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.
Roe v. Wade
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Voters Don’t Believe You Stand for Things Until You Actually Do Them
What’s behind the Democratic comeback summer? Chalk it up to voters seeing Republicans overturn Roe and Democrats making big moves on issues like climate change.
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Don’t Abort Local Prosecutors’ Discretion
Liberal and conservative efforts to tie the hands of local elected prosecutors are a bad idea in general. When it comes to abortion, they should be free to decide how to use their limited resources.
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Voters Are Realizing Republicans Mean What They Say
The GOP benefited when voters didn’t hear the details of January 6, or think abortion rights would be abolished. Now they’ve been red-pilled.
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What’s (Not) the Matter With Kansas
The surprising landslide victory of pro-choice forces shows the power of referendums—and how out of touch the Supreme Court was when it overturned Roe v. Wade.
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The Supreme Court’s Originalist Obsession Continues
The Court’s conservative majority is enthralled with originalism, but it’s really a license for Alito, Thomas, and others to trample abortion rights and unleash guns.
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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.
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The Surveillance Threat After Roe Is Worse Than You Think
Justin Sherman, a Duke University expert on data brokers, discusses the dangers to reproductive health and all that can go wrong in a brave new world of menstrual tracking apps.
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Conservatives Killed the Supreme Court Nomination of Harriet Miers, Dooming Roe v. Wade
In 2005, the right stopped George W. Bush’s pick for the Court. Would it have been very different if she had made it?
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Biden’s Tougher Tone on Abortion Rights Is a Welcome Change
The president and the Democratic leadership can’t treat the end of Roe v. Wade as just another disagreement with Republicans.
