The Death of the Class-Action Lawsuit? The Death of the Class-Action Lawsuit?
Class actions were the weapon of the people—until the Roberts Court made it nearly impossible to file one.
Sep 24, 2015 / Feature / Herman Schwartz
Think Police Can’t Use Illegally Obtained Evidence Against You? Think Again. Think Police Can’t Use Illegally Obtained Evidence Against You? Think Again.
Thanks to the Roberts Court, there’s no penalty for ignoring a key 4th Amendment protection.
Sep 24, 2015 / Feature / Paul Butler
Unions in Jeopardy Unions in Jeopardy
For decades the Supreme Court supported rules to protect collective bargaining. That era is over.
Sep 24, 2015 / Feature / Lily Eskelsen García
John Roberts Dismantled the ‘Crown Jewel’ of the Civil-Rights Movement John Roberts Dismantled the ‘Crown Jewel’ of the Civil-Rights Movement
The Supreme Court said that times have changed. So why were 180 restrictive voting laws passed after it gutted the Voting Rights Act?
Sep 24, 2015 / Feature / Theodore M. Shaw
It Just Got a Lot Harder for Americans to Have Their Day in Court It Just Got a Lot Harder for Americans to Have Their Day in Court
By rewriting the rules for civil complaints, the Supreme Court denied access to poor and middle-class people—and handed a big gift to corporate interests.
Sep 24, 2015 / Feature / Arthur R. Miller
The Many Sins of ‘Citizens United’ The Many Sins of ‘Citizens United’
In order to get the ruling they wanted, the conservative justices had to ignore an extensive record on political corruption.
Sep 24, 2015 / Feature / Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Is the Death Penalty Unconstitutional? Is the Death Penalty Unconstitutional?
Following a controversial ruling over lethal injections, Justice Breyer suggested that capital punishment may violate the 8th Amendment. It’s time to bring that case to court.
Sep 24, 2015 / Feature / George H. Kendall
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Parents Tried to Desegregate Their Schools. The Roberts Court Said No. Parents Tried to Desegregate Their Schools. The Roberts Court Said No.
The conservative majority rewrote decades of equal protection law in the name of a fictional color-blind Constitution.
Sep 24, 2015 / Feature / William Yeomans
The Case Against the Roberts Court The Case Against the Roberts Court
In the decade since John Roberts was appointed chief justice, the Supreme Court has favored the powerful at the expense of everyone else.
Sep 23, 2015 / Feature / Nan Aron and Kyle C. Barry
The Second Amendment Was Never Meant to Protect an Individual’s Right to a Gun The Second Amendment Was Never Meant to Protect an Individual’s Right to a Gun
How the Supreme Court upended the well-established meaning of the Second Amendment.
Sep 23, 2015 / Feature / Dorothy Samuels