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Protesters in front of the Supreme Court

Sooner or later, marriage equality will win. What happens to marriage then?

Clarence Earl Gideon

In its historic decision, the Supreme Court ruled that poor people have a right to a lawyer. But today, our system of indigent defense is shameful.

Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama

Section 5 is as necessary today as it was in 1965, when Alabama state troopers beat freedom marchers in Selma.

Nancy Keenan

As Roe v. Wade turns forty, NARAL seeks to mobilize a younger generation of activists.

Toy soldiers

The Roberts Court has shifted away from the very collective values and ideas that will be necessary to enact—and uphold—crucial policies on guns and mental health.

Prochoice protest

After taking some hits, the movement for abortion rights is pushing back—and has some new tricks up its sleeve.

Robert Bork

Bork was denied a seat on the Supreme Court because he was a right-wing zealot, not because of campaign of liberal lies.

Secrets

The Nation, with the ACLU and others, is suing the government over a law that allows unchecked surveillance. Will the Supreme Court even allow us to argue our case on the merits?

The Partisan is a weak account of the career and legal thinking of a conservative and obstreperous chief justice.

Blogs

 The GOP's War on Women has spurred another women-led movement to reclaim their rights. 

October 2, 2012

The current Supreme Court session will decide important cases on affirmative action, voting rights and same-sex marriage.

October 2, 2012

Presidential picks for the Supreme Court bench will be crucial, as many justices move further to the extreme right. 

September 20, 2012

The Citizens United decision of the “most powerful branch in government” demonstrates that it’s a Court for the 1 percent.

September 17, 2012