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March 25, 2021
Retire, Justice Breyer? It’s Complicated.
It’s tough to call for a SCOTUS resignation just so a president can nominate a replacement. But given the GOP’s ruthlessness over the past five years, it’s tough not to.
Joan Walsh
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January 21, 2021
FirstLadyology: The Role Has Long Been a Lose-Lose Proposition
In breaking the mold for presidential partners, Jill Biden could set her successors free.
Alexis Grenell
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October 15, 2020
‘Roe v. Wade’ Is Nonnegotiable
Don’t believe the hot takes that say we can do without it.
Katha Pollitt
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October 14, 2020
Barrett’s Evasions Show Why Expanding the Court Is Necessary
The Republican deal with the devil to tolerate Trumpian corruption in exchange for a supermajority deserves both scorn and redress.
Jeet Heer
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October 5, 2020
Today Marks the Start of a Truly Terrifying Supreme Court Term
The upcoming term always threatened to inflict serious harm on our nation. Then Ruth Bader Ginsburg died.
Elie Mystal
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September 25, 2020
Amy Coney Barrett Is an Extremist—Just Not the Kind You Think
The problem with Trump’s Supreme Court nominee has nothing to do with her strongly held religious beliefs and everything to do with her right-wing Republican ones.
Elie Mystal
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September 24, 2020
The Media Is Missing the Republicans’ Supreme Court Power Grab—Again
McConnell and Co. are playing as dirty a game as possible in their quest to fill Ginsburg’s seat before the election, but you won’t find that story in most news coverage.
Elie Mystal
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September 24, 2020
Expand the Court!
Elie Mystal on Supreme Court packing, plus Sonia Shah on climate disasters.
Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
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September 23, 2020
Trump Wants Another ‘Bush v. Gore’
The rush to fill the Supreme Court seat is motivated in part by a desire to turn over the election result to the judiciary.
Jeet Heer
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September 23, 2020
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.
Elie Mystal