The Supreme Court Has Kicked the Door Wide Open to Jim Crow–Style Bigotry The Supreme Court Has Kicked the Door Wide Open to Jim Crow–Style Bigotry
The court's conservatives used a case literally based on a homophobe’s fantasies to blow a huge hole in our antidiscrimination laws and revive the spirit of Plessy v. Ferguson.
Jul 3, 2023 / Column / Elie Mystal
The GOP’s War on Obamacare Is Screwing Up Its War on Abortion The GOP’s War on Obamacare Is Screwing Up Its War on Abortion
It’s an irony so delicious I hope Alanis Morissette writes a song about it.
Mar 24, 2023 / Elie Mystal
The Theocrats on the Supreme Court Strike Again The Theocrats on the Supreme Court Strike Again
With the praying football coach decision, the court’s conservatives upended a key precedent and knocked another hole in the wall separating church and state.
Jun 28, 2022 / Elie Mystal
If Senate Democrats Are Sick of Losing, They Should Try Fighting If Senate Democrats Are Sick of Losing, They Should Try Fighting
As a first step, that means making Sheldon Whitehouse the Democratic leader of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Dec 1, 2020 / Elie Mystal
There Is Only One Way Out of This Crisis: Expand the Court There Is Only One Way Out of This Crisis: Expand the Court
Expanding the Supreme Court may not be easy, but it’s the only constitutional way to address the Republicans’ cynical theft of at least two seats.
Sep 23, 2020 / Elie Mystal
The Trump Administration Is on a Capital Punishment Killing Spree The Trump Administration Is on a Capital Punishment Killing Spree
After 17 years, attorney General Bill Barr has resumed federal executions—and the conservatives on the Supreme Court approve.
Jul 17, 2020 / Elie Mystal
The Supreme Court, Capital, and Queer Equality The Supreme Court, Capital, and Queer Equality
This unexpected victory is cause for celebration. Now the fight moves out of the courtroom, to the shop floor—and the streets.
Jun 16, 2020 / Joanna Wuest
Neil Gorsuch Stuns the Nation, Does the Right Thing Neil Gorsuch Stuns the Nation, Does the Right Thing
In a forceful decision, the Supreme Court grants an emphatic victory to LGBTQ rights.
Jun 16, 2020 / Elie Mystal
SCOTUS May Have Just Decided to Exempt Trump From the Rule of Law SCOTUS May Have Just Decided to Exempt Trump From the Rule of Law
During landmark oral arguments on Trump’s tax returns, conservative justices made clear they think the president is above the law.
May 13, 2020 / Elie Mystal
The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier to Get Away With Discrimination The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier to Get Away With Discrimination
What makes the decision all the more terrible is that the court ruled unanimously to weaken the civil rights protection at the center of the case.
Mar 26, 2020 / Elie Mystal