Supreme Court

The Big Lie at the Heart of the Texas Abortion Clinic Case

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 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 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

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders

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

Supreme Court

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

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

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 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 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

Antonin Scalia.

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

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

RIP Scalia RIP Scalia

Remembering the Justice who deemed the Voting Rights Act “racial entitlement.”

Feb 16, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

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