Conditions of Emergence: On Elena Ferrante Conditions of Emergence: On Elena Ferrante
In the pseudonymous author’s Neapolitan Novels, the price of leaving Naples is that you can never be at home again.
Sep 24, 2015 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
The Death of the Class-Action Lawsuit? The Death of the Class-Action Lawsuit?
Class actions were the weapon of the people—until the Roberts Court made it nearly impossible to file one.
Sep 24, 2015 / Feature / Herman Schwartz
Think Police Can’t Use Illegally Obtained Evidence Against You? Think Again. Think Police Can’t Use Illegally Obtained Evidence Against You? Think Again.
Thanks to the Roberts Court, there’s no penalty for ignoring a key 4th Amendment protection.
Sep 24, 2015 / Feature / Paul Butler
Unions in Jeopardy Unions in Jeopardy
For decades the Supreme Court supported rules to protect collective bargaining. That era is over.
Sep 24, 2015 / Feature / Lily Eskelsen García
John Roberts Dismantled the ‘Crown Jewel’ of the Civil-Rights Movement John Roberts Dismantled the ‘Crown Jewel’ of the Civil-Rights Movement
The Supreme Court said that times have changed. So why were 180 restrictive voting laws passed after it gutted the Voting Rights Act?
Sep 24, 2015 / Feature / Theodore M. Shaw
Puzzle No. 3374 Puzzle No. 3374
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 In the distance, an expedition in Africa without any clothes (4) 4 Passenger lists fine mess aboard parts of ship…
Sep 24, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Letters From the October 12, 2015, Issue Letters From the October 12, 2015, Issue
Missed Message? Kai Wright’s article “A Demand, Not a Plea” [August 31/September 7] states that the August 8 event at which two Black Lives Matter activists interrupted Bernie San…
Sep 24, 2015 / Our Readers
It Just Got a Lot Harder for Americans to Have Their Day in Court It Just Got a Lot Harder for Americans to Have Their Day in Court
By rewriting the rules for civil complaints, the Supreme Court denied access to poor and middle-class people—and handed a big gift to corporate interests.
Sep 24, 2015 / Feature / Arthur R. Miller
The Many Sins of ‘Citizens United’ The Many Sins of ‘Citizens United’
In order to get the ruling they wanted, the conservative justices had to ignore an extensive record on political corruption.
Sep 24, 2015 / Feature / Senator Sheldon Whitehouse