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Watch Obama speak about the Supreme Court’s big same-sex marriage ruling

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The Supreme Court could legalize moonshine, and ruin everything elseThe Supreme Court could legalize moonshine, and ruin everything else
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McNutt v. DOJ could allow the justices to seize tremendous power over the US economy.

By Ian Millhiser
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Even this Supreme Court seems unwilling to end birthright citizenshipEven this Supreme Court seems unwilling to end birthright citizenship
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At least seven justices appear to believe that the Fourteenth Amendment means what it says.

By Ian Millhiser
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Why an 8-1 Supreme Court just ruled in favor of anti-LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy”Why an 8-1 Supreme Court just ruled in favor of anti-LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy”
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Sadly, the Court’s decision in Chiles v. Salazar is correct.

By Ian Millhiser
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The sneaky way Trump’s lawyers are supercharging ICEThe sneaky way Trump’s lawyers are supercharging ICE
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A court just gave awful news to victims of ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Supreme Court is scared it’s going to break the internetThe Supreme Court is scared it’s going to break the internet
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This is a good thing.

By Ian Millhiser
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The ugly history behind Trump’s birthright citizenship case in the Supreme CourtThe ugly history behind Trump’s birthright citizenship case in the Supreme Court
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The peculiar legal argument behind Trump’s attack on citizenship was invented by 19th-century anti-Chinese racists.

By Ian Millhiser