Republican Justice(s) Republican Justice(s)
Citizens United and Bush v. Gore don't stand alone. A decade worth of Supreme Court decisions has tiled the electoral playing field toward the Republicans.
May 21, 2010 / Herman Schwartz
The Supreme Court Slams the Door The Supreme Court Slams the Door
How a mere "procedural" decision blatantly shortchanges justice.
Sep 30, 2009 / Editorial / Herman Schwartz
The Supreme Court and the Election: What’s at Stake The Supreme Court and the Election: What’s at Stake
The next president and Congress must reverse the conservative tide of the Bush judiciary.
Oct 16, 2008 / Feature / Herman Schwartz
Summer Lunch Crunch Summer Lunch Crunch
It's going to be a hungry summer for low-income kids on vacation from school lunch programs.
Jun 7, 2007 / Editorial / Herman Schwartz
Legal Legacy Legal Legacy
Four new books explore the impact of Bush appointees on the newly politicized Supreme Court and the power they wield over our public and private lives.
Oct 12, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Herman Schwartz
How Do We Know FISA Is Working? How Do We Know FISA Is Working?
The illegality of the Bush-approved NSA domestic spying program seems obvious, especially with the passage of FISA in 1978, which requires electronic surveillance to be conducted o...
Jan 4, 2006 / Feature / Herman Schwartz
Cannabis Interrupted Cannabis Interrupted
The Supreme Court's medical marijuana decision was a major setback for common sense.
Jul 13, 2005 / Editorial / Herman Schwartz
Out With Gerrymanders! Out With Gerrymanders!
This April, in the case of Vieth v. Jubelirer, the Supreme Court came close to burying any hope of curing one of the worst diseases in our ailing democracy--the partisan gerryman...
Jul 1, 2004 / Editorial / Herman Schwartz
Lady Day Lady Day
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's new book, The Majesty of the Law, appears at a particularly auspicious moment. As the swing vote on and author of Grutter v.
Jul 17, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Herman Schwartz
The Court’s Terrible Two The Court’s Terrible Two
Saving the worst for last, on the final day of the term the Supreme Court issued 5-to-4 rulings on school vouchers and drug testing that blow a huge hole in the wall of church-sta...
Jul 3, 2002 / Editorial / Herman Schwartz