Supreme Court

Approximately 15 anti-abortion advocates stand outside the Supreme Court with signs opposing abortion.

The Poison Pill in the Mifepristone Lawsuit That Could Trigger a National Abortion Ban The Poison Pill in the Mifepristone Lawsuit That Could Trigger a National Abortion Ban

In their push for a nationwide abortion ban, anti-abortion groups and Republican officials alike seem to be embracing the idea of giving the Comstock Act new life.

Apr 26, 2023 / Amy Littlefield

abortion protest, Washington, DC

Democrats Should Make Abortion a Cornerstone Issue Democrats Should Make Abortion a Cornerstone Issue

As the Republican Party keeps radicalizing, Democrats need to elevate reproductive freedom.

Apr 24, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Protests at the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Has Preserved Access to the Abortion Pill—Over Alito’s Salty Objection The Supreme Court Has Preserved Access to the Abortion Pill—Over Alito’s Salty Objection

The ruling, which stays a nationwide ban on mifepristone by a rogue Texas judge, is a rare, if perhaps temporary, victory.

Apr 21, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Packages of mifepristone tablets

The Fifth Circuit’s Abortion Pill Ruling Was All About Sowing Confusion The Fifth Circuit’s Abortion Pill Ruling Was All About Sowing Confusion

While the decision partially overturned an earlier ruling banning the sale of mifepristone, it also reaffirmed some of that ruling’s more troubling and dangerous logic.

Apr 14, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Dick Durbing at at Senate Democrat Leadership press conference

The Corrupt Courts and the Feckless Senate Judiciary Committee The Corrupt Courts and the Feckless Senate Judiciary Committee

Negligent Democratic leadership won’t challenge Clarence Thomas and other lawless judges.

Apr 14, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Justice Clarence Thomas.

The Decades-Old Case for Impeaching Clarence Thomas Keeps Getting Stronger The Decades-Old Case for Impeaching Clarence Thomas Keeps Getting Stronger

“We have a system of checks and balances,” warns Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “That includes checking egregious judicial overreach and abuse of power.”

Apr 13, 2023 / John Nichols

A pro-choice activist during a protest in New York City

The GOP’s Fanatical Judges Are Putting Our Lives in Danger The GOP’s Fanatical Judges Are Putting Our Lives in Danger

Recent rulings on Obamacare and abortion show a judiciary that is willing to imperil the lives of millions in pursuit of its radical agenda.

Apr 13, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves

Three protesters with signs reading

A Conservative Christian Judge Rules Against Medication Abortion. How Hard Will Democrats Fight Back? A Conservative Christian Judge Rules Against Medication Abortion. How Hard Will Democrats Fight Back?

Debate has erupted over how the Biden administration, blue states, and the abortion-rights movement should respond to this unprecedented decision.

Apr 11, 2023 / Amy Littlefield

Associate US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas poses for the official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on October 7, 2022.

Clarence Thomas Doesn’t Have to Be Bribed to Shred Basic Rights and Democracy Clarence Thomas Doesn’t Have to Be Bribed to Shred Basic Rights and Democracy

Thomas probably didn’t change any of his votes after island-hopping with Harlan Crow, but that doesn’t make the jaunts any less troubling.

Apr 11, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Harlan Crow

Clarence Thomas’s Rich Friend Collects: Judges, Politicians—and Nazi Memorabilia Clarence Thomas’s Rich Friend Collects: Judges, Politicians—and Nazi Memorabilia

Texas billionaire Harlan Crow is a modern-day Charles Foster Kane.

Apr 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer

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