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Scott Lemieux

Scott Lemieux is a Guardian U.S. contributing opinion writer, a lecturer in political science at the University of Washington, and a blogger at Lawyers, Guns and Money.

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July 7, 2016
Scott Lemieux
Why Did Obama Do So Well at the Supreme Court?
A look back at the court's major decisions in the Obama era—and what it means for the Court's future.
June 23, 2016
Scott Lemieux
How Anthony Kennedy Came Around on Affirmative Action
It took a very specific set of circumstances to get the Supreme Court justice to affirm the validity of race-based college admissions.
June 2, 2016
Scott Lemieux
Why Obama Turned Left on Social Security
The president was once open to cutting Social Security benefits. Now he wants to expand them. What happened?
May 5, 2016
Scott Lemieux
Don’t Overthink It: Donald Trump Will Probably Lose
Trump has defied expectations before, but he remains a singularly weak general election candidate.
April 29, 2016
Scott Lemieux
Why Hillary Will Govern More Like Bernie Than People Think
In the end, parties matter just as much as individuals.
April 4, 2016
Scott Lemieux
Equal Representation Won a Qualified Victory at the Supreme Court
The justices ruled unanimously that Texas’s “one person, one vote” reapportionment is constitutional. But the war is far from over.
March 29, 2016
Scott Lemieux
Why Democrats Shouldn’t Fret About High GOP Turnout
Donald Trump may be firing up some white voters—but not enough to outnumber the people he's alienating.
March 17, 2016
Scott Lemieux
Obama’s Tricky Supreme Court Politics
The nomination of Merrick Garland puts the GOP in a bind. But it also represents a missed opportunity.
March 10, 2016
Scott Lemieux
David Brooks and the Depths of the GOP’s Delusions
Lost in the fiasco surrounding Donald Trump is that the so-called moderate Republican candidates are almost as bad.
February 24, 2016
Scott Lemieux
Antonin Scalia and the Death of Originalism
Will Scalia’s grand constitutional theory have a lasting legacy on the Supreme Court?
February 16, 2016
Scott Lemieux
The End of the Supreme Court as We Know it
The fight over Antonin Scalia's successor heralds a descent into politically uncharted territory.

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