The Big Lie at the Heart of the Texas Abortion Clinic Case The Big Lie at the Heart of the Texas Abortion Clinic Case
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the first significant test of abortion rights in a decade.
Mar 1, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
The Hyper-Partisan Hypocrisy of Senator Chuck Grassley The Hyper-Partisan Hypocrisy of Senator Chuck Grassley
The Senate Judiciary Committee chair has been around long enough to know that his refusal to hold hearings on a Supreme Court nominee is at odds with historical precedent and the C...
Feb 25, 2016 / John Nichols
Congress Honors the Selma Marchers, but Won’t Restore the Voting Rights Act Congress Honors the Selma Marchers, but Won’t Restore the Voting Rights Act
Veterans of the Selma movement are receiving the Congressional Gold Medal, but would rather see the Voting Rights Act fixed.
Feb 24, 2016 / Ari Berman
The Economic Dilemma Democrats Face in 2016 The Economic Dilemma Democrats Face in 2016
The challenge for any Democratic candidate is to learn—and learn fast—that he or she must be the candidate of fundamental change, not the candidate of continuity.
Feb 23, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Republicans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight on Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee Why Republicans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight on Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee
Scalia’s passing represents not only the death of one justice. It’s the end of an era and the coming of a multicultural, multiracial America.
Feb 23, 2016 / Tom Hayden
America Changed. Antonin Scalia Never Did. America Changed. Antonin Scalia Never Did.
When the Supreme Court justice joined the bench, his views were mainstream. What a difference 30 years makes.
Feb 18, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Scalia: the Most Influential Justice Without Influence in Supreme Court History Scalia: the Most Influential Justice Without Influence in Supreme Court History
He was on the losing side during much of his tenure, and his theory of originalism never attracted majority support.
Feb 18, 2016 / David Cole
Republicans Are Now Waging a War on Facts, Precedent, and the Constitution Republicans Are Now Waging a War on Facts, Precedent, and the Constitution
What Cruz, Rubio, Kasich, and McConnell are saying is absolutely at odds with the constitutionally defined duties of presidents and senators.
Feb 17, 2016 / John Nichols
If Justice Scalia Really Had His Way… If Justice Scalia Really Had His Way…
His desire was for an America as it was before Gone With the Wind.
Feb 16, 2016 / Martin Garbus
RIP Scalia RIP Scalia
Remembering the Justice who deemed the Voting Rights Act “racial entitlement.”
Feb 16, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow