The Fight for Educational Equality Is Also a Fight for a Just Supreme Court The Fight for Educational Equality Is Also a Fight for a Just Supreme Court
The court has severely weakened our ability to make an education system that fulfills the promise of Brown.
Oct 22, 2026 / Janai Nelson
The Terrifying Future of States’ Criminalizing Pregnant People Is Already Here The Terrifying Future of States’ Criminalizing Pregnant People Is Already Here
The idea of charging people who have abortions with murder is gaining traction on the right. But a report finds that people are already being prosecuted for their pregnancy outcom...
Oct 20, 2026 / Amy Littlefield
The Supreme Court Is Coming for Affirmative Action—Again The Supreme Court Is Coming for Affirmative Action—Again
The high court has just accepted a case that takes aim at efforts to increase diversity at high-performing public schools.
Oct 20, 2026 / Elie Mystal
Is Blockbuster Video the Answer to Our Digital Privacy Woes? Is Blockbuster Video the Answer to Our Digital Privacy Woes?
The Supreme Court is weighing whether a 1988 video-store law can be used to protect our digital privacy.
Oct 15, 2026 / Elie Mystal
What Role Should the Supreme Court Play in American Politics? What Role Should the Supreme Court Play in American Politics?
A wide-ranging new book by Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan examines how America’s highest court often gets in the way of democratic politics.
Oct 13, 2026 / Books & the Arts / John Fabian Witt
Harlan Crow’s Portrait of SCOTUS Under Trump Harlan Crow’s Portrait of SCOTUS Under Trump
Clarence Thomas, the picture of corruption.
Oct 8, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
This Lawsuit Could Make Big Oil Pay for the Harm It’s Caused This Lawsuit Could Make Big Oil Pay for the Harm It’s Caused
The question is whether the Supreme Court will let it.
Oct 6, 2026 / Elie Mystal
The People vs. the Supreme Court The People vs. the Supreme Court
This term the Supreme Court has plans to trample even more of our rights. But we, the people, are not powerless in the face of their power grab.
Oct 5, 2026 / Feature / Elie Mystal
A New Theory of John Roberts’s Jurisprudence A New Theory of John Roberts’s Jurisprudence
In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent explains why he thinks Roberts rules the way he does. Plus: Elie mourns the end of summer—and the world.
Sep 4, 2026 / Elie Mystal
The Supreme Court Is Helping Trump Rig the Midterms The Supreme Court Is Helping Trump Rig the Midterms
Trump’s order limiting mail-in voting is patently unconstitutional—but that didn’t stop the court from giving it the green light.
Aug 26, 2026 / Elie Mystal