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Constitution in Progress

by Garrett Epps November 2, 2025November 4, 2025

Trump is a wartime president, waging war on the U.S.. Here, he shows off plans for the new White House Ballroom.

Trump is a Wartime President

by Garrett Epps October 27, 2025October 26, 2025

The Supreme Court, pictured here, will rule on Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago.

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Supreme Court Set to Rule on National Guard Troops in Chicago

by James D. Zirin October 27, 2025October 26, 2025

Here, The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2025.

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The Gay Conversion Therapy Case and Its Discontents

by Alison Gash October 24, 2025December 11, 2025

Federal agents detain a demonstrator after the emergency World Naked Bike Ride in protest against ICE and the deployment of National Guard troops in Portland, Oregon on October 12, 2025.

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Ignoring Case Law and the Constitution, Court Greenlights Trump’s Portland Troop Surge

by Garrett Epps October 21, 2025October 21, 2025

The Supreme Court enveloped in scaffolding, a metaphor, perhaps, for its mysterious shadow docket

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Federal Judges Are Worried About the Supreme Court

by James D. Zirin October 18, 2025October 18, 2025

Voting rights activists gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, early Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, as the justices prepared to hear a major Republican-led challenge to the Voting Rights Act, the centerpiece legislation of the Civil Rights Movement.

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How the Roberts Court Could Neuter the Voting Rights Act

by Joshua A. Douglas October 17, 2025October 16, 2025

Judge Karen Immergut is standing up for democracy in Portland, Oregon

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The Judge Standing up to Trump’s Portland Invasion

by Garrett Epps October 6, 2025October 6, 2025

John Roberts, the chief justice, as seen in 2022. He's led the Roberts Court since 2005.

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The Roberts Court at 20

by James D. Zirin October 6, 2025October 5, 2025

Justice Department Mayhem. Trump's Threat to Justice is exemplified in the politically directed prosecution of James Comey.

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Trump’s Threat to Justice: Comey and the Politics of Prosecution

by James D. Zirin September 26, 2025September 25, 2025

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