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The Supreme Court appeared lost in a massive case about free speech onlineThe Supreme Court appeared lost in a massive case about free speech online
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The justices look likely to reinstate Texas and Florida laws that seize control of much of the internet — but not for long.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Alabama Supreme Court opinion holding that embryos are children, explainedThe Alabama Supreme Court opinion holding that embryos are children, explained
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Did Alabama’s Supreme Court just ban IVF treatments?

By Ian Millhiser
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Justice Alito is mad that George W. Bush was too wokeJustice Alito is mad that George W. Bush was too woke
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In a dissenting opinion, Alito takes a potshot at Bush’s signature racial justice program.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Supreme Court will decide whether to let civilians own automatic weaponsThe Supreme Court will decide whether to let civilians own automatic weapons
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Garland v. Cargill asks whether gun makers can evade the ban on machine guns with a device called a bump stock.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Supreme Court will decide if the government can seize control of YouTube and TwitterThe Supreme Court will decide if the government can seize control of YouTube and Twitter
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We’re about to find out if the Supreme Court still believes in capitalism.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Supreme Court will soon decide whether to sabotage Trump’s most important criminal trialThe Supreme Court will soon decide whether to sabotage Trump’s most important criminal trial
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Trump wants the justices to delay his election theft trial forever.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Supreme Court sure sounds eager to put Trump back on the ballotThe Supreme Court sure sounds eager to put Trump back on the ballot
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Trump’s Supreme Court lawyer was a disaster, and it won’t matter one bit.

By Ian Millhiser
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Can Colorado disqualify Trump from its ballot? 4 ways the Supreme Court might rule.Can Colorado disqualify Trump from its ballot? 4 ways the Supreme Court might rule.
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The Court’s GOP-appointed majority is very likely to rule for Trump. But it also matters how they rule for Trump.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Supreme Court is about to decide whether to sabotage Trump’s election theft trialThe Supreme Court is about to decide whether to sabotage Trump’s election theft trial
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The justices had their shot to hear Trump’s immunity appeal. Now they need to stop delaying his criminal trial.

By Ian Millhiser
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Trump’s legal arguments for staying on the ballot are embarrassingly weakTrump’s legal arguments for staying on the ballot are embarrassingly weak
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It’s hard to imagine this Supreme Court removing Trump from the ballot. But his lawyers gave the justices very little to work with.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Supreme Court weighs whether to end affirmative action at West PointThe Supreme Court weighs whether to end affirmative action at West Point
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The guy behind the Harvard lawsuit attacking affirmative action turns his ire on the service academies.

By Ian Millhiser
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The legal fight over whether Texas can seize control of the border, explainedThe legal fight over whether Texas can seize control of the border, explained
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The Constitution gives the Biden administration nearly exclusive authority over matters of immigration. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants the courts to change that.

By Ian Millhiser
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A new Supreme Court case threatens to take away your right to protestA new Supreme Court case threatens to take away your right to protest
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The Fifth Circuit has spent years harassing a civil rights activist, and they gutted much of the First Amendment in the process.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Supreme Court says no, Texas can’t use razor wire to restrain federal agentsThe Supreme Court says no, Texas can’t use razor wire to restrain federal agents
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By a bare 5-4 majority, the Supreme Court reaffirms that federal law still applies to Texas.

By Ian Millhiser
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Oklahoma is begging the Supreme Court not to make it kill a manOklahoma is begging the Supreme Court not to make it kill a man
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The case against Richard Glossip fell apart. Even the state’s Republican attorney general says he should not be executed. The Supreme Court may not care.

By Ian Millhiser
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John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett are unsure if they should be in charge of everythingJohn Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett are unsure if they should be in charge of everything
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Inside the Supreme Court argument asking if the justices should crown themselves kings and queens.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Supreme Court is running away from transgender rights casesThe Supreme Court is running away from transgender rights cases
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For the third time in the last year, the Supreme Court turned away an opportunity to make life much worse for trans youth.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Supreme Court will decide what cities can do about tent encampmentsThe Supreme Court will decide what cities can do about tent encampments
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An Oregon case will clarify whether officials can jail or fine homeless people for sleeping outside.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
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A new Supreme Court case about flooding has weirdly high stakes for Donald TrumpA new Supreme Court case about flooding has weirdly high stakes for Donald Trump
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A core issue raised in the Colorado case seeking to disqualify Trump from the presidency is also present in a much more obscure case being argued next week.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Supreme Court cases asking the justices to put themselves in charge of everything, explainedThe Supreme Court cases asking the justices to put themselves in charge of everything, explained
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The justices are threatening to put themselves in charge of every single federal agency. They should resist that temptation.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Supreme Court’s new, nightmare abortion cases, explainedThe Supreme Court’s new, nightmare abortion cases, explained
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The Court blocked a lower court order enforcing a federal law that protects patients who require medically necessary abortions.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Supreme Court arguments for (and against) removing Trump from the ballot, explainedThe Supreme Court arguments for (and against) removing Trump from the ballot, explained
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The Constitution has a right to defend itself, but Trump also has a right to due process.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Fifth Circuit just made it even more dangerous to be pregnant in a red stateThe Fifth Circuit just made it even more dangerous to be pregnant in a red state
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The Trumpiest court in America just tried to neutralize a federal law requiring most hospitals to provide medically necessary abortions.

