Justices are supposed to be impervious to political winds, but historically they haven’t been. Will last week’s GOP drubbing humble the Roberts Court’s Republican majority?
Court Packing
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court Still Works as the Founders Intended
Many Democrats are hot to remake the Supreme Court. But it’s the lifetime judicial appointment that just kept Donald Trump from meddling with the midterms.
Posted inPolitics
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.
Posted inPolitics
It’s a Good Thing Democrats Didn’t Pack the Courts
Without an independent judiciary, the Constitution would be no match for Donald Trump’s authoritarian impulses.
Posted inLaw and Justice
How to Fix the Supreme Court
The time has come to connect popular anger over the conservative supermajority with concrete ideas for reform.
Posted inMagazine
The Court’s Third Great Crisis
Twice before in history, the Supreme Court has allowed itself to become an arm of one political party, with catastrophic results. Only the voters can save us from the same fate today.
Posted inPolitics
On Abortion, All Democratic Roads Lead to Court Packing
After Roe v. Wade, neither progressives nor the White House want to focus on expanding the Supreme Court to reverse the decision. They should.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Should Biden Pack the Supreme Court?
As legislation, it’s doomed. As a threat, it’s brilliant. What Joe could learn from F.D.R.
