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Who Will Defend the Defenders of the Constitution?

The president and his allies are encouraging a campaign of menace.

Trump Dares the Courts to Stop Him

The president is challenging the constitutional order.

The Senate Should Leave No Judgeship Unfilled

Donald Trump will try to fill every judgeship that Democrats leave open.

The Supreme Court Gives a Free Pass to Donald Trump and Future Presidents

In a step toward monarchy, the bedrock principle that presidents are not above the law has been set aside.

The Persistent Threat to Abortion Rights

A lawsuit that restricts a widely used abortion drug is unlikely to be the last challenge to Americans’ reproductive freedom.

No More Legal Games for Donald Trump

The Supreme Court can put a stop to the former president’s attempts to delay his criminal trial.

The Supreme Court Turns ‘Equal Protection’ Upside Down

Its ruling on affirmative action in college admissions overturns decades of precedents and programs that helped thousands of American students.

Congress Can Impose an Ethics Code if the Supreme Court Won’t

That would help foster a culture of accountability and transparency for a small group of powerful officials who have long avoided both.

The Highest Court Has the Government’s Lowest Ethical Standards

An ethics office at the Supreme Court, similar to ethics committees in the House and the Senate, should be established.

Florida Is Trying to Take Away the American Right to Speak Freely

There’s still time for state lawmakers to reject the crude pandering of a bill that seeks to overturn a bulwark of First Amendment law.