Fresh off the last week of Supreme Court opinions, most courtwatchers are discussing birthright citizenship, the Federal Reserve, or transgender athletes. During the rest of its term, the Court also decided dozens of cases with just as much, if not more, importance. Those “overlooked” decisions were controversial enough to reach the Court and featured in many previews of the Court’s term, yet have been largely forgotten in just the few months following their decision.
Here are three cases that flew under the radar but will shape the law for years to come.
1. Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections (Jan. 14)
After the Court’s decision in Watson v. RNC, this case has become “the other election law case.” Unlike Watson, this Bost was not closely decided (7-2) and involved a more commonplace issue than the meaning of “Election Day”: Article III standing. However commonplace, this issue is far from unimportant. Readers…
