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93 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Arguendo 1 (2025)

handle is hein.journals/gwargu93 and id is 1 raw text is: Judging the Court's Performance: There is Much More to Question than the Blockbusters Alan B. Morrison* TABLE OF CONTENTS IN TR O D U C TIO N ........................................................................................ . 1 I. FAILURE TO DECIDE THE WINNER ................................................. 5 A. Lindke v. Freed and O'Connor-Ratcliff v. Gamier............... 5 B. Cantero v. Bank of Am erica................................................. . 6 C. M uldrow v. City of St. Louis................................................. 7 II. WHY DID THEY HEAR THIS CASE?............................................... 8 A . D eV illier v. Texas ................................................................ . 8 B. Moyle v. United States .............................................................10 C. Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy .....................................11 D. Sheetz v. County of El Dorado.................................................14 E. Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P............ 15 III. DECIDING A CASE WITHOUT AN ADEQUATE ADVERSARY PRESENTATION ...................................................... . 17 A . T rum p v. U nited States.............................................................17 B . T h om ell v . Jones ......................................................................2 1 IV . F IN ISH IN G TH E JO B ...........................................................................22 C O N CLU SIO N .......................................................................................... . 2 5 INTRODUCTION Most Americans judge the performance of the Supreme Court by their reaction to its blockbuster rulings, which this year included granting Donald Trump substantial immunity from criminal prosecution and overturning the 1984 decision that gave administrative agencies deference in interpreting their statutes.' Moreover, since John Roberts became Chief Justice in 2005, the Court has had an agenda, which it has been largely successful in advancing, that has eliminated the constitutional right to an abortion;2 * Lerner Family Associate Dean for Public Interest and Public Service Law, The George Washington University Law School. 1 See Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. 593, 595-97 (2024); Loper Bright Enters. v. Raimondo, 603 U.S. 369 (2024). 2 See Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Org., 597 U.S. 215, 231 (2022). April 2025 Vol. 93 Arg. 1