The ruling isn’t just pro-property rights; it’s contrary to our democratic values.
Supreme Court
Posted inBooks, July/August 2021, Magazine
The Supreme Court Justice Who Stood Up in Plessy v. Ferguson
Appraising the racial legacy of Justice John Marshall Harlan, the Court’s famous civil rights dissenter.
Posted inEconomy, Featured, Law and Justice, Political Animal, The Monopolized Economy
Supreme Court Affirms Limited Win for College Athletes But Helps Monopolies
An attorney explains how the NCAA case set back the antitrust law.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
On LGBTQ Rights, the Supreme Court Punts Yet Again
The Justices are distracting the public with narrow opinions that leave no side satisfied, just like those old Magic 8 balls. Soon, they’re going to have to make a decision.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Mitch McConnell’s Message to Justice Stephen Breyer: Quit Now
The Republican leader is threatening to derail another Democratic Supreme Court nominee. Why the oldest Justice should play hardball, too.
Posted inFeatured, Law and Justice, Political Animal, Politics
“Gimme an F!” Supreme Court Mulls the Case of the Cursing Cheerleader
The Roberts-era First Amendment is very protective of millionaires; does it also protect high-schoolers cursing at the Cocoa Hut?
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Should Biden Pack the Supreme Court?
As legislation, it’s doomed. As a threat, it’s brilliant. What Joe could learn from F.D.R.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Impeach Trump But Not for What He Said on January 6th
It’s chilling when my fellow liberals like Nancy Pelosi start talking about “incitement of insurrection,” a charge that’s been used against the Left and doesn’t apply here.
Posted inLaw and Justice, Main, Political Animal
Disbar Ken Paxton–And Then Some
The Texas Attorney General’s ridiculous, malevolent suit to throw out the ballots in four other states makes him more than a Trump stooge. He’s a legal menace.
Posted inMain, Political Animal
In Election Litigation, An Ominous Sign
Buried in a legal debate over “independent legislatures” lay signs that the Roberts Court is all about raw power.
