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‘We’d Fill It,’ McConnell Says of a Possible 2020 Supreme Court Vacancy
Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, answered a question asking if Republicans would fill a Supreme Court seat if one opened during the election campaign...
The Hidden Consequences of the New Abortion Laws
They will force women to carry pregnancies to term despite the detection of painful and deadly fetal anomalies. This post first appeared in New York...
McConnell Called Hypocrite After Saying G.O.P. Would Confirm Justice in 2020
The Senate majority leader acknowledged that Republicans would treat a judge nominated by a Republican president differently from one nominated by a Democratic president. This...
Explaining the Supreme Court Ruling on Indiana’s Abortion Law
The court upheld a provision on the disposal of fetal remains but avoided what could have been a test of Roe v. Wade. Here’s what...
The Many Contradictions of Oliver Wendell Holmes
Stephen Budiansky’s new biography of the Supreme Court justice reveals a man who was guided by experience, not logic. This post first appeared in New...
Justices to Hear Case of U.S. Agent’s Shooting of Teenager Across the Mexican Border
The Supreme Court also issued a decision limiting suits against the police by people claiming retaliatory arrests for exercising their First Amendment rights. This post...
Supreme Court Sidesteps Abortion Question in Ruling on Indiana Law
The justices upheld a law on the disposal of fetal remains, but declined to hear a case on whether states can prohibit abortions sought solely...
Fearing Supreme Court Loss, New York Tries to Make Gun Case Vanish
The case, a challenge to a New York City gun regulation, is the first Second Amendment case at the Supreme Court in almost a decade....
The Indian Law That Helps Build Walls
The Supreme Court’s legal abuse of Native Americans set the stage for America’s poor treatment of many of its vulnerable populations. This post first appeared...
Supreme Court Blocks Two Rulings Striking Down Voting Maps
Federal courts in Ohio and Michigan had said maps there violated the Constitution by favoring the party in power. This post first appeared in New...
President Pete? One-on-One With Buttigieg
An interview with Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend on his 2020 presidential campaign This post first appeared in New York Times - US Supreme...
Nationwide Injunctions Speak to Judiciary’s Growing Power, Barr Says
The broad use of such injunctions illustrate how the federal district courts have undermined executive authority, the attorney general said in a speech on Tuesday...