Supreme Court

Members of the International Association of Machinists walking the picket line on Friday, May 23, 2025. In Thornhill v. Alabama, the court held that picketing is an “indispensable” right.

Remembering Labor’s Constitutional Rights Remembering Labor’s Constitutional Rights

The Constitution, properly interpreted, protects workers. But the Trump administration isn’t going to enforce those protections unless labor fights for them.

Jul 10, 2025 / Jennifer Abruzzo and Jay Swanson

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The key players in the corruption and destruction of the Supreme Court portrayed as vermin.

Jul 8, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

In this photo illustration, the age-restriction warning screen of the website PornHub is displayed on two digital screens.

Democrats Should Become the Pro-Porn Party Democrats Should Become the Pro-Porn Party

An immodest proposal.

Jul 2, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Associate Justice Samuel Alito poses for an official portrait.

Samuel Alito Takes Pride in Gay-Bashing Samuel Alito Takes Pride in Gay-Bashing

With his majority opinion in Mahmoud v. Taylor, Alito gave bigoted parents a big, fat kiss—and changed the nature of public education.

Jul 1, 2025 / Elie Mystal

This piece is an edited excerpt from Mohammed El-Kurd’s book Perfect Victims.

The Supreme Court Just Handed the States More Power to Gut Healthcare The Supreme Court Just Handed the States More Power to Gut Healthcare

The court’s ruling on Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic undermines the Medicaid program and puts reproductive health care in peril.

Jun 30, 2025 / Rachel Rebouché

Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett greet President Donald Trump after his address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

The Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Ruling Is a 5-Alarm Catastrophe The Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Ruling Is a 5-Alarm Catastrophe

In Trump v. CASA, the court hands the president yet more unaccountable authority—and yanks us into a neo-Confederate legal nightmare.

Jun 27, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Migrants from Guatemala are deported to their country with a United States military plane at the Fort Bliss facility in El Paso, Texas, on January 30, 2025.

The Supreme Court Allows Trump Officials to Deport Migrants to “Third Countries” The Supreme Court Allows Trump Officials to Deport Migrants to “Third Countries”

The Supreme Court ruled from its emergency docket that the Trump administration could temporarily send immigrants to third-party countries with which they have no connection.

Jun 27, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

A pro-choice demonstrator holds a sign in front of the US Supreme Court Building as the “Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic” case is heard on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

The Supreme Court Has Dealt Another Devastating Blow to Women The Supreme Court Has Dealt Another Devastating Blow to Women

The court’s ruling in Medina v. Planned Parenthood twists logic, common sense, and the law to further the right-wing assault on bodily autonomy.

Jun 26, 2025 / Elie Mystal

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents knock on the door of a residence during a multi-agency targeted enforcement operation in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday, January 26, 2025.

The Supreme Court Just Cosigned One of Trump’s Most Lawless Immigration Moves The Supreme Court Just Cosigned One of Trump’s Most Lawless Immigration Moves

Deporting people to countries where they might be tortured or killed? All good, according to the six GOP justices.

Jun 24, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Children hold signs and transgender pride flags as supporters of transgender rights rally by the Supreme Court, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington.

The Supreme Court’s Anti-Trans Decision Will Live in Infamy The Supreme Court’s Anti-Trans Decision Will Live in Infamy

In its bigotry and deceitfulness, US v. Skrmetti is destined to be seen alongside Plessy, Dobbs, Dred Scott, and all of the court’s other most notorious decisions.

Jun 18, 2025 / Elie Mystal

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