Scotus Archive
Archives for June 2021


The court decision freeing Bill Cosby is a train wreck. It’s also probably correct.


Brett Kavanaugh hands the smallest possible victory to millions of Americans facing eviction.


Blame John Roberts and Donald Trump.


SCOTUS is forced to clean up a $124 billion mess of its own making.


The Court’s new union-busting decision reads like something out of Ayn Rand’s darkest fantasies.


Turns out, applying the First Amendment to public schools is hard.


It’s a narrow win for the athletes, but it could foreshadow a much bigger victory.


The Court’s decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia punts most of the important issued raised by the case.


The Affordable Care Act is now a durable part of the American social safety net. Its successes and flaws have never been more apparent.


Buh-bye.


The pivotal senator has released a potentially transformative plan to promote fair elections.

The Justice Department’s institutional obligations do not change because Donald Trump is a horror show.


Much — but not all — of Justice Ginsburg’s women’s rights legacy is probably safe.


Not being entirely honest on your Tinder profile is not a federal crime.

Democratic campaigns can overcome some, but not all, of the Republican Party’s efforts to disenfranchise voters.