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The Constitution was written to thwart Black freedom. But we can change the rules.
In Andrus v. Texas, the Supreme Court’s new majority shows that it doesn’t care what the old majority had to say.
Egbert v. Boule is a severe blow to the proposition that law enforcement must obey the Constitution.
Southwest Airlines v. Saxon carves out the narrowest exception to one of the Court’s most egregious anti-worker decisions.
A silly case about a minor paperwork error could snowball into a serious threat to the right to vote.
The justices split 5-4 on whether Texas can effectively seize control of the major social media platforms.
If you can’t ban handguns, you’re just spinning your wheels.
The Court effectively overruled two of its previous decisions, and it is likely an innocent man will die as a result.
A South Texas runoff could show how motivating abortion rights can be for voters.
It’s about to become the first state to ban abortions after fertilization.
Jarkesy v. SEC would dismantle much of the system the federal government uses to enforce longstanding laws.
Tracking down the sources of abortion pills, a brewing internal schism over arresting pregnant people — welcome to the post-Roe future.
A case brought by Ted Cruz is a huge boon to rich candidates and moneyed lobbyists.
“The Supreme Court is only as good as the people who are on it,” the lawyer and scholar tells Vox.
The First Amendment doesn’t apply to Republicans anymore?
Justice Alito is a staunch opponent of LGBTQ rights, but he may not have the votes to turn back the clock.
Does Justice Alito’s draft opinion hint at future rollbacks on marriage equality, birth control, and other issues?
Gutting abortion rights might not boost the GOP in the midterms.
Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked opinion is a full-bore attack on the right to an abortion.
The Court hands the Christian right a victory it actually deserved to win.
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk is not secretary of homeland security, even though he might think he is.
The justices may take a big bite out of the First Amendment’s establishment clause, or they might take a simply enormous bite out of it.
Elected presidents, and not unelected judges, should decide America’s foreign policy.
This isn’t a close case.
The Court’s decision is a tremendous, if not unexpected, blow to poor Puerto Ricans.
This decision is what happens when judges don’t care what the law actually says.
Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County School Board is a testament to just how much Republicans have radicalized on race.
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District is the culmination of 60 years of fears about religious coercion by public schools.
The Supreme Court is more diverse than it has ever been, and more hostile to political equality than any Court since the 1950s.
Doe v. Mckesson is a simply astonishing attack on the First Amendment.
He should, too.
Like wife, like husband.
The judiciary cannot be part of the chain of command.
Ramirez v. Collier indicates that the Court retains some commitment to the rule of law.
The spectacle and substance, briefly explained.
The justices are concerned that Wisconsin’s legislative maps may give too much political power to Black people.
Republicans turned the hearing into a blizzard of misleading attacks, many of which seem designed to appeal to QAnon supporters.
A look at the Supreme Court nominee’s record defending indigent clients.
Hawley’s going to a place that decent people have the good sense not to go.
Florida Republicans are leveraging uncertainty to terrorize teachers and school administrators.