Supreme Court

Roberts’s Rules of Order

Roberts’s Rules of Order Roberts’s Rules of Order

Marcia Coyle’s damning study of the Roberts Court’s conservative agenda.

Jun 18, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell

What the Supreme Court Didn’t Strike Down Yesterday

What the Supreme Court Didn’t Strike Down Yesterday What the Supreme Court Didn’t Strike Down Yesterday

The High Court defended voting rights yesterday—striking down part of an Arizona proposition that nevertheless leaves undocumented immigrants vulnerable to deportation. ...

Jun 18, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter Suppression Law

Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter Suppression Law Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter Suppression Law

Justice Scalia authors an unexpected victory for voting rights today.

Jun 17, 2013 / Ari Berman

Supreme Court Strikes Down Human Gene Patents

Supreme Court Strikes Down Human Gene Patents Supreme Court Strikes Down Human Gene Patents

The unanimous decision is a victory for patients, women, scientists, doctors, researchers and human kind.

Jun 13, 2013 / Rose-Ellen Lessy

John Lewis

John Lewis’s Long Fight for Voting Rights John Lewis’s Long Fight for Voting Rights

Nearly five decades after Bloody Sunday in Selma, he’s in the fight of his life, as the Supreme Court threatens to overturn his signature achievement.

Jun 5, 2013 / Feature / Ari Berman

What’s at Stake in the Supreme Court Decision in ‘AMP v. Myriad Genetics’

What’s at Stake in the Supreme Court Decision in ‘AMP v. Myriad Genetics’ What’s at Stake in the Supreme Court Decision in ‘AMP v. Myriad Genetics’

The outcome will effect far more than just the genetic test for breast cancer.

Jun 5, 2013 / Rose-Ellen Lessy

One Penis and One Vagina: A Sacred Bond

One Penis and One Vagina: A Sacred Bond One Penis and One Vagina: A Sacred Bond

Believe that marriage rests on love and compassion? That makes you a pervert.

Apr 2, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

This Week: Deliberating on DOMA and Prop 8 This Week: Deliberating on DOMA and Prop 8

A watershed moment for marriage equality—and Tony Kushner’s moving essay nearly two decades ago: Introducing The Nation Archive!

Mar 30, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Why Today’s Argument Could Decide the Gay Marriage Debate

Why Today’s Argument Could Decide the Gay Marriage Debate Why Today’s Argument Could Decide the Gay Marriage Debate

Hollingsworth v. Perry has a chance of being dismissed without a ruling, leaving a better case to serve as the vehicle for the court's opinion on marriage.

Mar 29, 2013 / Nan D. Hunter

What Difference Will Same-Sex Marriage Make?

What Difference Will Same-Sex Marriage Make? What Difference Will Same-Sex Marriage Make?

Sooner or later, marriage equality will win. What happens to marriage then?

Mar 27, 2013 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry

x