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September 7, 2018
Matt Ford
Did Brett Kavanaugh Really Lie to Congress?
Senate Democrats tried to play gotcha with the Supreme Court nominee's White House records, with mixed results.
September 4, 2018
Matt Ford
The Misleading Chaos of the Kavanaugh Hearing
Democrats didn't hold back on the Supreme Court nominee and his Republican defenders, but their end game is less assured.
September 4, 2018
Matt Ford
What Would You Ask Brett Kavanaugh?
We asked legal scholars that question about the Supreme Court nominee.
August 27, 2018
Matt Ford
Elizabeth Warren vs. the Roberts Court
The Massachusetts senator has a big plan to clean up Washington, but the Supreme Court has proven hostile to anti-corruption laws.
July 27, 2018
Matt Ford
Is Lying About an Election Free Speech or Fraud?
Democrats in Congress introduced a bill that would criminalize some falsehoods about voting and polling places, raising constitutional concerns.
July 19, 2018
Matt Ford
America Is Stuck With the Death Penalty for (at Least) a Generation
With Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement, the national fight to abolish capital punishment will have to go local.
July 11, 2018
Matt Ford
How the Supreme Court Kills
Roe
v.
Wade
With Anthony Kennedy's retirement, the high court may deliver a blow to abortion rights slowly—or all at once. Here are the potential scenarios.
July 10, 2018
Matt Ford
Did Anthony Kennedy make a deal with Trump?
July 10, 2018
Matt Ford
A Watershed Moment in American History
Trump nominee Brett Kavanaugh will deliver Republicans a majority on the Supreme Court. Will he also prompt a reckoning among Democrats?
July 5, 2018
Jonathan Zimmerman
Overturning
Roe
v. Wade
Could Remake American Politics
The original decision gave conservatives a boost for decades. Overturning it could lead to a liberal resurgence.
July 3, 2018
Kaila Philo
The Trump administration ditches Obama-era affirmative action policies.
June 29, 2018
Alex Shephard
Trump’s relationship with Justice Kennedy sounds shady in this new report.
June 29, 2018
Emily Atkin
‘There’s No Happier Person in America Right Now Than Scott Pruitt’
How Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement could help the EPA chief on his quest to weaken clean air and water regulations.
June 29, 2018
Matt Ford
What the New Supreme Court Will Decide
With Justice Kennedy gone, here's a preview of the cases the newly conservative court already has on its docket.
June 27, 2018
Matt Ford
Anthony Kennedy’s Great Legacy: His Exit
The timing of the Supreme Court justice's retirement will shape policy for a generation.
June 27, 2018
Jeet Heer
Can Trump’s Supreme Court takeover be stopped?
June 27, 2018
Andrew Cohen
Anthony Kennedy Was No Moderate
The Supreme Court's swing vote ended his career the way he began it: as a true-blue conservative.
June 27, 2018
Jeet Heer
Retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy gives Trump a chance to remake America.
June 26, 2018
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Upholds Presidential Bigotry
The justices signed off on Trump's travel ban at the cost of their own credibility—and perhaps emboldening him further.
June 21, 2018
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court’s
Wayfair
ruling is big for state budgets, bad for e-commerce companies.
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