Meet the Next Brett Kavanaugh Meet the Next Brett Kavanaugh
Justin Reed Walker is 38, has almost no judicial experience, and hates the ACA. Now he’s about to get Kavanaugh’s old seat on the second most powerful court.
Apr 6, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Republicans Are Using the Covid-19 Crisis to Kill Abortion Rights Republicans Are Using the Covid-19 Crisis to Kill Abortion Rights
GOP governors have begun banning abortion during the Covid-19 crisis, creating a precedent that might be too cruel for conservative judges to pass up.
Apr 2, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Letters From the April 13, 2020, Issue Letters From the April 13, 2020, Issue
Making the case…
Mar 31, 2020 / Our Readers
The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier to Get Away With Discrimination The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier to Get Away With Discrimination
What makes the decision all the more terrible is that the court ruled unanimously to weaken the civil rights protection at the center of the case.
Mar 26, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Finally, a Useful Role for Bloomberg in 2020—Supporting Voting Rights Finally, a Useful Role for Bloomberg in 2020—Supporting Voting Rights
The failed presidential contender has begun backing critical voting rights efforts—and not a moment too soon.
Mar 11, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Trump Is Using Pandemic Panic to Ramp Up Attacks on Migrants Trump Is Using Pandemic Panic to Ramp Up Attacks on Migrants
This has nothing to do with public health and everything to do with locking out poor and brown people.
Mar 3, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Sonia Sotomayor Just Issued a Serious Warning About the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor Just Issued a Serious Warning About the Supreme Court
But the media got distracted by Trump’s tweets and missed her message.
Feb 28, 2020 / Elie Mystal
If We Don’t Reform the Supreme Court, Nothing Else Will Matter If We Don’t Reform the Supreme Court, Nothing Else Will Matter
The court has been captured by conservatives for at least a generation, but there are ways to restore the balance.
Feb 28, 2020 / Feature / Elie Mystal
Trump Has a New Strategy for Fighting Corruption—Make It Legal! Trump Has a New Strategy for Fighting Corruption—Make It Legal!
With his 11 pardons this week, Trump proved that he is trying to Make Corruption Great Again.
Feb 21, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Time to Reverse ‘Citizens United’ and Corporate Constitutional Rights Time to Reverse ‘Citizens United’ and Corporate Constitutional Rights
The US Supreme Court decided Citizens United 10 years ago. I’m calling for the end to corporate constitutional rights and political money as free speech.
Feb 5, 2020 / Rep. Pramila Jayapal