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Inside the Supreme Court with Amy Coney Barrett
Shilo and Justice Barrett unpack the Constitution, divisive political battles, and the misconceptions surrounding one of America’s most powerful…
Shilo Brooks
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Packing the Court Would Shred the Constitution
Kamala Harris is the latest Democrat to call for expanding the number of justices. That would erase the last check on majority rule.
Jed Rubenfeld
‘Reverse Racism’ in Employment and Admissions Is Still Racism
Federal inquiries into ‘The New York Times’ and UCLA show the Trump administration is taking anti-white discrimination seriously.
Mene Ukueberuwa
The Supreme Court Finally Ends the Racial Districting Game
A majority of the justices declared that dividing voters by race is ‘odious to a free people.’
Jed Rubenfeld
The Ten Commandments Don’t Belong in Public School
The Supreme Court may soon correct the record regarding what history and the law say about separation of church and state.
Jed Rubenfeld
Will Trump Close the Door on Mass Haitian Migration?
The U.S. has fast-tracked immigration from Haiti since a 2010 earthquake. Sixteen years later, activists want to keep the program open forever.
Charles Lane
The Real Problem with the Shadow Docket
Emergency Supreme Court orders are not an example of a partisan court, as some critics have claimed. But because they are an act of power, not law, they…
Jed Rubenfeld
Trump Is Attacking the Supreme Court. That Only Makes It Stronger.
The Court’s role isn’t to be popular—it’s to resist power. Trump’s attacks are giving it ample opportunity to do just that.
Sarah Isgur
Trump Will Lose on Birthright Citizenship—but an Immigration Win Is Coming
Critics say the justices are either lackeys or haters of the president. But the Court’s approach to two big immigration cases suggests they’re guided by…
Jed Rubenfeld
Trump’s Tariffs Are Down—but Not Out
The Supreme Court blocked the president’s most sweeping tariffs. Within hours, he imposed new ones under a different authority.
Jed Rubenfeld
Will the Supreme Court Save the Fed from Trump?
The justices seem to think almost every appointee can be fired by the president—except for members of the central bank.
Jed Rubenfeld
Is Britain Giving Up on Jury Trials?
Drowning in backlogs, a desperate British government may be about to cut back the tradition it gave the world nearly 1,000 years ago.
Joshua Rozenberg
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