SCOTUSblog is now owned by a conservative news outlet. What does that mean for its future?
As the Supreme Court of the United States weighs in on birthright citizenship and deportations, and its chief justice discusses the rule of law being in jeopardy, The Dispatch — a self-described conservative publication — sees a need for deeper judicial coverage.
That’s why CEO and editor Steve Hayes said the outlet acquired SCOTUSblog in late April.
“Everybody who reads SCOTUSblog, everybody who works in this world, knows Amy, knows her reputation, knows the quality of the work,” Hayes said about Amy Howe, the website’s founder and central voice. “With this acquisition, we think we take a step toward covering a part of the federal government that’s going to be even more important on a daily basis than it has been.”
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