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Scotus Archive

Archives for December 2021

Future Perfect
22 predictions we made in 2021, and the 13 we got right22 predictions we made in 2021, and the 13 we got right
Future Perfect

Our batting average in forecasting 2021.

By Dylan Matthews, Sigal Samuel and 1 more
Politics
Just how much is Trump’s judiciary sabotaging the Biden presidency?Just how much is Trump’s judiciary sabotaging the Biden presidency?
Politics

More than a year after Trump’s defeat, Biden is forced to share power with increasingly partisan judges.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The Supreme Court showdown over Biden’s vaccine policies, explainedThe Supreme Court showdown over Biden’s vaccine policies, explained
Politics

Biden’s vaccination policies could save many lives. The Court could toss them out anyway.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Trump wants the courts to help him sabotage the January 6 investigationTrump wants the courts to help him sabotage the January 6 investigation
Politics

Trump is no longer president. Will the Supreme Court keep bending the law to protect him?

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The one good thing that could come from Gavin Newsom trolling the Supreme CourtThe one good thing that could come from Gavin Newsom trolling the Supreme Court
Politics

There are worse things than a hypocritical Court.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Don’t be fooled: The Supreme Court’s Texas abortion decision is a big defeat for Roe v. WadeDon’t be fooled: The Supreme Court’s Texas abortion decision is a big defeat for Roe v. Wade
Politics

Justice Neil Gorsuch’s majority opinion is sneaky, underhanded, and a big blow to abortion rights.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The Supreme Court appears really eager to force taxpayers to fund religious educationThe Supreme Court appears really eager to force taxpayers to fund religious education
Politics

Carson v. Makin appears likely to end in another transformative victory for the religious right.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Why adoption isn’t a replacement for abortion rightsWhy adoption isn’t a replacement for abortion rights
Politics

From the dangers of pregnancy to the trauma of adoption, there’s a lot SCOTUS has not acknowledged as Roe v. Wade hangs in the balance.

By Anna North
Politics
The hideous legal obstacles facing DOJ’s new anti-gerrymandering lawsuit in TexasThe hideous legal obstacles facing DOJ’s new anti-gerrymandering lawsuit in Texas
Politics

The Biden administration makes a persuasive case that Texas violated the Voting Rights Act, but the Supreme Court hates the Voting Rights Act.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The religious right wants states’ tax dollars, and the Supreme Court is likely to agreeThe religious right wants states’ tax dollars, and the Supreme Court is likely to agree
Politics

An emboldened religious right wants the public to pay for its schools.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
It sure sounds like Roe v. Wade is doomedIt sure sounds like Roe v. Wade is doomed
Politics

Republicans have long promised to appoint justices who will overrule Roe. They’ve probably succeeded.

By Ian Millhiser