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This 15-week proposed ban isn’t about “late-term” abortions.
Yeshiva University v. YU Pride Alliance is a genuinely difficult case about just how much immunity religious institutions should have from the law.
The Justice Department files an extraordinarily savvy response to the Trump judge’s “special master” order.
Trump Judge Aileen Cannon’s order is egregiously wrong and could be overturned on appeal. But it helps Trump run out the clock.
Judge Reed O’Connor’s latest decision is more nuanced than his previous work, but it is still a disaster for public health.
Preliminary data suggests that enthusiasm is up among women and young voters in the midterms.
Did we learn nothing from James Comey?
It’s easy to secure court orders blocking major policies when you can choose your own judges.
Trump is possibly in legal jeopardy, but we don’t know yet what charges he could face, if any at all.
Ballot measures could shore up — or obliterate — abortion rights.
Historically, the Court has tended to align with popular sentiment. But what happens when US elections do not produce democratic results?
A federal law requires ERs to care for patients with medical emergencies. The DOJ wants that enforced for abortion patients.
The Constitution doesn’t tell us which rights it protects, and now the power to decide that question rests with people like Samuel Alito.
A new California gun law should force the Supreme Court to confront the enormity of its worst decision in decades.
Apparently President Biden isn’t in charge of the executive branch anymore.
Under this Supreme Court, patients could struggle to obtain lifesaving drugs like methotrexate.
Oh look, a Trump judge thinks he’s in charge of immigration policy. Must be Tuesday.
The Supreme Court’s decision could help Democrats in 17 tight midterm contests.
What happens if the Court rejects the rule of law?
It marks an important first step, though there’s still more the White House could do.
The former president is out of office, but his policies have found a lifetime appointment.
Democrats don’t have the votes right now for major Supreme Court reform. But if they pick up seats, they could have many options.
The Biden v. Texas decision rejects a Trump judge’s absurd reading of federal law, then sends the case right back to that same judge.
West Virginia v. EPA confirms that the GOP-controlled Supreme Court will veto any federal regulation it wants.
The Supreme Court has limited the EPA’s ability to address climate change. That still won’t save faltering coal plants.
Former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun describes the historic significance of this moment.
Jackson has been nominated to fill the seat held by retiring justice Stephen Breyer.
West Virginia v. EPA is part of a bigger legal crusade to destroy environmental protections.
Moore v. Harper is a grave threat to US democracy, and the fate of that democracy probably comes down to Amy Coney Barrett.
Mayors know their cities can’t be abortion oases. But they’re doing what they can.
Ardoin v. Robinson could foreshadow a new age of widespread racial gerrymandering.
Dobbs is the next stress test for America’s teetering democracy.
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District is a big victory for the religious right, but only because Gorsuch misrepresents the facts of the case.
Cities and towns across the US have seen sustained protests since Dobbs was handed down.
Overturning Roe will likely weaken already-low public trust in the Court. In a contested election, that’s a recipe for disaster.
How birth control, cancer care, and more could change in a post-Roe America.
Some states are already enacting and embracing stricter abortion laws in the wake of the Dobbs decision.
More than 80 elected prosecutors have already committed to not enforcing abortion bans.
The Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe has made a national ban possible, but Republicans face considerable political obstacles.
The Court was the midwife of Jim Crow and now is one of the chief architects of America’s democratic decline.