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Charlie Savage
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Abortion Ruling Poses New Questions About How Far Supreme Court Will Go
The decision overruling Roe v. Wade exposed internal divisions among conservative justices about reconsidering other rights.
Bracing for the End of Roe v. Wade, the White House Weighs Executive Actions
The Biden administration has been deluged with ideas to help mitigate a Supreme Court ruling overturning abortion rights, but many come with legal risks.
Why the Justice Department Is Unlikely to Investigate the Supreme Court Leak
The internal inquiry led by the court’s marshal has limited tools, but there are challenges to opening a criminal investigation.
Draft Opinion Overturning Roe Raises a Question: Are More Precedents Next?
The legal reasoning that the Supreme Court’s conservative bloc is considering to end abortion rights could uproot a series of other past rulings that created...
For Conservative Legal Movement, a Long-Sought Triumph Appears at Hand
For half a century, right-wing legal thinkers have been working toward the moment foretold by a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion.
Blackburn Miscasts Jackson’s Views and Record
Senator Marsha Blackburn took quotes out of context as she leveraged a blistering attack against Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Who Is Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson? A Leading Candidate to Succeed Justice Breyer
Judge Jackson, 51, already successfully went through the Senate confirmation process last year.
Debate Over ‘Packing’ Supreme Court Divides Biden Panel
The bipartisan group voted 34 to 0 to send the president a report analyzing ideas like Supreme Court expansion, but it declined to take a...
Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Prepares to Vote on Final Report
A draft version of the document flagged deep disputes over court expansion while exploring how phasing in term limits might work.
In Abortion Case, Chief Justice Roberts Searches for Middle Ground
The chief justice, known for his incremental approach to contentious issues, explored on Wednesday whether the court could uphold Mississippi’s law without totally throwing out...
In Abortion Case, John Roberts Searches for Middle Ground
The chief justice, known for his incremental approach to contentious issues, explored on Wednesday whether the court could uphold Mississippi’s law without totally throwing out...