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Battling Dementia, Sandra Day O’Connor Leaves Public Life With Plea for Bipartisanship
Justice O’Connor, 88, was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. She wielded immense power and often found ways to bridge divides in…
Getting Beyond Balls and Strikes
What do umpires and judges have in common? Not as much as some people think.
Sandra Day O’Connor Says She Has Dementia
Justice O’Connor, 88, the first woman on the Supreme Court, said she had been diagnosed “some time ago” and would withdraw from public life.
The Far-Reaching Threats of a Conservative Court
Will the Supreme Court wipe out the government protections that have shielded Americans from abusive business practices since the New Deal?
Young People Are Suing the Trump Administration Over Climate Change. She’s Their Lawyer.
Julia Olson is representing 21 young plaintiffs, who may soon get their day in court. “She has built not just a case, but a movement,”…
Supreme Court Blocks Wilbur Ross Deposition on Census Citizenship Question
States and advocacy groups challenging a change to the census form said Wilbur Ross’s shifting rationales required his testimony.
The Challenge With Prosecuting Newsweek’s Former Owner for Fraud: There Were No Losses
The charges filed by the Manhattan district attorney’s office against two media companies raise a question: Can there be fraud if no money is lost?
With Kavanaugh on Court, Abortion Rights Groups Sharpen Their Focus on the States
The initiatives have two primary goals: to challenge restrictive measures advanced by emboldened states, and to bolster clinics in places friendlier to abortion rights that…
Where the Streets Have No Names, the People Have No Vote
The Enlightenment gave us street addresses and ushered in democracy. The Age of Un-Enlightenment is using addresses to usher it out.
Will Trump Evade Hispanic Voters’ Wrath?
That could spoil Democratic dreams of a big blue wave.