Grievance dressed as law, history warped into license, today’s Court is not checking Trump’s authoritarianism—it’s codifying it.
John Roberts
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Is the Supreme Court Standing Up to Trump?
The answer is complicated, but Chief Justice John Roberts may be treading a fine line between institutionalism and cowardice.
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What You Should Know About the Right to Protection in the Trump Era
What You Should Know About the Right to Protection in the Trump Era. The 14th Amendment was meant to enforce the laws equally, not put vulnerable populations in harm’s way. But that’s what the administration is doing.
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Imagining Trump with a Republican-Controlled Congress and the Roberts Court
The system of checks and balances devised by the founders didn’t envision all three branches being enthralled by a leader like Trump, and it can still happen.
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The Chaos of the Supreme Court’s Last Term—and What May Be Coming This Time
The Chaos of the Supreme Court’s Last Term—and What May Be Coming This Time. With their new term starting October 7, the nine justices face roiling legal waters and the bench’s profound dysfunction. A deep dive into an institution that is “not well.”
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Kamala Harris and the Black Swan Summer
Updates on two events that shook the world.
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The Perpetrator and the Prosecutor
Harris is framing the race, in part, as a tough-on-crime campaign against a convicted felon, but will Trump’s convictions be upheld?
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The Democratic Nominee Needs to Put the Supreme Court Front and Center
The Democratic Nominee Needs to Put the Supreme Court Front and Center. President Biden has the right ideas about reforming the out-of-control jurists, but here’s why whoever is chosen in Chicago next month needs to go even further.
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The Roberts Court’s Chevron Ruling and Darkening Clouds Over the Administrative State
Conservatives cheered the Court overturning the 40-year-old reasonable standard of deference to agencies. But other rulings may do more to hamstring both elected branches of government while aggrandizing the role of judges.
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The Trump Immunity Decision is Even Worse Than You Think
The Trump Immunity Decision is Even Worse Than You Think. In a frightening ruling that gave the felonious former president more than he could have wished, the conservative supermajority expanded the imperial presidency.
