Student Debtors Need the Supreme Court to Not Be Wildly Unprincipled for a Change Student Debtors Need the Supreme Court to Not Be Wildly Unprincipled for a Change
For Biden’s student debt plan to survive, the court’s conservatives have to do something they hate doing: apply their rules consistently.
Mar 2, 2023 / Cristian Farias
The Student Debt Cancellation Movement Is About to Face Its Toughest Fight Yet The Student Debt Cancellation Movement Is About to Face Its Toughest Fight Yet
On February 28, advocates for student debt relief will rally outside the Supreme Court as the oral arguments for Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education. v. Brown begin.
Feb 27, 2023 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Cody Hounanian
The Supreme Court Just Heard 2 Cases That Could Break the Internet The Supreme Court Just Heard 2 Cases That Could Break the Internet
At the heart of the cases is whether social media companies like YouTube and Twitter should be held accountable for their users’ posts.
Feb 23, 2023 / Elie Mystal
The Supreme Court Needs to Rein In the Surveillance State The Supreme Court Needs to Rein In the Surveillance State
If new technologies lead us toward a surveillance state, it will be in part because the courts failed to check the power of the executive branch.
Feb 23, 2023 / Patrick C. Toomey
The Supreme Court Can’t Even Agree on a Code of Ethics for Itself The Supreme Court Can’t Even Agree on a Code of Ethics for Itself
Since the high court won’t police itself, it’s time for someone else to institute ethics reform for it—no matter what the naysayers argue.
Feb 17, 2023 / Elie Mystal
A Standing Provocation: The Right’s Ploy to Overthrow Student Debt Relief A Standing Provocation: The Right’s Ploy to Overthrow Student Debt Relief
In filing challenges only tangentially related to the central issue, right-wing plaintiffs are are throttling basic principles of law.
Feb 14, 2023 / Michael C. Dorf
Chief Justice Roberts Portrays His Court as Heroic Chief Justice Roberts Portrays His Court as Heroic
(Rather than a cohort of extremists that ignores judicial precedent and makes up facts to suit its agenda.)
Feb 10, 2023 / Column / Elie Mystal
Having More Women on the Federal Courts Is Long Overdue Having More Women on the Federal Courts Is Long Overdue
In a well-functioning democracy, representation matters not only in the legislative and executive branches of government but also in the courts.
Feb 1, 2023 / Michele Goodwin
Republicans Are Trapped by Their Party’s Anti-Abortion Extremism Republicans Are Trapped by Their Party’s Anti-Abortion Extremism
Riled up anti-choice activists ensure that the fight over abortion will continue to dominate elections.
Jan 27, 2023 / Jeet Heer
The Supreme Court’s Big Investigation Into the “Dobbs” Leak Was a Big Fake The Supreme Court’s Big Investigation Into the “Dobbs” Leak Was a Big Fake
The institution whose members claim to have the power to see into the minds of dead people couldn’t figure out who leaked the Dobbs draft.
Jan 19, 2023 / Elie Mystal