Dahlia Lithwick
Jurisprudence
Can You Bring a Gun to a Protest?An obscure and centuries-old law is allowing some municipalities to answer that question with a resounding “no.”
Amicus
The Single Most Unremarked Win of the Trump EraKristen Clarke of the National Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on the federal judiciary.
Jurisprudence
Lawyers vs. White SupremacistsCan the organizers of the Unite the Right rally be held responsible for the violence in Charlottesville?
The Slatest
“Some Struggles Just Take a Very Long Time”: An Interview About Gun Control With Rep. Jim Himes
Jurisprudence
The Eggshell Attorney GeneralJeff Sessions wants a First Amendment that celebrates robust criticism of everyone but himself.
Politics
What’s Behind Dan Rather’s Wild Popularity?In an era of insanity, his thoughts on journalism, covering civil rights, and morality are grounding—and inspiring.
Jurisprudence
Was Trump’s Pardon of Joe Arpaio Unconstitutional?A small group of lawyers are fighting to find out.
Jurisprudence
What the ACLU Should Stand for in Trump’s AmericaAn interview with Waldo Jaquith, who resigned from the board of the ACLU of Virginia after Charlottesville.
Jurisprudence
Trump’s Anti-Judge Playbook Originated With ArpaioOf course the president will pardon him—it’s just another way for him to signal his disdain for the rule of law.
Jurisprudence
The Guns WonCharlottesville showed that our First Amendment jurisprudence hasn’t reckoned with our Second Amendment reality.
Politics
When Pigs FlyWhy the Trump administration’s fondness for private flights has struck a special nerve.
Jurisprudence
Our Bodies, Their ChoiceThe Trump administration just gave religious employers the right to control female workers’ reproductive health.
Jurisprudence
The Perfect Redistricting CaseAnthony Kennedy said he needed to see a particular set of facts to kill partisan gerrymandering. Gill v. Whitford has them all.
Amicus
The Supreme Court Term RBG Is Calling “Momentous”The ACLU’s national legal director, David Cole, on the start of the high court’s next term.
Amicus
Gerrymandering Goes Back to CourtAs is so often the case, all eyes are on Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Jurisprudence
Bye-Bye, Blue Slip?Republicans want to trash another century-old Senate norm to help Trump.
Jurisprudence
Unbecoming ConductTrump’s lawyers keep embarrassing themselves and the entire legal profession.
Jurisprudence
Consequences in TexasThe GOP’s racist attack on minority voting rights might finally backfire.
Politics
The Eclipse Skipped CharlottesvilleOne week later, we cannot look at the sky. We are still staring at the ground.
Politics
Yes, What About the “Alt-Left”?What the counter-protesters Trump despises were actually doing in Charlottesville last weekend.