By Ian Millhiser
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In a big victory for Trump, the Supreme Court tells Jack Smith to go awayIn a big victory for Trump, the Supreme Court tells Jack Smith to go away
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Trump wants to run out the clock on his criminal trials. The Supreme Court just gave him a significant assist.

By Ian Millhiser
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Everything you need to know about the court order removing Trump from the ballotEverything you need to know about the court order removing Trump from the ballot
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The Colorado Supreme Court’s decision is unlikely to be upheld by the US Supreme Court, but this issue is not going away.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Supreme Court case that could shut down Trump’s election theft trial, explainedThe Supreme Court case that could shut down Trump’s election theft trial, explained
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Trump claims that when the president tries to steal an election, it’s not illegal.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Supreme Court will hear its biggest abortion case since it overruled Roe v. WadeThe Supreme Court will hear its biggest abortion case since it overruled Roe v. Wade
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The justices will decide whether to ban mifepristone, a drug used in half of US abortions.

By Ian Millhiser
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Tracking the biggest cases the Supreme Court will hear in 2023-2024 termTracking the biggest cases the Supreme Court will hear in 2023-2024 term
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The US Supreme Court begins a new term on October 2, 2023. Follow here for news, analysis, and explainers on the biggest cases before the justices.

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The Supreme Court hands down a small but unexpected victory for LGBTQ peopleThe Supreme Court hands down a small but unexpected victory for LGBTQ people
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Do therapists have a right to tell patients to “pray away the gay”? The Court is leaving that question open.

By Ian Millhiser
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Billionaires had a surprisingly bad day in the Supreme CourtBillionaires had a surprisingly bad day in the Supreme Court
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Even this very conservative Court appears reluctant to blow up the federal government’s power to tax rich people.

By Ian Millhiser
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Two new Supreme Court cases ask if there is a right to medically necessary abortionTwo new Supreme Court cases ask if there is a right to medically necessary abortion
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A federal law requires most hospitals to perform emergency abortions. The question is whether a Republican Supreme Court will enforce it.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Supreme Court seeks a middle path between following the law and blowing up the governmentThe Supreme Court seeks a middle path between following the law and blowing up the government
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SEC v. Jarkesy is still likely to end in a 6-3 decision against the federal government. But it probably won’t be a catastrophic loss.

By Ian Millhiser
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Elon Musk’s attempt to silence his critics will be heard by one of America’s worst judgesElon Musk’s attempt to silence his critics will be heard by one of America’s worst judges
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Reed O’Connor is one of the most unapologetic Republican partisans in the entire federal judiciary.

By Ian Millhiser
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The new Trump judge revolt against the Voting Rights Act, explainedThe new Trump judge revolt against the Voting Rights Act, explained
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At the very moment the Supreme Court appears to be moderating on voting rights, GOP judges are going after America’s most important voting rights law.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Supreme Court case seeking to shut down wealth taxes before they even existThe Supreme Court case seeking to shut down wealth taxes before they even exist
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A SCOTUS case aiming to protect rich people from taxes could lead to chaos for the federal government’s finances.

By Ian Millhiser
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A Supreme Court case about stocks could help make Trump’s authoritarian dreams realityA Supreme Court case about stocks could help make Trump’s authoritarian dreams reality
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The “unitary executive” is back, and it could supercharge Trump’s plans to fill the government with his own loyalists.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Supreme Court’s new ethics code is a jokeThe Supreme Court’s new ethics code is a joke
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The code is so weak that it serves to legitimize Clarence Thomas’s corruption. It is literally worse than nothing.

By Ian Millhiser
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Democrats get surprisingly good news from America’s Trumpiest courtDemocrats get surprisingly good news from America’s Trumpiest court
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The Fifth Circuit decided to obey the law, for a change.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Supreme Court appears poised to rein in its worst decision on gunsThe Supreme Court appears poised to rein in its worst decision on guns
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Reason and basic human decency seemed to prevail at the Supreme Court’s big argument about whether domestic abusers should be armed.

By Ian Millhiser
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A foolish state official may have just handed the NRA a big Supreme Court victoryA foolish state official may have just handed the NRA a big Supreme Court victory
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Democrats need to be smarter while the GOP controls the Supreme Court.

By Ian Millhiser