The leaked draft of the abortion opinion is hypocritical concern trolling—and proof that the Court’s majority is an extension of the Republican Party.
Garrett Epps
Garrett Epps is the legal affairs editor at the Washington Monthly.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court’s Callous Blow to Puerto Ricans
Justice Kavanaugh and a Supreme Court majority rule that a commonwealth’s citizen can be denied a federal benefit available to other Americans. Only Justices Sotomayor and Gorsuch see the injustice.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Ketanji Brown Jackson Was a Public Defender. Here’s Why That’s a Great Thing.
Jackson would be the first justice since Thurgood Marshall to represent significant numbers of criminal defendants. I learned firsthand how important that is.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court Considers a Family Divided
What must a parent endure to prevent their child being sent abroad to be with an abusive parent? The justices take up a Solomonic case.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Walter Dellinger’s House of Mirth
One of the great lawyers of his generation brought not only intellect to bear on the law, but also joy and a vibrant, self-deprecating humor.
Posted inPolitics
Donald Trump Promised He Wouldn’t Nominate a Black Woman to the Supreme Court
It may be forgotten, but he vowed as much. So those getting an ulcer over Biden’s pledge should reflect on that.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Practical Erudition of Stephen Breyer
The eloquent former Eagle Scout quoted Oscar Wilde, believed in pragmatism, understood Congress, oozed decency, and wanted the law to work for people.
Posted inJanuary/February/March 2022
Are the Courts Getting Ready to Crack Down on Reporters?
A ruling blocking The New York Times from covering a far-right activist group has ominous implications for the First Amendment.
Posted inPolitics
How to Fix the Senate by Essentially—Though Not Quite—Abolishing It
A proposed amendment to remake the chamber that is systematically killing our democracy.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Washington Monthly’s Indispensable Chutzpah
In 1979, I wrote in The Washington Post about the minor miracle that this magazine had lasted 10 years. Now, it’s almost 53 years old. And we need your support to keep it going.
