Democracy’s defenders won round one, but Donald Trump has done plenty of damage to Americans’ faith in voting at home.
Samuel Alito
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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.
Posted inLaw and Justice
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.”
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Clouds Behind the Supreme Court’s Common-Sense Ruling on Postmarked Ballots
A 5-4 majority upheld longstanding practices of allowing ballots postmarked on election day to be counted. But exaggerated fears of “voter fraud” loomed over the ruling and dissent.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Roberts Court’s Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Nears Completion
Two rulings this year, including one this month, have laid bare the court’s fundamental misinterpretation of the landmark law and the Reconstruction Era Constitutional amendments that transformed America.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Plot to Destroy the Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court’s ruling eviscerating Section 2 of the landmark law is only part of its project.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Chiles v. Salazar: A New Frontier of Speech
In its 8–1 ruling on Colorado’s conversion therapy ban, the Supreme Court recast mental health care as protected expression.
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 inLaw and Justice
Trump’s Firing of a Fed Governor
Hopefully, the Court will see that kneecapping independent agencies isn’t needed to give presidents influence over policymaking.
Posted inLaw and Justice
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.
