By rendering race subordinate to partisan redistricting, the conservative justices can destroy the landmark law without declaring a key provision unconstitutional.
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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.
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Trump’s Threat to Justice: Comey and the Politics of Prosecution
As Justice Department attorneys reportedly race to indict the former FBI director, a former federal prosecutor reflects on DOJ’s madness.
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Brett Kavanaugh Hits the Street!
This summer, the Supreme Court issued an order in Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo, an “emergency docket” decision permitting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to continue detaining individuals in Los Angeles, based on their race or ethnicity, proficiency in Spanish, and suspicious presence near Home Depot, Beverly Hills lawns, and other hotbeds of criminal activity. […]
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The Supreme Court Greenlights Racial Profiling
Constitutional law professors Garrett Epps and Peter Shane dissect Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s recent opinion justifying the continuation of racially-motivated ICE raids in Los Angeles.
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A Blinkered Supreme Court Blocks Relief from Racial Profiling
Opposed to the use of race in higher education, the conservative supermajority upholds it when it comes to deportation.
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In NIH Funding Case, the Supreme Court Makes Up the Rules as It Goes Along
Chief Justice Roberts joined the liberals in a shadow docket ruling that was muddled even by the justices’ feckless standards.
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Trump’s Troop Deployment: Why It’s Both Ominous and Stupid
Where have all the Jeffrey Epstein files gone, long time passing? Being slowly handed to the House Oversight Committee, but not made public, so the details of Donald Trump’s connection with Epstein will stay a mystery. Don’t expect the Justice Department files to help. Trust Attorney General Pam Bondi not to release embarrassing information to […]
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The Shadow Knows
The Supreme Court’s shadow docket has become Trump’s secret weapon—anonymous, unexplained rulings that bypass normal procedures to hand the president victory after victory.
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Conservatism or Radicalism: Unpacking Today’s GOP
Conservative doesn’t accurately describe MAGA, and epithets like “fascist” are less than precise. A modest proposal for a new label.
