What the Dissents in the Mifepristone Case Tell Us About What’s to Come What the Dissents in the Mifepristone Case Tell Us About What’s to Come
Justice Alito called the Supreme Court’s order “unreasoned” and “remarkable,” while feigning ignorance over the decades of research pointing to mifepristone’s safety.
May 15, 2026 / Michele Goodwin
There’s No Way to Compensate for the Loss of Black Voting Power There’s No Way to Compensate for the Loss of Black Voting Power
In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent examines Democrats’ strategy to combat GOP gerrymanders. Plus: a look at the next major anti-trans case.
May 15, 2026 / Elie Mystal
How Students Are Fighting for Birth Control Access How Students Are Fighting for Birth Control Access
As reproductive rights shrink nationwide, university students are building grassroots networks to get contraception to their peers.
May 15, 2026 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor
Government by Payback Squad Government by Payback Squad
The Trump White House has weaponized all the arms of federal law enforcement to intimidate its political enemies and critics, undermining the rule of law and democracy.
May 14, 2026 / David Faris
The Multipronged Red-State Attack on Voting Rights The Multipronged Red-State Attack on Voting Rights
Red states aren’t just gerrymandering away voting rights—they’re working overtime to suppress the vote in as many ways as possible.
May 14, 2026 / Column / Elie Mystal
A New Booklet Seeks to End Reproductive Injustices Behind Bars A New Booklet Seeks to End Reproductive Injustices Behind Bars
The authors want to inform people in women’s prisons about their rights. “There’s no way to survive in there unless we know what our rights are.”
May 13, 2026 / Victoria Law
The Democrats Are 5 Years Too Late to the Voting Rights Fight The Democrats Are 5 Years Too Late to the Voting Rights Fight
Virginia Democrats’ appeal to the Supreme Court to save their state’s new congressional map is a sad case in point.
May 13, 2026 / Elie Mystal
The Devastating Double Standard for January 6 Rioters The Devastating Double Standard for January 6 Rioters
The Trump administration wields the full strength of its punitive power against immigrants, political opponents, and marginalized groups—and pardons January 6 offenders.
May 13, 2026 / Kali Holloway
Democracy Is Not Self-Executing Democracy Is Not Self-Executing
Michelle Adams’s Hillman Prize remarks.
May 13, 2026 / Michelle Adams
