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The Republican Party’s arguments in Watson v. RNC is probably too much even for this Supreme Court.
The Republican justices find something they care about more than they care about religion.
The Supreme Court might take away Trump’s international weapon of first resort.
Trump’s tariffs appear to be in trouble.
The Court has made a hash of its religion decisions. Damon Landor may be the newest victim of that uncertainty.
Cheney’s final political act was patriotism, but his life’s work was autocracy.
If the Republican justices apply the same rules to Trump that they did to Biden, Trump’s tariffs must fall.
The justices could hand Trump the power to deploy troops anywhere, anytime — and against Americans.
Broadly, there are 5 ways to constrain rogue federal law enforcement agents. The Supreme Court nuked 3 of them.
The Republican justices hunt for a reason to gut America’s most successful civil rights law.
Maybe we don’t want to centralize power over elections in this particular federal government?
The Republican justices seem eager to kill state bans on anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy.
A new Supreme Court case could make therapists immune from regulation.
How do you negotiate with a man who can break his promises at any time?
What the Supreme Court plans to do to America in its upcoming term.
Dear John, Brett, and Amy: If Trump can come for James Comey, he can come for you.
Trump’s prosecution of Rep. LaMonica McIver may be the most anti-democratic thing he’s done since January 6.
The next few months could be the most consequential period for US constitutional law since the Roosevelt administration.
Cook v. Trump is one of the highest-stakes cases of Trump’s presidency.
ICE gets the go-ahead for indiscriminate immigration stops in LA.
Don’t expect the courts to keep ICE under control.
Welcome to the Supreme Court’s Calvinball era.
Oops.
Trump’s decision to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook is a test of the Republican justices’ submissiveness.
My brain hurts.
The court finally lifted a two-year ban on drag performances.
The Court has a special set of rules for Trump.
A new poll shows public support for the Supreme Court at its lowest point ever.
The Court recently limited access to porn. It is unclear whether that was a one-off decision or the start of a new regime.
The Court recently saved part of the Voting Rights Act. But now it’s signaling it’ll kill it off soon enough.
The justice has one half of a really good idea.
Turns out only half of the Republican justices want to kill off the Voting Rights Act.
If the president loses this case, he will go to the Supreme Court to bail him out again.
Senate Republicans are taking an enormous risk with the federal bench right now.
The Black civil rights movement’s greatest legal achievement is now on a Republican Supreme Court’s chopping block.
And they didn’t even bother to explain themselves.
Trump wants to lay off thousands of federal employees. Now, he can.
Trying to keep track of all the chaos is overwhelming. So here’s a one-stop guide to the turmoil this Court caused.
The Court’s opinion has disturbing things to say about privacy, but the biggest losers are likely to be judges themselves.