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February 6, 2024
Matt Ford
The Trump Disqualification Case Is the Supreme Court’s Most Consequential Moment
The most pivotal matter before the high court has attracted a flurry of interest from all quarters, all jostling to help the justices decide whether the former president can stand for reelection.
April 21, 2022
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Patrick Caldwell
A Forgotten Section of the Constitution Could Help Democrats Save Voting Rights
The 14th Amendment requires Congress to punish states that restrict the right to vote. Will Democrats finally revive it?
September 19, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the End of the One Great Woman Myth
The meme-ification of the justice was just one part of the brand-driven, girl-bossed, leaned-in conception of women’s freedom in which it incubated.
October 31, 2018
Matt Ford
Trump has a shoddy grasp of the Constitution.
October 31, 2018
Matt Ford
Trump’s Closing Argument to Voters: Fascism
The president insists that he, not the Constitution, determines who is an American.
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