James D. Zirin

James D. Zirin, a lawyer, is the author of the new book Supremely Partisan—How Raw Politics Tips the Scales in the United States Supreme Court.

Former US president Donald Trump speaks to members of the media after testifying in his civil fraud trial at the New York State Supreme Court in New York City on November 6, 2023.

Trump Sues the Justice Department for $100 Million Trump Sues the Justice Department for $100 Million

Déjà vu all over again.

Aug 27, 2024 / James D. Zirin

Kevin McCarthy and Marjorie Taylor Greene in session

Only Republicans Want to Push Us Into Default Only Republicans Want to Push Us Into Default

How McCarthy, McConnell, and Greene are Martin, Barton, and Fish all over again.

May 17, 2023 / James D. Zirin

Brett Kavanaugh and Donald Trump

The Supreme Court’s Rightward Lurch The Supreme Court’s Rightward Lurch

The highest court in the land was never supposed to be a political body.

Jul 10, 2018 / James D. Zirin

Supreme Court

What Will the Supreme Court Look Like in a Donald Trump Presidency? What Will the Supreme Court Look Like in a Donald Trump Presidency?

If three additional liberal and moderate vacancies occur in the next four years, the Court could stand 7-2 conservative for decades to come.

Nov 11, 2016 / James D. Zirin

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The Only Thing Ruth Bader Ginsburg Did Wrong Was Apologize The Only Thing Ruth Bader Ginsburg Did Wrong Was Apologize

Who is better positioned to call Donald Trump out as a “faker” ignorant of the constitutional values that bind us together?

Jul 15, 2016 / James D. Zirin

Demonstrators protest the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

The Death Penalty Cases Before the Supreme Court Are a Prelude to a Legal Assault on the Constitutionality of Capital Punishment The Death Penalty Cases Before the Supreme Court Are a Prelude to a Legal Assault on the Constitutionality of Capital Punishment

Four soon-to-be-decided cases test the scope and application of the death penalty.

Jun 17, 2015 / James D. Zirin

The Court That Broke the Mob Celebrates a Birthday

The Court That Broke the Mob Celebrates a Birthday The Court That Broke the Mob Celebrates a Birthday

The cases that passed through Manhattan’s US Southern District court tell the history of post-World War II America.

Mar 24, 2014 / James D. Zirin

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