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July 26, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Mike Johnson’s Blatant Attempt to Block Kamala Is Doomed to Fail
The House speaker has said there will be “legal challenges” to putting Harris on the ticket. Turns out, that’s not true.
April 24, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Meet The Shady Firm Helping Trump Pay All His Legal Bills
Amid all his legal battles, is Donald Trump breaking even more laws?
February 23, 2023
Tori Otten
No, the Georgia Grand Juror’s Media Tour on Trump Hasn’t Doomed the Case
Emily Kohrs’s comments on the case aren’t the end.
January 13, 2023
Prem Thakker
Kathy Hochul Will Do “Everything” to Force an Anti-Union Judge Onto New York’s Highest Court
The New York governor has nominated Hector LaSalle to be the state’s top judge. She’s determined to stand by him, even as fellow Democrats raise concerns.
November 17, 2020
MagazineDavid Roth
The Littlest Prince
Donald Trump will leave the White House in a blaze of truthless tweets and hapless coup attempts. Did we really expect anything else?
June 8, 2020
MagazineMatt Ford
Bill Barr’s Invisible Crusade
Trump’s attorney general sees himself as a grand cultural inquisitor.
October 3, 2016
Nicole Narea
Could Donald Trump take The New York Times to court for publishing his tax returns?
January 16, 2015
Brianne Gorod, Judith E. Schaeffer
John Roberts May Finally Be Ready to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
The issue is returning to the Supreme Court—and the conservative Chief Justice could surprise onlookers
December 1, 2014
John B. Judis
The Ferguson Decision Was Not a "Miscarriage of Justice." Liberals Need to Accept That.
November 18, 2014
Simon Lazarus
There Is No 'Glitch' in Obamacare
Liberals need to stop recycling a dangerous piece of conservative spin
August 25, 2014
Simon Lazarus
Republican Lawyers' Latest Sneak Attack on Obamacare Is Their Most Brazen Yet
July 3, 2014
Nicholas Stephanopoulos
Here's How We Can End Gerrymandering Once and for All
July 1, 2014
David Paul Kuhn
John Roberts' Supreme Court Is as Polarized as Ever
Don't be misled by the unanimous decisions
June 26, 2014
Margot Kaminski
The Supreme Court's Cloud-Computing Confusion
The justices issue two very different decisions on two very similar technologies
June 9, 2014
Simon Lazarus
The Supreme Court Deals Radical Conservatives a Foreign-Policy Setback
And hardly anyone notices
May 19, 2014
Sam Kleiner
Please, Liberals: Don't Fall for Rand Paul's Latest Filibuster
David Barron would be a fantastic federal judge
May 13, 2014
David Fontana
Obama Has Started Making Major Progress on Nominating Judges—and This Is His Most Important One Yet
Why liberals should rally behind Pamela Harris
May 8, 2014
Simon Lazarus, Tom Donnelly
It May Already Be Too Late to Confirm a Replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg
April 29, 2014
Chris Elmendorf, Doug Spencer
Last Week's Affirmative Action Setback Could Be a Boost to Voting Rights
April 18, 2014
Dave Cullen
The 9/11 Trial Has Gone Completely Off the Rails
Justice is hung up on procedural hurdles and FBI shenanigans

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