Supreme Court

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress on March 7, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Let the Presidential Election Mudslinging Begin! Let the Presidential Election Mudslinging Begin!

Trashing Donald Trump can’t be Joe Biden’s whole reelection message. But it’s a good start.

Mar 8, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump in a courtroom looking over his shoulder.

The Trumpian Consequences of Delaying Justice The Trumpian Consequences of Delaying Justice

Rather than rising to the moment, our courts seem to be succumbing to the uncertainty of it all.

Mar 6, 2024 / Karen J. Greenberg

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts before the State of the Union address in the House chamber on February 4, 2020, in Washington, D.C

The Supreme Court Just Rejected the Constitution to Help Donald Trump The Supreme Court Just Rejected the Constitution to Help Donald Trump

The court’s ruling that states can’t remove Trump from the ballot flies in the face of the 14th Amendment’s crystal-clear language.

Mar 4, 2024 / John Nichols

Justices of the US Supreme Court pose for their official photo at the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., on October 7, 2022.

The Supreme Court Must Be Stopped The Supreme Court Must Be Stopped

The court is fundamentally antidemocratic—and the only way to limit the damage it can do is to reduce its power, budget, and lack of accountability. 

Mar 1, 2024 / Elie Mystal

The Charismatics

The Charismatics The Charismatics

Immolations.

Mar 1, 2024 / The Greater Quiet / Steve Brodner

The US Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.

The Supreme Court Could Decide This Term’s Big Gun Case on the Basis of… Grammar The Supreme Court Could Decide This Term’s Big Gun Case on the Basis of… Grammar

Justices like Neil Gorsuch are doing all they can to make sure “bump stocks”—which turn regular guns into machine guns—are legal.

Feb 29, 2024 / Elie Mystal

A Bible and cross lie on the American flag.

Alabama’s IVF Ruling Is Christian Theology Masquerading as Law Alabama’s IVF Ruling Is Christian Theology Masquerading as Law

The ruling is clearly unconstitutional, but don’t expect the Supreme Court to come to the rescue.

Feb 23, 2024 / Elie Mystal

Former president Donald Trump speaks during a visit to a Team Trump Volunteer Leadership Training, at the Grimes Community Complex in Grimes, Iowa, on Thursday, June 1, 2023.

Donald Trump Makes a Mockery of the Constitution Donald Trump Makes a Mockery of the Constitution

His determination to put the 14th Amendment in the trash can of history should draw the most concern.

Feb 15, 2024 / Clarence Lusane

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is GettyImages-1948402901.jpg President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally to

There Is Only One Way for Biden to Fulfill His Promise to “Restore Roe” There Is Only One Way for Biden to Fulfill His Promise to “Restore Roe”

If the president truly wants to protect reproductive rights, he’s going to have to do what he’s so far refused even to consider: expand the Supreme Court.

Feb 20, 2024 / Column / Elie Mystal

People attend a signing ceremony for the Respect for Marriage Act at the White House

This Valentine’s Day, It’s Not Just Love That’s on the Ballot This Valentine’s Day, It’s Not Just Love That’s on the Ballot

Basic dignity is threatened as LGBTQ+ freedoms are increasingly endangered.

Feb 13, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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