Ted Cruz

Law and Justice

Will Conservative Judges Abide Trump’s Ending Birthright Citizenship?

by Garrett Epps November 19, 2024November 19, 2024

It’s been a settled law since the 19th Century that you’re American if you’re born here. But one jurist, and perhaps others, seems ready to dump the 14th Amendment for a MAGA power grab.

Politics

With the Senate on the Line, It’s Time for Democrats to Spend in Florida and Texas

by Bill Scher September 26, 2024September 26, 2024

Jonathan Alter's Trump Trial Diary

Day Six of the Trump Trial: A Bench Slap and Pecker on the Stand

by Jonathan Alter April 24, 2024December 3, 2024

Politics

Biden Should Start Budget Talks Now

by Bill Scher April 20, 2023April 19, 2023

Magazine

The Court’s Third Great Crisis

by Garrett Epps October 30, 2022November 3, 2022

Law and Justice

The Republicans Are Coming After Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan

by Peter M. Shane and Will Dobbs-Allsopp September 28, 2022September 29, 2022

Law and Justice

Ketanji Brown Jackson and the Real History of Choosing Supreme Court Justices

by Paul Finkelman March 30, 2022March 31, 2022

Politics

Donald Trump Promised He Wouldn’t Nominate a Black Woman to the Supreme Court

by Garrett Epps February 8, 2022February 9, 2022

Featured, Political Animal, Politics

Why the GOP Will Remain a Threat to Democracy, Even After Trump Is Gone

by Nancy LeTourneau January 5, 2021January 9, 2022

Featured, Political Animal

GOP Takes Another Step Toward Authoritarianism As Senators Object to Biden’s Win

by David Atkins January 2, 2021January 9, 2022

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