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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
Podcast
Primary 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.
May 11, 2016
Brianne J. Gorod
4 Big Supreme Court Cases You Probably Haven’t Heard About
In the coming weeks, the Court could make important decisions on racial discrimination, access to the courts, and Puerto Rico’s financial crisis.
April 18, 2016
Brianne J. Gorod
One Side Had All the Good Arguments in the Supreme Court’s Immigration Case
Why the justices should rule to let President Obama's executive action stand.
April 12, 2016
Simon Lazarus
Even Conservatives Agree on Obama’s Immigration Powers. Will the Supreme Court?
April 11, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Why won’t anyone on the Supreme Court stand up for Merrick Garland?
April 4, 2016
Scott Lemieux
Equal Representation Won a Qualified Victory at the Supreme Court
The justices ruled unanimously that Texas’s “one person, one vote” reapportionment is constitutional. But the war is far from over.
March 30, 2016
David Dayen
The Perils of Our Split Supreme Court
Public-sector unions caught a break from the Court’s 4-4 opinion. But a divided Court is good news for nobody.
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