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January 14, 2020
Matt Ford
The Plot to Level the Administrative State
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority could use an obscure legal doctrine to permanently kneecap the ability of progressives to govern.
December 30, 2019
Matt Ford
A Decade of Legal Warfare Has Warped America’s Future
If all our political disputes are destined to be settled by unelected judges, do the people even have a place in our democracy?
December 23, 2019
Libby Watson
The Hell That Was Health Care Reform
Obamacare failed to achieve its goals but laid the groundwork for a truly revolutionary policy.
December 20, 2019
Saul Cornell
Could America’s Founders Have Imagined This?
Not according to Nancy Pelosi. But don't be so sure.
December 5, 2019
Saul Cornell
Don’t Embrace Originalism to Defend Trump’s Impeachment
Liberal legal scholars are at risk of falling into a right-wing trap.
December 4, 2019
Matt Ford
Impeaching Trump Is About More Than Punishment
House Democrats' report on Tuesday makes the case for protecting American democracy from further blows from the president.
November 1, 2019
Matt Ford
Trump’s Defenders Think We’re Idiots
They can't prove the president's innocence, so they're accusing Democrats of an anti-democratic, "Soviet-style" process.
October 22, 2019
Matt Ford
Bill Barr’s First Epistle to the Heathens
The attorney general believes the Christian hegemony is essential to American democracy, and wants to leverage state power to uphold it.
October 16, 2019
Matt Ford
Are the Democrats Even Worried About Voter Suppression?
Four debates in, the candidates have yet to address the ballot barriers and purges that threaten their chances in the next election.
October 15, 2019
Matt Ford
A Liberal Legal Movement Is Stirring at Last
A Supreme Court shortlist released on Tuesday marks the beginning of an effort to counter conservative judicial dominance.
August 7, 2019
Sam Adler-Bell
More Government Power Is the Wrong Way to Fight White Supremacy
History shows that the expansion of the American security state never benefits racial and religious minorities.
November 5, 2018
Matt Ford
How the Roberts Court Caused Georgia’s Election Mess
Thanks to a 2013 ruling, Southern states are free to pass restrictive laws without government scrutiny.
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