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When Does Kicking Black People Off Juries Cross a Constitutional Line?
The Supreme Court will consider whether a Mississippi prosecutor’s long record of excluding black jurors amounted to unconstitutional race discrimination.
Do American Women Still Need an Equal Rights Amendment?
We’re already living in Phyllis Schlafly’s nightmare.
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Census Citizenship Question
A trial judge had ruled against the Trump administration in January, saying Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s stated reason for adding the question was not his…
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Returns to Work at Supreme Court
The justice attended a private conference to consider adding cases to the court’s docket, including ones on the census and gay rights.
Trump’s Face-Saving Way Out of Political Crisis Raises Fears Over Rule of Law
Declaring a national emergency over a border wall lets the president avoid another damaging shutdown while not surrendering. But it could do long-term damage, experts…
The Real Problem With Trump’s National Emergency Plan
The fact that the president may have the authority to throw away billions on a foolish campaign promise is itself scandalous.
When Judges Defy the Supreme Court
The chief justice faces a time of great testing, both of himself and of the institution he heads, as the lower courts move rapidly even…
Why Chief Justice Roberts Just Protected Abortion Rights
By upholding abortion precedent, the usually conservative justice may also be seeking to uphold something else.
Is Religious Freedom for Christians Only?
Domineque Hakim Marcelle Ray wanted an imam by his side when he was executed. The Supreme Court said no.
In Surprise Abortion Vote, John Roberts Avoids ‘Jolt to the Legal System’
The chief justice, a student of legal rules governing precedent, balances guarding his court’s legitimacy against his generally conservative impulses.