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September 1, 2013
Jeffrey Rosen
Eric Holder's Suit Against Texas Gives the Supreme Court a Chance to Gut Even More of the Voting Rights Act
July 29, 2013
Simon Lazarus
Alito Shrugged
Libertarianism has won over the Supreme Court conservatives
July 1, 2013
Chuck Thompson
What Paula Deen Could Teach John Roberts
One week, two visions of Southern progress
June 28, 2013
Samuel Issacharoff
So the VRA Is Gutted. Here's How to Still Fight Voter Discrimination
June 27, 2013
Nate Cohn
As a Long-Term Political Issue, Gay Marriage Will Be More Like Abortion than Integration
June 26, 2013
Jeffrey Rosen, Michael McConnell
Debating the Court’s Gay Marriage Decisions
June 26, 2013
Delphine Rodrik, Hana N. Rouse
When Breaking News Threatens To Break Ankles, Too
June 26, 2013
Michael Kinsley
The Supreme Court Will Regret Wading Back Into Affirmative Action
Even more confusion ahead!
June 26, 2013
Linda Hirshman
The Gay-Marriage Victory Is Bigger Than You Think
How the DOMA ruling creates a path for nationwide marriage equality
June 25, 2013
Jeffrey Rosen, Michael McConnell
Debating the Court's Voting Rights Decision
June 25, 2013
Nate Cohn
Unfair Voting Restrictions are a Nationwide Problem Now
Not that the Supreme Court's decision will fix this
June 25, 2013
Alec MacGillis
Welcome to South Carolina, John Roberts
June 24, 2013
Robert Knowles, Rachel E. VanLandingham
Affirmative, Sir! (And Ma'am!)
The U.S. military needs affirmative action now more than ever
June 24, 2013
Jeffrey Rosen, Michael McConnell
Debating the Court's Affirmative Action Decision
An exchange
June 19, 2013
Adam Winkler
Is DOMA Headed for Disaster?
A limited ruling would be a constitutional trainwreck
June 13, 2013
Jeff Guo
The Supreme Court Reveals its Ignorance of Genetics
June 6, 2013
Jeffrey Rosen
Show Me the Memo
Obama should share his legal justification for collecting Verizon's phone records
June 4, 2013
Jeffrey Rosen
A Damning Dissent: Scalia's Smartest, Wittiest Ruling of All Time
Justice Antonin Scalia was at his finest in criticizing the Court over its approval of DNA swabs
June 3, 2013
Tim Wu
The Right to Evade Regulation
How corporations hijacked the First Amendment
May 23, 2013
Jeffrey Rosen
Julius Genachowski: The Exit Interview
The outgoing FCC boss on net neutrality, political polarization, and free speech

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