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2020 Democrats on the Supreme Court

We asked the candidates whether the size of the Supreme Court should be expanded.

Supreme Court Upholds Virginia’s Ban on Uranium Mining

The court ruled that the Atomic Energy Act did not bar the state’s moratorium on mining what appears to be the nation’s largest uranium deposit.

How Battles Over Serving Same-Sex Couples Play Out in Court

The Supreme Court just declined to hear a case in which a bakery refused to make a cake for a lesbian couple. Here’s a look…

Justices Dismiss Appeal in Virginia Racial Gerrymandering Case

The decision featured unusual alliances, with Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil M. Gorsuch joining three of the court’s more liberal members.

Supreme Court Affirms Exception to Double Jeopardy in a Case With Implications for Trump Associates

The justices refused to overrule precedents that allow separate prosecutions for the same crimes in state and federal courts

Supreme Court Won’t Rule on Clash Between Another Bakery and a Gay Couple

The Supreme Court again avoided deciding whether the Constitution allows people with religious objections to same-sex marriage to discriminate.

Trump’s Abuse of Executive Privilege Is More Than a Present Danger

He’s probably making it harder for future presidents to govern.

How History Changed Anita Hill

Nearly 30 years after the Clarence Thomas hearings, she talks about the progress that’s been made and the issues that remain.