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I’m a Female Athlete. The Supreme Court Finally Gave Us the Protection We Need.
When Lia Thomas, a biological male, joined Penn’s women’s swim team, my coaches told me to accept it. The Supreme Court’s ruling on transgender athletes…
Paula Scanlan
The Greatness of the Constitution Shines in the Birthright Citizenship Case
The Court’s decision shows that constitutionalism is strong. The Justices stood against the president, and did so on a matter of core constitutional…
Jed Rubenfeld
The Supreme Court Stands Up for Girls in Sports
Tuesday’s ruling is a victory for fairness, reality, and the girls whom Title IX was meant to protect.
Ilya Shapiro
The Supreme Court Read Immigration Law Plainly. And the Media Freaked Out.
The liberal justices and ‘The New York Times’ politicized the case. But the border policy the court upheld accords with the law.
Jed Rubenfeld
Great Americans: The Wisdom of Sandra Day O’Connor
She made herself a formidable justice in the same way she had learned to brand calves, fire a rifle, or turn a bobcat into a house pet while growing up…
Charles Lane
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
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