About Steve Vladeck
Welcome to “One First,” a weekly newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States that aims to make the Court more accessible to all of us.
I’m Steve Vladeck. I have been thinking and writing about the Supreme Court for over 20 years, both as a law professor at Georgetown Law and as a Supreme Court Analyst for CNN, where I’ve been a contributor since 2013.
So: Why have I decided to start a newsletter about the Supreme Court (and no, it’s not just because Twitter faces imminent collapse), and what the heck does “One First” even mean?
First: The name. “One First” is an inside baseball reference to the Supreme Court, based on its physical and mailing address (One First Street, N.