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October 24, 2024
Matt Ford
Polluters Found a New Way to Weaken the EPA at the Supreme Court
The high court will hear a trio of cases that might permit environmental scofflaws greater leave to go forum shopping for friendly lower court judges.
April 24, 2024
Matt Ford
How to Fix the Right-Wing Racket in the Texas Courts
The Fifth Circuit's become little more than a junior varsity version of the Supreme Court. Sending some new judges to the Lone Star State will help put things right.
March 21, 2024
Matt Ford
The Most Conservative Jurists in America Have Lost the Supreme Court
The Fifth Circuit’s well-documented judicial shenanigans have earned a surprising rebuke from the high court.
March 30, 2023
Matt Ford
It’s 2023, and Conservatives Are Still Trying to Sue Obamacare Out of Existence
Texas Judge Reed O’Connor’s long-running judicial vaudeville act is back for another season.
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