It is now available on SSRN. The revision adds additional evidence, and takes account of various recent events, including Trump's military intervention in Venezuela.

Chief Justice John Roberts closed the Supreme Court's 2025 year-end report with a quote from former President Calvin Coolidge, recalling his 1926 address marking the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. As we approach the 250th anniversary of our nation's independence in 1776, the temptation rises to focus on the year's military engagement -- but its most significant events occurred off the battlefield.

Last week, Chief Justice John Roberts released his 2025 Year End Report on the Federal Judiciary. Readers hoping to find therein the Chief Justice's take on an extraordinary year of confrontation between the federal district courts and the second Trump administration or an explanation for the Supreme Court's increased use of the emergency docket to stay lower court decisions enjoining the administration's most aggressive actions on personnel, funding, immigration, and more will be disappointed.