Dahlia Lithwick
Jurisprudence
The Shrinking of James ComeyHow publicly engaging with Donald Trump, especially on television, makes the former FBI director look small.
Jurisprudence
Secret HandshakeThe depressing truth at the center of the O’Reilly and Trump settlement agreements.
Jurisprudence
DefenselessTrump desperately needs a crack legal team. But his lawyers are no match for Mueller, and no sane attorney would join them now.
Politics
The March for Our Lives Could Not Possibly Have Been ScriptedWhat we saw on Saturday afternoon in Washington, D.C., was stunningly original.
Jurisprudence
Fake News Goes to CourtWill Fox News and Alex Jones have to pay for pushing bogus stories about real people?
Politics
The House of Trump Is Built on Male FurySam Nunberg’s public meltdown is already old news, but the trend is frightening.
Jurisprudence
They Were Trained for This MomentHow the student activists of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High demonstrate the power of a comprehensive education.
Jurisprudence
Freedom to Avoid War ZonesThe argument for arming teachers demonstrates the flaws in Second Amendment jurisprudence.
Politics
The Student TeachersThe teenagers from Stoneman Douglas are fearlessly reimagining how to effect change in the Trump era.
Amicus
Don’t Call It an Abortion CaseNIFLA v. Becerra may be all about reproductive rights, but it’s a speech case, too.
Jurisprudence
How to Pre-Empt a Constitutional CrisisCory Booker explains why a law is needed to protect Robert Mueller.
Jurisprudence
Trump’s Lawyers Can’t Be His EnablersWhat the president’s attorneys should be asking themselves as they decide whether to stay on or quit.
Jurisprudence
Dreaming of an Empty SeatAnthony Kennedy’s possible retirement from the Supreme Court is the only thing keeping Republicans’ hopes alive.
Jurisprudence
The Elmo AntidoteSonia Sotomayor’s message of empathy, listening, and compromise is what we need.
Jurisprudence
Trump’s Due ProcessThe president understands the words to mean protections for his white guy buddies.
Family
The Lego and Sesame Street Ads I Never Knew I’d MissCharting my kids’ development through targeted advertising on our family computer.
Trumpcast
High School Revolutionaries Are Changing the Gun DebateThe students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are showing that neither Trump nor the NRA are politically untouchable.
Amicus
A Preview of a Union-Busting Case, and RBG’s Greatest Hits TourDetails on the case that could gut public sector unions, and Justice Ginsburg speaks to #MeToo and due process.