Law and Justice

San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, California. As crime falls, policymakers must right-size correctional systems.

Law and Justice

The Unheralded End of Mass Incarceration

by Keith Humphreys, Shawn D.  Bushway and Jason Robey September 30, 2026September 30, 2026

America’s prison population is plummeting thanks to lower crime rates. The consequences are extraordinary.

unitary executive theory: Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts attends inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Law and Justice

The Unitary Executive Theory in All of Its Historical Perversity

by Jack Rakove September 24, 2026September 24, 2026

Many Democrats are hot to remake the Supreme Court. But it’s the lifetime appointment that just kept Trump from meddling with the midterms.

Law and Justice

The Supreme Court Still Works as the Founders Intended

by Bill Scher September 18, 2026September 18, 2026

Courtroom sketch depicting Supreme Court justices, from left, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson, listening to arguments on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, in Washington.

Books

The Case for a Shadow Court

by Garrett Epps September 17, 2026September 18, 2026

Could the Clerk of the House lead a midterm coup? Garrett Epps looks to 1863 and 1865 for warnings about our current crisis.

Law and Justice

Can the House Clerk Lead a Midterm Coup?

by Garrett Epps September 16, 2026September 16, 2026

Several media organizations failed in their coverage of the federal courts’ actions on Trump’s executive order about mail-in voting.

Protecting the Vote

Media’s Misleading Voting Coverage Poses Dangers

by Joshua A. Douglas September 7, 2026September 4, 2026

Renee Good's ICE shooting was filmed by bystanders. Most shootings into allegedly "weaponized vehicles" produce no competing footage at all.

Law and Justice

Narrative Vehicles

by Susan Berardi August 24, 2026August 24, 2026

The White House and its new helipad and the ballroom, right, under construction, are pictured on the South Lawn, as seen from the Washington Monument, August 23, 2026, in Washington.

Law and Justice

The Roberts Court: Poised to Bless the Trump Ballroom

by James D. Zirin August 24, 2026August 24, 2026

A protester waves a South Korean flag among others gathered outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, to protest then president Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law, December 4, 2024.

Law and Justice

What South Koreans Can Teach Us About January 6—and Democracy

by Joshua A. Douglas August 5, 2026August 10, 2026

Federal agents stand outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility Scarborough, Maine, one day after the shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

Law and Justice

The Vet-to-Cop Pipeline

by Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early August 3, 2026August 10, 2026