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Jurisprudence
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The 200-Day Club
That’s how long uncontroversial nominees are waiting to join the federal bench.
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The World Doesn’t Love the First Amendment
The vile anti-Muslim video shows that the U.S. overvalues free speech.
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Human Rights, the Death Penalty, and Affirmative Action
What will the Supreme Court decide in this term’s first big cases?
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Happy 225th Birthday, U.S. Constitution!
Now let’s give you a makeover for the next two centuries—by looking to the states.
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What the Supreme Court Did This Summer
Do the justices really deserve a three-month vacation?
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The GOP’s Self-Inflicted Wounds?
Could Republican-sponsored voter ID laws actually disenfranchise Republicans?
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Don’t Even Consider Talking About the Olympics
What’s behind the shocking suppression of free speech at U.S. political conventions and the London Games?
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The GOP’s War Against Facts
The truth became dangerous for the Republican Party when it ran out of arguments.
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Just Don’t Ask for Money
Why won’t courts ever award damages to the victims of drone strikes?
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Worse Than Watergate
The new campaign finance order puts the corruption of the 1970s to shame.
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Another Abortion Showdown in Virginia
Attorney General Cuccinelli rejects the decision of the Board of Health.
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The Most Damning Verdict
Louis Freeh’s investigation of Penn State reveals two things: Joe Paterno must have known, and former university president Graham Spanier must be held accountable.
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Wait, Who Gets To Skip Airport Security?
Airlines are letting preferred customers skip the lines while the rest of us hold our shoes. How to fix a broken system.
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Penn State’s Disaster Cleanup
What the university can learn from the BP oil spill.
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Where Is the Liberal Outrage?
Conservatives are pillorying John Roberts for his health care decision. Why don’t liberals get angry when their justices fail to deliver?
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The Supreme Court Leaks
The high court has a long and storied history of dishing on itself.
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Reversal of Fortune
Paul Clement lost big last week. Are Supreme Court super lawyers overrated?
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Can You Be Fired for What You Post on Facebook?
It may become easier for overbearing employers to control what their workers say online.
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The Mystery and Mystique of John Roberts
And why we should leave as little as possible to the chief justice to decide.
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Was John Roberts Being Political?
At the high court, law and politics come together. It’s the politicization of the court that should make us worried.
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John Roberts Is No Hero
Why our crush on the chief justice is silly—and undeserved.
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The Imperial President of Arizona
The Supreme Court’s immigration ruling dramatically expanded executive power.
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Why Justice Kennedy Is Just Like America
He may seem mercurial, but he is actually the original independent swing-state voter.
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The Scales of Intimidation
Does the Supreme Court feel threatened, intimidated, or harassed by the press?
