The Supreme Court’s Texas Abortion Ruling Isn’t the Victory Many Want It to Be The Supreme Court’s Texas Abortion Ruling Isn’t the Victory Many Want It to Be
Sonia Sotomayor said it best: “The Court should have put an end to this madness months ago.… It failed to do so [earlier], and it fails again today.”
Dec 10, 2021 / Elie Mystal
This Supreme Court Term, Conservatives Have One Aim: Stop Progress This Supreme Court Term, Conservatives Have One Aim: Stop Progress
During the next nine months, conservatives justices will use their power to attack abortion rights, weaken gun regulations, and rewind the clock to a darker age.
Sep 30, 2021 / Feature / Elie Mystal
The Democrats Are Bungling Voting Rights—but Not in the Way You Think The Democrats Are Bungling Voting Rights—but Not in the Way You Think
The John Lewis Voting Rights Act is a valuable piece of legislation. So is the For the People Act. Both are destined to fail in front of the Supreme Court.
Jul 21, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Yesterday’s Union-Busting Supreme Court Decision Was a Segregationist Throwback Yesterday’s Union-Busting Supreme Court Decision Was a Segregationist Throwback
The court’s decision in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid will reverberate throughout the labor movement and far beyond.
Jun 24, 2021 / Editorial / Elie Mystal for The Nation
How the Supreme Court Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Religious Bigotry How the Supreme Court Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Religious Bigotry
The Supreme Court’s decision last week allowing a Catholic foster care agency to discriminate against LGBTQ couples was narrow—but awful.
Jun 21, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Republicans Tried to Kill the ACA—Instead It Got Stronger Republicans Tried to Kill the ACA—Instead It Got Stronger
While not a complete victory, the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act places it on its firmest legal ground yet.
Jun 18, 2021 / Elie Mystal
The Supreme Court Is Poised to Find New Ways to Disenfranchise Black Voters The Supreme Court Is Poised to Find New Ways to Disenfranchise Black Voters
If the court gives the go-ahead to two new, blatantly discriminatory voting laws, we can say goodbye to free and fair elections.
Mar 5, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Trump Turns the Crazy Up to 11—and the GOP Cheers Him Trump Turns the Crazy Up to 11—and the GOP Cheers Him
The lunatic in the Oval Office is bad enough. The deeper problem is his huge base of cult-like followers and GOP sycophants, who seem determined to follow him over a cliff.
Jan 5, 2021 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
The Affordable Care Act May Live to Die Another Day The Affordable Care Act May Live to Die Another Day
The oral arguments for the latest challenge to the ACA, played out before an ultraconservative Supreme Court, appeared to go about as well as anyone could have hoped.
Nov 11, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Today’s SCOTUS Ruling Means Trump’s Criminality Will Be Revealed—Someday Today’s SCOTUS Ruling Means Trump’s Criminality Will Be Revealed—Someday
The Supreme Court’s two rulings on Trump’s tax returns are a victory for the rule of law—even if the public won’t see the returns before the election.
Jul 9, 2020 / Elie Mystal