Ending affirmative action in higher education, permitting anti-gay discrimination, and forbidding the education secretary from canceling student loan debt solidified the sorry legacy of the John Roberts Supreme Court. As both Garrett Epps and Joshua Douglas have thoroughly documented in the Washington Monthly, this is a radical Court dominated by six conservative justices willing to […]
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The Roberts Court Isn’t Getting More Moderate
The six conservative justices haven’t been shy about jettisoning decades of precedent and even their supposedly moderate rulings aren’t so moderate.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Unforgiven: The Supreme Court and the Student Loan Conundrum
Its rejection of the Biden administration’s plan fuels cynicism and seems to foreclose similar initiatives going forward.
Posted inLaw and Justice
John Roberts’s Tiresome Act
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has taken a sledgehammer to precedent and balanced notions of judicial responsibility—led by a chief justice who acts like he’s just an ol’ country lawyer.
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A (Mostly) Good Supreme Court Ruling, Nixing the “Independent State Legislature” Theory of Election Law
It wasn’t ideal, but by a 6-3 vote, the justices rebuked the radical proposition that statehouses can ignore the voting protections in state constitutions.
Posted inJuly/August 2023
Chamber of Secrets
The Supreme Court’s habit of deciding hugely important cases without briefings, arguments, or even a word of explanation threatens democracy.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Reclaiming Our Public Waters After the Supreme Court’s Devastating Decision
The Court upended a five-decade, science-based set of principles for keeping our waters clean. What now?
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court’s Latest Ruling Against Unions is Really Aimed at the New Deal
By targeting labor law and the much-maligned administrative state, the justices showed that rolling back workers’ rights is just one tactic in their larger war.
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This Supreme Court Loves to Legislate From the Bench. See Their Latest Decision on the EPA and Wetlands.
Last week, the majority of the justices decided to rewrite the Clean Water Act despite its professed belief in narrowly interpreting statutes.
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The Next Regulatory Disaster? The Supreme Court Takes Up the “Chevron Doctrine.”
For almost 40 years, it’s been a key test for judges weighing federal regulations. Will the Court’s conservative supermajority show modesty?
