Adam Liptak

“Our summers used to actually be summers,” one justice lamented.

The administration argues that presidential papers are like those of Supreme Court justices.

The justices take their time and pick their spots, but they have rejected presidential initiatives on tariffs, citizenship, the National Guard — and now the coming election.

In his breakneck construction of a grand ballroom and in many other initiatives, critics say, the president has tried to outrun judicial review.

Is the administration defying the court or pursuing lawful alternatives?

Live audio, a new format and new voices have transformed and unsettled the court’s signature public ceremony.

Dormant for 30 years, a little-known tribunal is hearing its first case.