Dahlia Lithwick
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.
Jurisprudence
Everyone Is Biased (Except White People)Why Trump supporters’ claims that a D.C. grand jury will be biased against the president sound so familiar.
Jurisprudence
The Clarence Thomas TakeoverThe justice has spent his career pushing a fringy, right-wing ideology. Now, he has an army of acolytes who can make his vision a reality.
Politics
Heavy Into JeffSenate Republicans love their former colleague Jeff Sessions. If Trump fires the attorney general, will they finally grow spines?
Jurisprudence
Lawyers Aren’t WizardsThere’s no magic legal spell to remove Donald Trump from office. Americans are just going to have to stand up and fight his abuses of power.
Jurisprudence
Grandma Is Family AgainA judge rules against Donald Trump’s travel ban guidelines saying grandparents don’t count as close family.
Jurisprudence
Orchestrated ChaosTrump’s election commission has been a disaster. It’s going exactly as planned.
Jurisprudence
Unsolicited Advice for the White House Press CorpsFilm the press briefings, ignore the spin, and revel in your nerdom.
Jurisprudence
SCOTUS Splits the Travel Ban BabyThe Supreme Court’s ruling doesn’t make much sense as a matter of law. That may be good for Donald Trump.
The Breakfast Table
Supreme Court Breakfast TableEntry 7: Will SCOTUS make the travel ban fight moot?
Jurisprudence
The Guns WonCharlottesville showed that our First Amendment jurisprudence hasn’t reckoned with our Second Amendment reality.
Jurisprudence
Lawyers Take on Another Trumpian Task: Stopping Science SuppressionFederal scientists fear retribution and data suppression. The lawyers are showing up to help here, too.
Jurisprudence
When Cops Join the ResistanceStatements from the Boy Scouts of America, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Suffolk County police suggest Trump’s closest allies have started to desert him.
Jurisprudence
Jared’s RulesThere’s one legal standard for Trump’s family and another for everyone else.
Jurisprudence
A Prayer for the Real VictimsFor Jeff Sessions and the Supreme Court, the battle for Christians’ religious liberty is one of the only fights that matters.
Low Concept
Robert Mueller Needs a New TeamIn order to crack this case, he’s going to have to call on a new kind of expert.
Jurisprudence
The Russia Conspiracy Goes to CourtTwo DNC donors and a staffer are suing the Trump campaign for working with the Russians to leak their emails. Will they win?
Jurisprudence
Is Donald Trump Jr. Guilty of Treason?Probably not, but he likely committed this other crime.
Amicus
Amicus: Breakfast Table ReduxDahlia Lithwick, Mark Joseph Stern, and Pamela Karlan chew over the recently completed Supreme Court term.
The Breakfast Table
Supreme Court Breakfast TableEntry 12: Did the court just seriously wound the separation of church and state?
Amicus
The “Pity if Something Happened to the FBI” TranscriptRead what Amicus had to say about Comey’s testimony and the legal weight of Trump’s tweets.