 June 2016
Unprecedented Delay in Action on Garland New York Times, 14 June 2016
Puerto Rico Debt Restructure Preempted by Federal Law New York Times, 14 June 2016
Court Rejects Appeal of Connecticut Semi-Automatic Weapon Ban New York Times, 21 June 2016
Court Limits Exclusionary Rule if Motorist Has Outstanding Warrants New York Times, 21 June 2016
Warrants Needed to Test Blood, Not Breath New York Times, 24 June 2016
Justices Uphold UT Undergraduate Affirmative Action Admissions Program New York Times, 24 June 2016
Court Deadlocks on Obama Immigration Order New York Times, 24 June 2016
Justices Unanimously Reverse McDonnell Corruption Conviction New York Times, 28 June 2016
Closely Divided Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Regulations New York Times, 28 June 2016
Abortion Wrap Up New York Times, 29 June 2016
A Strange, and Left-Leaning, Term New York Times, 29 June 2016
Liptak's Term Summary New York Times, 29 June 2016
Liptak on Covering the Final Day of the Term New York Times, 30 June 2016
Justice Sotomayor's Dissents in Criminal Justice Cases New York Times, 5 July 2016

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