Supreme Court

Stephen Breyer Is Getting Paid to Play Hamlet

Stephen Breyer Is Getting Paid to Play Hamlet Stephen Breyer Is Getting Paid to Play Hamlet

Rather than retiring, the justice is milking his moment in the sun—publishing a book, giving interviews, and defending his decision not to step down.

Oct 6, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Texas activists perform at the Women’s March

At the March for Abortion Rights, a New Generation of Activists Takes Center Stage At the March for Abortion Rights, a New Generation of Activists Takes Center Stage

The march felt like less a reaction to impending crisis and more the announcement of a rejuvenated feminist movement.

Oct 5, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

Why Are the Democrats Handing the Judicial Branch Over to the GOP?

Why Are the Democrats Handing the Judicial Branch Over to the GOP? Why Are the Democrats Handing the Judicial Branch Over to the GOP?

Democrats have a chance to reclaim the courts from conservatives by pushing to fill judicial vacancies and expanding the courts. They’re doing neither.

Oct 1, 2021 / Elie Mystal

This Supreme Court Term, Conservatives Have One Aim: Stop Progress

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

Osama bin Laden Newspapers

Pick Up the Stone: The American Way of Vengeance Pick Up the Stone: The American Way of Vengeance

The line from defeat in Afghanistan to deputizing bounty hunters in Texas can be traced in blood—and history.

Sep 22, 2021 / John Scagliotti and JoAnn Wypijewski

Rent Graffiti

We Are on the Precipice of a Housing Disaster We Are on the Precipice of a Housing Disaster

The average household debt burden has only grown during the pandemic—where is the legislative action?

Sep 17, 2021 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Problem Solved Problem Solved

Just don’t have sex in Texas. You’re welcome!

Sep 15, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

First Texas Came for Abortion. Now It’s Going After Voting Rights.

First Texas Came for Abortion. Now It’s Going After Voting Rights. First Texas Came for Abortion. Now It’s Going After Voting Rights.

Just a week after Texas’s abortion ban went into effect, Governor Greg Abbot signed a draconian voter suppression bill into law.

Sep 13, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Senator Susan Collins

Susan Collins, Brett Kavanaugh, and Texas’s Abortion Ban Susan Collins, Brett Kavanaugh, and Texas’s Abortion Ban

Collins cleared the way for Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court, and Kavanaugh cleared the way for this new assault on reproductive rights.

Sep 10, 2021 / John Nichols

Garland-DOJ-press-conf

The Justice Department Strikes Back The Justice Department Strikes Back

Since the DOJ cannot force Texas Republicans to magically become decent people, its smart lawsuit against the state’s abortion ban is the next best thing.

Sep 10, 2021 / Elie Mystal

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