This Supreme Court Case Could Worsen Maternal Health Nationwide This Supreme Court Case Could Worsen Maternal Health Nationwide
The state of Idaho wants the court to ban abortions permitted under the Civil Rights–era Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act.
Apr 22, 2024 / Karen Thompson
Samuel Alito Can’t Tell the Difference Between Sex Discrimination and Peanut Butter Samuel Alito Can’t Tell the Difference Between Sex Discrimination and Peanut Butter
A unanimous Supreme Court ruling on sex discrimination hides serious ideological differences, beginning with Alito’s long-standing hostility to women’s rights.
Apr 18, 2024 / Elie Mystal
The Supreme Court Has Ruled to Let Louisiana Keep Hunting DeRay McKesson The Supreme Court Has Ruled to Let Louisiana Keep Hunting DeRay McKesson
The court has decided to let the BLM activist be held liable for organizing a protest in 2016, endangering the right to dissent in three Southern states.
Apr 16, 2024 / Elie Mystal
Who Controls Your Life? Who Controls Your Life?
The Supreme Court gets the choice?
Apr 12, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
No, Stephen Breyer, the Supreme Court Is Not Our Friend No, Stephen Breyer, the Supreme Court Is Not Our Friend
Society / April 5, 2024 No, Stephen Breyer, the Supreme Court Is Not Our Friend The former justice is calling on Americans to emulate the civility of Supreme Court justices, ne…
Apr 5, 2024 / Elie Mystal
A Texas Court Has Decided to Let the Scariest Judge in Texas Keep Being Scary A Texas Court Has Decided to Let the Scariest Judge in Texas Keep Being Scary
The Northern District of Texas has refused to adopt a policy reining in “judge shopping” and, with it, the power of “Mifepristone” Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk.
Apr 3, 2024 / Elie Mystal
Will the US Move Toward “Demonstration Elections”? Will the US Move Toward “Demonstration Elections”?
If fascism—or even just an authoritarian regime—does happen here in November, it may look surprisingly familiar.
Apr 3, 2024 / Van Gosse
The Forced-Birthers Finally Went Too Far Even for This Supreme Court The Forced-Birthers Finally Went Too Far Even for This Supreme Court
A majority of the justices seemed highly skeptical of the ridiculous legal case against mifepristone.
Mar 27, 2024 / Elie Mystal
Courts Clash Over Texas’s Draconian Immigration Law Courts Clash Over Texas’s Draconian Immigration Law
After a Supreme Court ruling reversed a stay on the controversial SB 4 bill, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals promptly reinstated it.
Mar 20, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Let the Presidential Election Mudslinging Begin! Let the Presidential Election Mudslinging Begin!
Trashing Donald Trump can’t be Joe Biden’s whole reelection message. But it’s a good start.
Mar 8, 2024 / Jeet Heer