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Emily Bazelon
Posts
How ‘History and Tradition’ Rulings Are Changing American Law
A new legal standard is gaining traction among conservative judges — one that might turn back the clock on drag shows, gun restrictions and more....
Why ‘Fetal Personhood’ Is Roiling the Right
An Alabama decision on I.V.F. has put an uncompromising principle on a collision course with political reality. This post first appeared in New York Times...
Sandra Day O’Connor Cared More About Pragmatism Than Feminism
Even if it vexed nearly everyone around her. This post first appeared in New York Times - US Supreme Court. Read the original article.
The Surprising Places Where Abortion Rights Are on the Ballot, and Winning
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a wave of abortion bans and restrictions swept the country. But in a number of red and...
How Much Power Should the Courts Have?
In Israel, the United States and other democracies, bitter battles are being waged over the same question. This post first appeared in New York Times...
Why Is Affirmative Action in Peril? One Man’s Decision.
How the landmark 1978 Supreme Court decision that upheld the practice may ultimately have set it on a path to being outlawed. This post first...
America Almost Took a Different Path Toward Abortion Rights
Roe v. Wade was never expected to be the case that made history. This post first appeared in New York Times - US Supreme Court....
On Abortion, Beware the Feminism of Justice Alito
Women apparently have advanced so far, they no longer need guaranteed access to abortion. This post first appeared in New York Times - US Supreme...
The G.O.P.’s Misleading Attack on Judge Jackson
How Republicans used a specious attack to portray her as soft on child sex abuse. This post first appeared in New York Times - US...