This Article traces vacatur from English and early American practice to the Supreme Court’s modern uses. Historically used for docket management, ...
Justice Antonin Scalia’s sudden death 10 years ago this month reordered the Supreme Court, presidential politics and, as seen at the court today, invigorated the status of the man himself.
Chief Justice John Roberts quietly defended the courts’ independence by focusing on history, not politics at the end of 2025.