Democrats have advocated for years to add D.C. and Puerto Rico to the 50 states. There’s a constitutional path for statehood for tribes too.

Liberals can fight back against the high court’s attack on affirmative action by illuminating the inclusive constitutionalism of our founding documents.

from Washington and beyond

Voters in the Great North will choose whether to hold a constitutional convention, which opponents say could open the door to restricting abortion rights.

Law professor Amy Kapczynski on why progressives need to move from a defensive position to a positive vision for the highest court in the country

The high court is set to hear two major cases that could allow the conservative majority to redefine the Equal Protection Clause.

He cites a constitutional clause that should shield him from questioning. But he has the history and the precedent wrong.

Judge Aileen Cannon, of the now-infamous special master ruling, is the latest star of a conservative legal movement that gleefully engages in sloppy jurisprudence—with profound consequences for us all.

All across the country, law students are studying for a test that the high court has made obsolete.

Claims that Justice Brett Kavanaugh had his rights violated by protesters outside a D.C. restaurant fail on originalist grounds.

To win the war over the Constitution, the justice’s hollow originalist pretenses must be unmasked—and countered with new and forceful legal arguments.

Built-in dysfunction is the only reason the vast majority of Americans cannot exert their will to limit the everyday carnage of mass shootings.

What recourse do ordinary citizens have when federal agents violate their rights? After Wednesday, not much.

Blue states like New York and California want to restore the unlimited state and local tax, or SALT, deduction. Biden’s DOJ is trying to preserve the $10,000 limit—even though Trump enacted it to punish Democrats.

Judge David Carter said the former president and his lawyer, John Eastman, “more likely than not” committed federal crimes for their part in the January 6 insurrection.

Republican senators haven’t been shy about wanting to roll back the clock for women, LGBTQ people, and Black Americans.

Real-time audio broadcasts of oral arguments have been a tremendous boon to our civic life and should be made permanent.

Spurred on by the Supreme Court’s tacit approval of the Lone Star State’s controversial abortion law, right-wing lawmakers are dreaming up even more extreme variations.

A radical reimagining of the Constitution, dismissed by legal scholars as “rubbish,” may have found a receptive audience in the Supreme Court.

A proposal to reform House elections and give more power to the people is gaining traction with activists. Now they just have to convince the electorate to fight for it.