Why Are Americans Losing Trust in the Supreme Court? Why Are Americans Losing Trust in the Supreme Court?
One simple answer is: partisanship.
Jun 18, 2012 / Barry Friedman
Healthcare and Scalia’s Broken Moral Compass Healthcare and Scalia’s Broken Moral Compass
As America awaits the Supreme Court’s decision on healthcare, it’s important to remember that what’s really on trial is humanity itself.
Jun 18, 2012 / Blog / Ilyse Hogue
Mariela Castro: Freedom for Alan Gross and the Cuban Five Mariela Castro: Freedom for Alan Gross and the Cuban Five
What would it take for the United States and Cuba to free Alan Gross and the Cuban Five?
Jun 11, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds
DOMA Declared Unconstitutional; Next Stop, Supreme Court DOMA Declared Unconstitutional; Next Stop, Supreme Court
What’s next for the Defense of Marriage Act?
Jun 1, 2012 / Blog / David Cole
Why We Still Need the Voting Rights Act Why We Still Need the Voting Rights Act
Jurisdictions that repeatedly violated voting rights during the Jim Crow era now want to get rid of federal scrutiny. They’re not ready.
May 24, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock
GOP Super PACs Dominate Early Ads With Lies GOP Super PACs Dominate Early Ads With Lies
Conservative Super PACs are outraising and outspending the liberal ones. And they are spreading lies.
How Mandatory Sentencing Laws Are Sending Juveniles to Prison for Life How Mandatory Sentencing Laws Are Sending Juveniles to Prison for Life
Why is a first-world country imprisoning its children for life?
May 10, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds
Supreme Court to Consider Arizona’s Immigration Law Supreme Court to Consider Arizona’s Immigration Law
Does Arizona’s immigration law go too far?
Apr 23, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Why the Supreme Court Matters Why the Supreme Court Matters
A GOP win in November would move the most conservative bench in history even further to the right.
Apr 11, 2012 / Editorial / Ari Berman
The True Horror of the ‘Florence’ Decision The True Horror of the ‘Florence’ Decision
The Supreme Court—as well as the Obama administration—upholds the right of the world’s biggest jailer to strip everyone who comes into its grasp.
Apr 11, 2012 / Editorial / JoAnn Wypijewski