Lyle Denniston (born March 16, 1931)[1] is an American journalist, professor, and author who has reported on the Supreme Court of the United States since 1958.

[2][3] He wrote for SCOTUSblog, an online blog featuring news and analysis of the Supreme Court, until June 2016,[4] after previously having written for multiple national newspapers and legal periodicals.

[5] In addition, he has contributed to numerous books and journals, and is the author of "The Reporter and the Law: Techniques for Covering the Courts.

While knowledgeable in legal affairs, Denniston is not a lawyer, though he taught at the Georgetown University Law Center for eight years.

[9] He joined SCOTUSblog in February 2004, and retired in June 2016–58 years after he first started covering the Supreme Court.