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The justices seemed to reject Justice Neil Gorsuch’s earlier call for major changes to the rules governing punishment.
The Court’s GOP majority wants to grow Trump’s authority, but also give itself a veto power over the president.
There is no plausible argument that Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship is constitutional.
The Court’s Texas decision is a victory for Republicans, and it is a terrible blow to all gerrymandering plaintiffs.
Hamm v. Smith is a death penalty case, but it could have big implications for anyone accused of a crime.
The Court already killed most US campaign finance law. NRSC v. FEC is likely to give big donors even more influence.
Meanwhile, Texas Republicans want to immunize their gerrymander from constitutional review.
The GOP justices are about to hand Trump a victory that they have been dreaming about since he was married to Ivana.
Oops.
Thus far, the justices have signaled they may not let him — yet.
And save you $1,000 in the process.
The Republican Party’s arguments in Watson v. RNC is probably too much even for this Supreme Court.
The Republican justices find something they care about more than they care about religion.
The Supreme Court might take away Trump’s international weapon of first resort.
Trump’s tariffs appear to be in trouble.
The Court has made a hash of its religion decisions. Damon Landor may be the newest victim of that uncertainty.
Cheney’s final political act was patriotism, but his life’s work was autocracy.
If the Republican justices apply the same rules to Trump that they did to Biden, Trump’s tariffs must fall.
The justices could hand Trump the power to deploy troops anywhere, anytime — and against Americans.
Broadly, there are 5 ways to constrain rogue federal law enforcement agents. The Supreme Court nuked 3 of them.
The Republican justices hunt for a reason to gut America’s most successful civil rights law.
Maybe we don’t want to centralize power over elections in this particular federal government?
The Republican justices seem eager to kill state bans on anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy.
A new Supreme Court case could make therapists immune from regulation.
How do you negotiate with a man who can break his promises at any time?
What the Supreme Court plans to do to America in its upcoming term.
Dear John, Brett, and Amy: If Trump can come for James Comey, he can come for you.
Trump’s prosecution of Rep. LaMonica McIver may be the most anti-democratic thing he’s done since January 6.
The next few months could be the most consequential period for US constitutional law since the Roosevelt administration.
Cook v. Trump is one of the highest-stakes cases of Trump’s presidency.
ICE gets the go-ahead for indiscriminate immigration stops in LA.
Don’t expect the courts to keep ICE under control.
Welcome to the Supreme Court’s Calvinball era.
Oops.
Trump’s decision to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook is a test of the Republican justices’ submissiveness.
My brain hurts.
The court finally lifted a two-year ban on drag performances.
The Court has a special set of rules for Trump.
A new poll shows public support for the Supreme Court at its lowest point ever.
The Court recently limited access to porn. It is unclear whether that was a one-off decision or the start of a new regime.