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Democrats’ “Branding Problem” Is a Literal One

by Anne Kim April 5, 2026April 5, 2026

MAGA has mountains of merch. Why don’t Democrats?

Grave Echos: Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, pictured here, wrote the Supreme Court’s 1857 Dred Scott decision, which denied Black Americans citizenship; the Court’s decision in Trump v. Barbara could again create a form of hereditary legal inferiority in America.

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Birthright Citizenship: Supreme Court Could Create an Exploitable Noncitizen Class

by Garrett Epps March 30, 2026March 29, 2026

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The Birthright Citizenship Case—Loud Music from the Supreme Court

by James D. Zirin July 1, 2025July 1, 2025