By judging today’s gun laws against what prevailed in the age of muskets, the conservative justices have left lower courts and legislatures without any guidance.
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At the Supreme Court, Here Come the Bribes—and a Biden Victory on Disinformation
The justices came up with a convenient definition of bribes and gave the president some leeway in encouraging social media companies not to amplify lies.
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Jamie Raskin’s Battleplan for Liberals in the War Over the Constitution
Jamie Raskin’s Battleplan for Liberals in the War Over the Constitution and the Courts. The Democratic Congressman has an originalist vision that is more persuasive than the legally spurious one the Right offers.
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The Supreme Court Keeps Misfiring on Guns
The Supreme Court Keeps Misfiring on Guns. In its Rahimi opinion, the Court listened to our brief as historians and upheld restrictions on domestic abusers. But it was only a tiny victory because, when it comes to firearms, the justices continue to legislate from the bench.
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Democrats Should Run Against the Supreme Court
Democrats Should Run Against the Supreme Court They ought to campaign against the whole Trump-enabled, rights-stealing, gift-taking conservative supermajority.
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What Was the Alito Flag Really About?
We must deal with the dangers of Justice Alito now, even if the roots of what happened with his spouse may never be known.
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Will Donald Trump End Up Behind Bars?
Will Donald Trump End Up Behind Bars? You bet he could. Here’s how it could play out.
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Today’s Supreme Court is Anti-Voter
The South Carolina redistricting ruling is more evidence of a Court that guts voting rights and defers to politicians and not citizens.
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Another Biden Accomplishment: 200 Judges and Counting
The president is undoing Trump’s judiciary takeover one nomination at a time, and it won’t be easy to roll back his gains should there be a MAGA restoration.
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Jack Smith’s Original Sin
It would have been harder, but instead of trying the Mar-a-Lago documents case in Florida, the special counsel could have sought to bring it to court in D.C. Had he, we might be close to a verdict.
