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Posted inLaw and Justice
Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices Solves a Lot of Problems
It eases the damage from the GOP’s stolen seats, assures an even distribution among presidents, and gives the geriatric court new blood.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Conservative Justices and the “Major Questions” Hustle
Conservative jurists demand “textualism” to get what they want, except when a statute’s words thwart their desired goal. But by using a new trick, they break their own rules. That’s how they blew up the EPA’s Clean Power Rule and may soon eviscerate Biden’s student loan relief.
Posted inBooks
Trust Fund U
In January 2021, when the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would hear an appeal challenging Harvard’s use of racial preferences in college admissions, the institution’s president, Larry Bacow, sent a note to the university community positioning Harvard as a righteous champion of social justice. The Court, he wrote, was threatening Harvard’s ability “to create […]
Posted inPolitics
The Trickle-Down Supreme Court
Now, plenty of appellate and district courts are acting like the Supremes—blowing up precedents and embracing slipshod legal theories.
Posted inLaw and Justice
A Rare Inside Look at Our Corrupt Supreme Court
Rob Schenck, the evangelical pastor turned spymaster, has unearthed how the high court really works and highlights the need for Congress and the public to rein in the rogue justices.
Posted inLaw and Justice
A Primer On Trump’s Legal Woes
An indictment seems very likely. Conviction is another matter.
Posted inMagazine
Affirmative Action for Lax Bros
A closer look at the Harvard admissions case now before the Supreme Court shows that it’s whites who benefit most from discrimination against Asians.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Roberts Court Takes Aim at the Voting Rights Act
In a case it will hear next week, the Court could side with Alabama and deliver a devastating blow to the landmark civil rights law.
