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March 16, 2016
Alex Shephard
President Obama will nominate Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.
February 22, 2016
Eric Segall
Why Do We Pretend Supreme Court Justices Are Anything But Political Officials?
Justices change, the Constitution stays the same.
February 18, 2016
Patrick A. Parenteau
What Scalia’s Death Means for the Environment
Regardless of whether Obama can nominate a successor, the Court will have a heavy hand in determining our environmental future.
February 10, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Obama’s Climate Legacy Is in the Supreme Court’s Hands
Tuesday's surprising ruling raises the stakes of this year's election.
January 25, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Juveniles sentenced to life in prison will now have a chance to appeal, thanks to the Supreme Court.
January 19, 2016
Meaghan Murphy
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Obama’s immigration action after all.
June 30, 2015
Rebecca Leber
The Supreme Court Isn’t Afraid to Mess With Texas
June 29, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Antonin Scalia Compared a Lifesaving EPA Regulation to a Ferrari
June 29, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Justice Samuel Alito: Death Is Often Painful, So Why Shouldn't Lethal Injection Be?
June 26, 2015
Rebecca Leber
In the South, the Gay Marriage Battle Isn't Over Yet
June 26, 2015
Adam Peck
The Impact of the Supreme Court’s Gay Marriage Decision, in One GIF
June 26, 2015
Andrew Sullivan
It Is Accomplished
June 25, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Clarence Thomas Says Black NBA Players Give SCOTUS a Reason to Gut Anti-Discrimination Law
March 4, 2015
Brian Beutler
Anthony Kennedy Hinted at How to Save Obamacare—But Will the Supreme Court Listen?
March 4, 2015
Abigail R. Moncrieff
Why the Supreme Court Will Rule in Favor of Obamacare
November 14, 2014
Dahlia Lithwick
Yale, Harvard, Yale, Harvard, Yale, Harvard, Harvard, Harvard, Columbia
The thing that scares me most about the Supreme Court
November 10, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Will a Republican Court Do to Obamacare What a Republican Congress Could Not?
November 7, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Obamacare Returns to the Supreme Court
Justices agree to hear challenge to insurance subsidies
October 31, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Obamacare's Biggest Threat Isn't the Election. It's a Supreme Court Case Being Discussed Today.
September 10, 2014
Justin Driver
How Scalia's Beliefs Completely Changed the Supreme Court
And therefore, the country

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