Infiltrating the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court was once a sedate — even stately — beat for reporters. There was a predictable pace and a familiar timeline for the court’s resolution of cases through cert petitions, briefs, arguments and opinions. There were a couple of major decisions every year. But for the most part, the average news consumer or political observer did not need to pay close attention to the court’s work on a daily basis.

Those days are long gone.

President Donald Trump’s appointment of three...