Why we should always talk politics at the dinner table
A couple of pending cases on immigration and child welfare could dramatically swing the balance of power away from the president and Congress.
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In her defense of voting rights, Jackson brilliantly turned the tables on the right by crafting her own originalist argument to defend taking race into account when drawing district maps.
There is no consensus for Court reform and there are not the votes for it in Congress. But circumstances do change, often unexpectedly. Should progressives gain the opportunity to make structural changes to the Supreme Court, they should take it.
How do you solve a problem like SCOTUS?
The Onion has filed a brief in defense of parody in the Supreme Court. "Americans can be put in jail for poking fun at the government? This was a surprise to America's Finest News Source and an uncomfortable learning experience for its editorial team," the brief opens.
The Supreme Court majority aren’t done undermining American democracy.
Is this the end of the Voting Rights Act?
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