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Mark Walsh

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Mark Walsh is a freelance writer for the ABA Journal, covering the U.S. Supreme Court. He also writes for Education Week and has appeared as a commentator for C-SPAN, Court TV, Fox News, National Public Radio and BBC Radio.

Recent Articles

Supreme Court justices just can’t move about like they did in the good ol’ days
Aug 20, 2026, 09:13 am CDT

‘The most important criminal case of the term’—SCOTUS takes on plea bargaining
Jul 23, 2026, 09:10 am CDT

Supreme Court, rarely sympathetic in death penalty cases, finds a few with merit this term
Jun 18, 2026, 10:24 am CDT

Despite tensions, Supreme Court justices downplay sharp comments aimed at each other
May 21, 2026, 08:59 am CDT

Supreme Court considers whether police search of cellphone records violates Fourth Amendment
Apr 23, 2026, 09:28 am CDT

Children’s futures at stake in Supreme Court birthright citizen case
Mar 26, 2026, 10:24 am CDT

Supreme Court takes up a disarming case over gun control and marijuana use
Feb 26, 2026, 08:57 am CST

Supreme Court considers challenges to laws banning transgender participation in sports
Jan 8, 2026, 10:54 am CST

New documentary follows ‘rising star’ as he takes his case to the Supreme Court
Dec 4, 2025, 09:40 am CST

Fishing gear supplier, wine importer, toy maker among businesses challenging Trump tariffs at SCOTUS
Oct 30, 2025, 10:20 am CDT

Chief justice’s legacy, emergency docket, president’s power likely themes of new SCOTUS term
Oct 2, 2025, 09:53 am CDT

Justice Barrett promotes her not-very-personal memoir; ‘I want people to know how the court works’
Sep 11, 2025, 09:18 am CDT

It’s Not Always Over When It’s Over: SCOTUS allows rearguments in some cases
Aug 20, 2025, 03:01 pm CDT

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson draws attention with strong dissents and carefully chosen words
Jul 16, 2025, 07:35 am CDT

Speculation begins over possible Supreme Court retirements
Jun 18, 2025, 03:39 pm CDT

Supreme Court justices weigh in—cautiously—on Trump’s attacks on the judiciary
May 14, 2025, 02:00 pm CDT

Politically charged ‘shadow docket’ cases taking over Supreme Court during its busiest time
Apr 24, 2025, 11:00 am CDT

SCOTUS once again grapples with First Amendment religion clauses in Wisconsin employment tax case
Mar 27, 2025, 09:53 am CDT

Cutting Off the Cartels
Feb 27, 2025, 08:54 am CST

Supreme Court considers putting TikTok on the chopping block
Jan 8, 2025, 01:50 pm CST