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John Roberts
February 20, 2017
David H. Gans
A Murdered Mexican Boy and the Abuse of American Power at the Border
The Supreme Court hears a case on Tuesday that has tremendous implications under the Trump administration.
January 6, 2017
Scott Lemieux
Eric Holder to the Rescue?
President Obama's former attorney general will be at the forefront of legal challenges to the Trump administration. Will they work?
December 14, 2016
Scott Lemieux
It’s Not Looking Good for Roe v. Wade
One Trump Supreme Court pick probably won’t change the status quo. But two definitely will.
August 5, 2016
Scott Lemieux
How Republican Efforts to Suppress the Vote Backfired Big Time
A string of judiciary defeats could result in a more devastating one: a Supreme Court hostile to voter ID laws.
July 7, 2016
Scott Lemieux
Why Did Obama Do So Well at the Supreme Court?
A look back at the court's major decisions in the Obama era—and what it means for the Court's future.
April 11, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Why won’t anyone on the Supreme Court stand up for Merrick Garland?
February 24, 2016
Scott Lemieux
Antonin Scalia and the Death of Originalism
Will Scalia’s grand constitutional theory have a lasting legacy on the Supreme Court?
February 19, 2016
Simon Lazarus
How John Roberts Can Save the Supreme Court
Senate Republicans plan to paralyze the nomination process. Here's a way forward for the chief justice this year.
January 13, 2016
Simon Lazarus
Next up at the Supreme Court: Obama’s Immigration Policy
The court's past rulings on Obamacare could prove decisive in a case that is up for consideration this week.
December 7, 2015
David H. Gans
Up Next at the Supreme Court: A Challenge to Equality for All Americans
A legal mastermind seeks to gut affirmative action and voting rights by rewriting the Fourteenth Amendment
October 5, 2015
Melvin I. Urofsky
Will the Supreme Court’s New Term Deliver the Next Great Dissent?
July 1, 2015
Brian Beutler
Anthony Kennedy’s Same-Sex Marriage Opinion Was a Logical Disaster
It was the correct ruling, but John Roberts's dissent completely outmatched him
June 30, 2015
Brian Beutler
Liberals, Don’t Get Complacent About the Supreme Court
June 29, 2015
Andrew Koppelman
A Slightly Modest Proposal
John Roberts's claims of judicial restraint should be taken with a grain of salt
June 25, 2015
Brian Beutler
Scalia's Dissent Disproves His Own Reading of the Affordable Care Act
June 25, 2015
Brian Beutler
Game Over, Obamacare Haters
June 25, 2015
Brian Beutler
The Five Most Likely Outcomes in the Supreme Court Obamacare Case
April 30, 2015
Brianne J. Gorod
Is John Roberts Drifting Left?
March 2, 2015
Brian Beutler
These Red States Say They Knew Obamacare Subsidies Were Conditional—They're Full of It
January 6, 2015
Brian Beutler
Conservatives Know the Latest Obamacare Challenge Is Weak—That's Why They're Trying to Spin John Roberts

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