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November 16, 2016
Spencer Woodman
North Carolina’s War on Voters Is Heating Up
Conservatives are openly considering packing the state Supreme Court. Can anyone stop them?
November 16, 2016
David Dayen
Obama Can and Should Put Merrick Garland on the Supreme Court
The outgoing president has one final trump card—and he should play it.
November 4, 2016
Scott Lemieux
The GOP’s Dysfunction Is Our Dysfunction Now
The fight to fill the vacancy in the Supreme Court is at the center of a new, broken era of American politics.
November 3, 2016
Brian Beutler
The Trump Apocalypse Might Not Come, But the Republican One Will
The GOP was extreme under Obama. It may get much worse under Clinton.
November 1, 2016
Brian Beutler
Democratic Voters Are to Blame for Hillary Clinton’s Headaches
Here's what happens when you forget to vote.
October 27, 2016
Alex Shephard
Ted Cruz would rather neuter the Supreme Court than appoint Merrick Garland or any other Democratic nominee.
October 17, 2016
Brian Beutler
John McCain: Vote Republican if you want a legitimation crisis or the end of the filibuster, plus more Trumps.
October 10, 2016
Nicole Narea
Remember Merrick Garland?
October 3, 2016
MagazineElaine Showalter
Fighting Words
Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg is speaking out—and what it means for the battles ahead.
September 29, 2016
Sukjong Hong
The Washington Redskins are trying to ride the legal coattails of an Asian dance rock band called The Slants.
September 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
Is this Donald Trump’s worst idea?
September 7, 2016
Anakwa Dwamena
With the nomination of a Muslim federal judge, Obama cements his reputation as a president of firsts.
August 9, 2016
Brian Beutler
Trump’s “joke” about a violent coup-slash-assassination is fine due to the possibility of tax cuts, apparently.
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.
August 4, 2016
Brian Beutler
Is it worse for Republicans to be associated or dissociated with Trump? The answer is ‘yes.’
July 20, 2016
Brian Beutler
Mitch McConnell forgot that the perpetual Supreme Court vacancy is all about high-minded principle.
July 14, 2016
Alex Shephard
Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she “regrets” criticizing Donald Trump.
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.
June 30, 2016
PodcastPrimary Concerns
Primary Concerns Episode 19: The Codependent Futures of the Supreme Court and the GOP
June 28, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Why hasn’t Donald Trump commented on the Supreme Court’s big abortion decision?

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