For Trump, Following the Law Is an Undue Burden
Much like their client, the White House’s lawyers don’t seem to understand what a president does, but they’re not letting that stop them.
Samuel Alito
Is the Supreme Court Scared of Tribal Sovereignty?
The public airing of Supreme Court arguments has laid bare just how ill-equipped the justices are to handle the basic tenets of Indian law.
The Supreme Court’s Covert Plan to Gut the EPA’s Powers
The conservative justices signaled they want to limit agencies' ability to regulate. That could have disastrous consequences for the planet.
Neil Gorsuch Scorns the “Offended” Atheists
The Supreme Court justice had no patience for a legal challenge to a huge Christian cross maintained with taxpayer dollars.
The Court of Supremely Bad Faith
This term, the conservative justices are dreaming up alternate realities to justify their preordained conclusions.
Conservatives’ Coming War on the Warren Court
Led by Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court's originalists are taking aim at the landmark precedents set by liberal justices decades ago.
Domineque Ray Died So the Death Penalty Could Live
The Supreme Court's conservative majority will stop at nothing to preserve capital punishment in America.
How One Murder Could Reshape Oklahoma
The Supreme Court may declare that half the state is still Indian country under federal law.
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.
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.
Anthony Kennedy Was No Moderate
The Supreme Court's swing vote ended his career the way he began it: as a true-blue conservative.
The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Take Their Long-Awaited Shot at Unions
Wednesday's ruling in Janus v. AFSCME, Local 31 is a blow to organized labor—and a boon for the Republican Party.
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.
How Texas Republicans Got Away With a Racially Discriminatory Electoral Map
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld several gerrymandered districts.
The Supreme Court Cares About Your Digital Privacy
Friday's ruling was the latest to apply the Fourth Amendment to technology.
Losing the Right Not to Vote
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld Ohio's aggressive effort to purge voters from its electoral rolls.
Can the U.S. Supreme Court Stop Gerrymandering?
Waves of redistricting have allowed politicians to select their own voters, consolidating one-party power across America—mostly among the GOP.
Hobbling Unions in the Name of Free Speech
The Supreme Court's conservative justices were receptive to arguments Monday that public employees shouldn't be forced to pay union fees.
How Justice Kennedy Fell for a Right-Wing Meme
In a big gay rights case, the Supreme Court's swing vote appeared swayed by the idea that Christians are the real victims of oppression.
Does Neil Gorsuch Believe in Liberty and Equality for All?
The judge's selective approach to constitutional originalism raises serious questions about his respect for the Second Founding after the Civil War.
