Supreme Court

Thanks to the Roberts Court, Corporations Have More Constitutional Rights Than Actual People

Thanks to the Roberts Court, Corporations Have More Constitutional Rights Than Actual People Thanks to the Roberts Court, Corporations Have More Constitutional Rights Than Actual People

In case after case, the Court is expanding the power of corporations and the very wealthy while making it harder for ordinary citizens to fight back.

May 20, 2014 / William Greider

‘Brown v. Board of Education’ Didn’t End Segregation, Big Government Did

‘Brown v. Board of Education’ Didn’t End Segregation, Big Government Did ‘Brown v. Board of Education’ Didn’t End Segregation, Big Government Did

Sixty years after the decision, it’s worth remembering it took Congress to finally smash Jim Crow.

May 14, 2014 / Ian Millhiser

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Broken Promise of ‘Brown v. Board of Ed.,’ Sixty Years Later

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Broken Promise of ‘Brown v. Board of Ed.,’ Sixty Years Later This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Broken Promise of ‘Brown v. Board of Ed.,’ Sixty Years Later

Anniversaries of the decision are opportunities to reflect on how much has been promised, how much delivered, how much still owed.

May 14, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Supreme Court OKs Christian Prayer at Government Meetings

Supreme Court OKs Christian Prayer at Government Meetings Supreme Court OKs Christian Prayer at Government Meetings

After today's egregious Supreme Court decision, expect a lot more sectarian prayer at local government events

May 5, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

The Latest Affirmative Action Decision Isn’t Just About Race

The Latest Affirmative Action Decision Isn’t Just About Race The Latest Affirmative Action Decision Isn’t Just About Race

The Supreme Court’s decision sweeps away decades of equal protection precedent.

Apr 30, 2014 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Justice Sotomayor Speaks Truth to (White) Power

Justice Sotomayor Speaks Truth to (White) Power Justice Sotomayor Speaks Truth to (White) Power

The Justice’s dissent in the Michigan college admissions case identified an enduring element of white supremacy clinging to our democracy. 

Apr 29, 2014 / William Greider

Corporate Religious Freedom Means Freedom to Discriminate

Corporate Religious Freedom Means Freedom to Discriminate Corporate Religious Freedom Means Freedom to Discriminate

If the Supreme Court rules that corporations have the right to free exercise of religion in the Hobby Lobby case, what happens to civil rights law?

Mar 25, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

Challenge to Massachusetts ‘Buffer Zone’ Law Puts Clinic Access at Risk

Challenge to Massachusetts ‘Buffer Zone’ Law Puts Clinic Access at Risk Challenge to Massachusetts ‘Buffer Zone’ Law Puts Clinic Access at Risk

At oral argument, members of the Supreme Court seemed suspicious that a thirty-five-foot buffer was necessary for safe entrance to reproductive health facilities.

Jan 22, 2014 / Emily Jane Goodman

Happy New Year, Losers

Happy New Year, Losers Happy New Year, Losers

Thanks to Chief Justice John Roberts, millions of poor Americans won’t get health insurance. 

Dec 31, 2013 / William Greider

Birth Control Coverage: It’s the Misogyny, Stupid

Birth Control Coverage: It’s the Misogyny, Stupid Birth Control Coverage: It’s the Misogyny, Stupid

These cases are not about religious freedom or employer’s rights. They’re about misogyny.

Nov 26, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

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