A Rando Trump Judge Just Blew a Giant Hole in the Voting Rights Act A Rando Trump Judge Just Blew a Giant Hole in the Voting Rights Act
In a shocking decision, Judge David Stras joined with fellow GOP appointee Raymond Gruender to make the VRA virtually unenforceable in seven states.
Nov 29, 2023 / Elie Mystal
The Supreme Court’s New Ethics Code Won’t Stop the Corruption The Supreme Court’s New Ethics Code Won’t Stop the Corruption
For all the hype, the high court’s flashy new ethics rules are little more than a PR stunt designed to take the heat off scandal-plagued justices.
Nov 14, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Why It’s Important to Defend Representative Rashida Tlaib Against Censure, Whether or Not We Agree With Her Why It’s Important to Defend Representative Rashida Tlaib Against Censure, Whether or Not We Agree With Her
The First Amendment doesn’t permit us to punish political expression in America.
Nov 10, 2023 / Jamie Raskin
With Abortion Winning on the Ballot, Will Republicans Double Down on a Failing Strategy? With Abortion Winning on the Ballot, Will Republicans Double Down on a Failing Strategy?
The GOP is increasingly ditching labels like “pro-life” and calling for abortion “limits” rather than bans. But some activists and state officials in Missouri continue to bet on t...
Nov 10, 2023 / StudentNation / Molly Morrow
Remembering Andrea Miller, a Reproductive Justice Movement Visionary With a Plan Remembering Andrea Miller, a Reproductive Justice Movement Visionary With a Plan
Miller understood that the potential for bold change on abortion access was in the states, not in the federal courts.
Nov 8, 2023 / Amy Littlefield
The Supreme Court’s Next Big Gun Case Puts Us All in the Crosshairs The Supreme Court’s Next Big Gun Case Puts Us All in the Crosshairs
If the court rules in favor of the gun lobby, we could see a return of bump stocks, which turn semiautomatic rifles into machine guns.
Nov 7, 2023 / Elie Mystal
The Fate of Your Rent May Be in the Supreme Court’s Hands The Fate of Your Rent May Be in the Supreme Court’s Hands
The nation’s highest court is weighing whether to hear two rent-regulation cases that could gut renter protection laws.
Oct 20, 2023 / Elie Mystal
How Leonard Leo Weaponized the Courts Against Democracy How Leonard Leo Weaponized the Courts Against Democracy
The Federalist Society uses billionaire funds and right-wing ideology to remake the law.
Oct 13, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Silence Is Complicity Silence Is Complicity
Let’s speak out against white supremacy, human trafficking, bigotry, sexual abuse, gun violence, oppression, mass shootings, domestic violence…
Oct 13, 2023 / OppArt / Judy Polstra