Will the Biden Administration Get Bolder on Improving Abortion Access? Will the Biden Administration Get Bolder on Improving Abortion Access?
The FDA’s announcement that it will permit abortion medication to be sent by mail is a start—but advocates are hoping for more.
Apr 27, 2021 / Amy Littlefield
Why Are Democrats So Determined to Block Court Reform? Why Are Democrats So Determined to Block Court Reform?
The refusal of leaders like Pelosi and Biden to engage with robust court-expansion proposals is an act of pure self-defeat.
Apr 16, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Is Designed to Fail Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Is Designed to Fail
Biden’s recently announced commission to study court reform isn’t designed to offer solutions—it’s designed to be an excuse to do nothing.
Apr 13, 2021 / Elie Mystal
How the Supreme Court Gave Cops a License to Kill How the Supreme Court Gave Cops a License to Kill
Derek Chauvin’s defense team is hoping that the 1989 Graham v. Connor ruling will be his ticket to acquittal.
Apr 8, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Can Biden Fix the Courts That Trump Broke? Can Biden Fix the Courts That Trump Broke?
There is no progressive future without a serious fight to reclaim the judiciary from the grips of conservative judges.
Apr 7, 2021 / Feature / Elie Mystal
The Supreme Court May Be About to Blast Another Hole in Gun Control The Supreme Court May Be About to Blast Another Hole in Gun Control
As the country reels from two mass shootings in a single week, the Supreme Court is considering taking on a case that could vastly expand gun “rights.”
Mar 25, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Retire, Justice Breyer? It’s Complicated. 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.
Mar 25, 2021 / Joan Walsh
It’s Time to Investigate the FBI—for Its Deep-Fake Kavanaugh Investigation It’s Time to Investigate the FBI—for Its Deep-Fake Kavanaugh Investigation
While most Democrats seem resigned to Kavanaugh's presence on the Supreme Court, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is pushing to keep the case against him alive.
Mar 17, 2021 / Elie Mystal
The Supreme Court Is Poised to Find New Ways to Disenfranchise Black Voters The Supreme Court Is Poised to Find New Ways to Disenfranchise Black Voters
If the court gives the go-ahead to two new, blatantly discriminatory voting laws, we can say goodbye to free and fair elections.
Mar 5, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Can the NAACP Succeed Where Everyone Else Has Failed? Can the NAACP Succeed Where Everyone Else Has Failed?
The organization is suing Trump on behalf of Representative Bennie Thompson, a survivor of the Capitol insurrection, under the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act.
Feb 17, 2021 / Elie Mystal