Will Kagan Take Up Stevens’s Fight for Checks on Executive Power? Will Kagan Take Up Stevens’s Fight for Checks on Executive Power?
The Solicitor General is a (very) "safe" pick, but observers raise doubts about whether she is committed to putting the brakes on the imperial presidency.
May 10, 2010 / John Nichols
Slide Show: Who Will Be Obama’s Next Supreme Court Nominee? Slide Show: Who Will Be Obama’s Next Supreme Court Nominee?
Justice John Paul Stevens, nearing 90, confirmed recently that he will retire from the Supreme Court this summer. He "concluded that it would be in the best interests of the C…
Apr 15, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Dawn Johnsen’s Withdrawal Dawn Johnsen’s Withdrawal
Ari Melber explains why Obama dropped Dawn Johnsen as a nominee for the Office of Legal Counsel.
Apr 14, 2010 / GRITtv
Courting Change Courting Change
As Obama seeks to bring empathy and real-world experience to the Supreme Court, he should consider nominating an openly gay advocate for gay rights.
Apr 13, 2010 / Linda Hirshman
Justice Stevens, Senior Liberal, Will Leave High Court Justice Stevens, Senior Liberal, Will Leave High Court
A bold and unapologetic guardian of the Constitution and the rule of law will step down, making way for Obama to appoint a replacement.
Apr 9, 2010 / John Nichols
The Surveillance Regime The Surveillance Regime
Under Obama, accountability for rights violations during the "war of terror" has been thin.
Apr 8, 2010 / The Editors
Video of U.S. Attack That Killed Journalists Demands Inquiry Video of U.S. Attack That Killed Journalists Demands Inquiry
With official denials of incident involving U.S. pilots in Iraq called into question, shouldn't Congress seek all the facts, accountability?
Apr 6, 2010 / John Nichols
Court: Feingold’s Right On Wiretaps, Censure, Bush — and Obama Court: Feingold’s Right On Wiretaps, Censure, Bush — and Obama
It's time for the naysayers to wake up and smell the Bill of Rights.
Apr 2, 2010 / John Nichols
Courting Judges Courting Judges
Obama has been slow to block the rightward charge of the federal judiciary, but he's begun to show signs of spunk.
Apr 1, 2010 / The Editors
Noted. Noted.
Plaudits for Nation writers; growing interest in instant runoff voting; xenophobia in Greece.
Apr 1, 2010 / The Editors