This report uses caseload data to examine case-processing trends in the United States district courts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 

The right to bear arms. Experts discuss the Court’s 2nd Amendment expansion to include the right to bear and keep arms outside of the home, and the difficulty of applying the Court’s historical analysis test to new regulations.

Civil Rights. §1983 and Bivens. Excessive Force. Experts discuss what is required for precedent to put officers on notice of actions deemed unconstitutional, as well as the likelihood that new claims will ever be recognized under Bivens.

Free Exercise of Religion. Watch experts discuss the Court’s shift toward a more robust Free Exercise Clause in the context of contracting and COVID restrictions, and the red flag raised by government discretionary decision making.