Democracy’s defenders won round one, but Donald Trump has done plenty of damage to Americans’ faith in voting at home.
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The Case for a Shadow Court
Our constitutional system is being torn asunder. Enter an intriguing idea from a great legal mind.
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What Makes Sam Alito So Angry?
Irked by liberals from Princeton to Yale and the Justice Department to the Supreme Court, the conservative jurist finishes another term unbowed.
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Roberts Slays Trump’s Ludicrous Birthright Citizenship Order
Roberts Slays Trump’s Ludicrous Birthright Citizenship Order. While Thomas tries to justify caste, Jackson makes it clear the post-Civil War Amendments were “not a mere spot treatment for the dark stain of slavery.”
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The Birthright Citizenship Arguments Are a Reminder that the Independent Judiciary Is a Good Thing
If Democrats made the mistake of packing the Supreme Court, birthright citizenship would be no more, along with free elections.
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England Respects the Rule of Law. Why Don’t We?
Our president gets total immunity while a leading royal is arrested.
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The Roberts Court at 20
John Roberts, the “institutionalist” chief justice, has given the president kingly powers, overturned a Reagan-era regulation doctrine, and issued two decades of wrecking ball opinions. It’s only going to get worse.
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Have We Been Invaded?
Looking for a seat on the Supreme Court, Judge James Ho of Texas spouts the party line.
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Alito’s Same-Sex Wedding Panic Threatens LGBTQ Rights
His opinion for the Supreme Court Majority in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case involving parents opting out of a children’s book about a same-sex wedding, has big implications.
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What Liberals Can Learn From Ted Kennedy’s “Robert Bork’s America” Speech
A Fresh Look at Ted Kennedy’s Famous “Robert Bork’s America” Speech. The senator’s 1987 floor statement helped sink the jurist’s Supreme Court nomination and is considered by Republicans (and some Democrats) to have been unfair. Looking back, was it?
