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July 1, 2024
Holly Brewer
The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King
The conservative justices have ignored history altogether and created a shocking new precedent: The president is above the law.
July 1, 2024
Melissa Gira Grant
Sotomayor Exposed the Court Conservatives’ Hypocrisy With One Line
The liberal justice, dissenting from the majority’s ruling on Trump’s immunity case, quoted the court’s Dobbs decision back to them.
July 1, 2024
Alex Shephard
The Supreme Court Just Showed Why Biden Must Drop Out
Monday’s immunity ruling made the stakes of this election even higher—and made it clear that Biden must step aside for someone who can stop Trump and save the country.
June 28, 2024
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Upends the Separation of Powers
Killing off Chevron deference, the court moves power to the judicial branch, portending chaos.
June 27, 2024
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Continues Its War on Regulatory Agencies
Thursday’s ruling in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy avoided the worst-case scenarios.
June 27, 2024
Thom Hartmann
The Supreme Court Was Never Meant to Be Kings and Queens
The Framers designed the judiciary as the weakest branch. John Marshall changed all that. And today, we’re paying the price for it.
June 26, 2024
Matt Ford
Leaked Supreme Court Abortion Decision Brings Little Long-Term Clarity
Idaho hospitals may perform emergency abortions—for now.
June 25, 2024
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Is Taking Aim at Transgender Rights
The justices have picked a case that can cause maximum harm with minimum blowback.
June 21, 2024
Matt Ford
Is This the End of the Clarence Thomas Court?
In Friday’s ruling on domestic violence and the Second Amendment, the other eight justices rejected his approach to originalism.
June 21, 2024
Matt Ford
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Law is Supreme Court Bait
But will the high court follow long-standing precedent or its more recent trends?
June 19, 2024
Matt Ford
Amy Coney Barrett Breaks With Supreme Court Originalists
She’s still conservative, but she seems to want to prevent her Supreme Court colleagues from going too far too quickly.
June 18, 2024
Parker Molloy
Alito-Taper Lauren Windsor Is No James O’Keefe. Not Even Close.
People can and should debate Windsor’s methods. What’s beyond debate is that she reveals important truths we’re better off knowing.
June 18, 2024
Kate Aronoff
The Oily Truth About This Supreme Court
Conservative justices on the court have a chance to hand two big wins to fossil fuel companies. Their links to those companies should worry us.
June 14, 2024
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Just Made Future Mass Shootings Even Deadlier
The court’s bump-stock ruling is a shell game.
June 14, 2024
Melissa Gira Grant
Republicans Can—and Will—Keep Trying to Ban Mifepristone
The Supreme Court shot down a lousy argument from a fabricated plaintiff. But anti-abortion groups still have other paths to ban medication abortion.
June 13, 2024
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Shut Down the Fifth Circuit’s War on Abortion Drugs
Thanks, Justice Kavanaugh!
June 12, 2024
Matt Ford
The Real Lesson of the SCOTUS Tapes
Hint: It comes from what Roberts said, not Alito.
June 9, 2024
Matt Ford
The Right’s Truly Incredible Argument for Weakening Consumer Safety
A baby products company and an anti-woke activist group are trying to weaken a critical consumer watchdog agency. If one of their cases reaches the Supreme Court, we’re all in trouble.
June 4, 2024
Matt Ford
Texas Republicans’ Brazen Plan to Control the State Forever
The state GOP just approved a party platform that would effectively ensure one-party rule.
April 30, 2024
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Tracy Rosenthal
The New Sundown Towns
As Grants Pass, Oregon—and the nation—await a Supreme Court ruling on just how far cities can police the homeless, a volunteer mayor and her unhoused constituents try to weather the backlash.
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