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John Roberts and Clarence Thomas Have the ‘Colorblind’ Constitution Wrong

John Marshall Harlan isn’t quite the egalitarian justice some make him out to be.

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan’s Remarkable Dissent

Her dissent on the student loan decision is revealing.

There Is One Group the Roberts Court Really Doesn’t Like

It is difficult to overstate the court’s hostility to organized labor and the rights of American workers.

The Actual Threat to Freedom Is Coming From the States

We have a long history with various forms of sub-national authoritarianism.

Neil Gorsuch Has Given Himself Away

A justice who frequently struggles to see injustice and cruelty in the present will surely struggle to see injustice and cruelty in the past.

Clarence Thomas Can’t Undermine the Legitimacy of the Supreme Court Fast Enough

Democrats are not out to weaken the Supreme Court. But they should be.

Political Stagnation Is Not Our Only Option

There’s nothing that says we can’t write new rules.

The Polite Disdain of John Roberts Finds a Target

The chief justice knows which branch of government reigns supreme.

Clarence Thomas Can Do No Wrong

Apparently, the law is a little different for those at the top.