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October 3, 2016
MagazineElaine Showalter
Fighting Words
Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg is speaking out—and what it means for the battles ahead.
September 29, 2016
Sukjong Hong
The Washington Redskins are trying to ride the legal coattails of an Asian dance rock band called The Slants.
September 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
Is this Donald Trump’s worst idea?
September 7, 2016
Anakwa Dwamena
With the nomination of a Muslim federal judge, Obama cements his reputation as a president of firsts.
August 9, 2016
Brian Beutler
Trump’s “joke” about a violent coup-slash-assassination is fine due to the possibility of tax cuts, apparently.
August 5, 2016
Scott Lemieux
How Republican Efforts to Suppress the Vote Backfired Big Time
A string of judiciary defeats could result in a more devastating one: a Supreme Court hostile to voter ID laws.
August 4, 2016
Brian Beutler
Is it worse for Republicans to be associated or dissociated with Trump? The answer is ‘yes.’
July 20, 2016
Brian Beutler
Mitch McConnell forgot that the perpetual Supreme Court vacancy is all about high-minded principle.
July 14, 2016
Alex Shephard
Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she “regrets” criticizing Donald Trump.
July 7, 2016
Scott Lemieux
Why Did Obama Do So Well at the Supreme Court?
A look back at the court's major decisions in the Obama era—and what it means for the Court's future.
June 30, 2016
PodcastPrimary Concerns
Primary Concerns Episode 19: The Codependent Futures of the Supreme Court and the GOP
June 28, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Why hasn’t Donald Trump commented on the Supreme Court’s big abortion decision?
June 27, 2016
Steven Cohen
The Supreme Court kept Bob McDonnell out of prison but it can’t give him back his dignity.
June 27, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Supreme Court has invalidated Texas’s restrictive abortion law.
June 23, 2016
Scott Lemieux
How Anthony Kennedy Came Around on Affirmative Action
It took a very specific set of circumstances to get the Supreme Court justice to affirm the validity of race-based college admissions.
June 23, 2016
Meaghan Murphy
The Supreme Court just delivered a gut punch to millions of immigrants.
June 23, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Affirmative action lives!
June 9, 2016
Brian Beutler
An Annotated Guide to Republicans’ Defenses of Trump’s “Mexican Judge” Comments
They shouldn't even bother.
June 6, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump’s Racism Is Coloring Every Aspect of Republican Politics
A little-noticed anti-transgender maneuver exposes the GOP's pro-Trump opportunism.
May 18, 2016
Gwyneth Kelly
All 11 of Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominees are white.

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