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May 24, 2023
Matt Ford
The Lawsuit That Might Force Biden to Ignore the Debt Ceiling
An organization representing government workers is making a preemptive strike against the mounting default crisis.
May 23, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Ron DeSantis Is Plotting a 7–2 Supreme Court
And it’s entirely possible if he becomes president.
May 22, 2023
Matt Ford
What Neil Gorsuch Got Wrong About the Pandemic
The justice’s vision of the judiciary’s role in public health may be more dangerous than any Covid-era restriction.
May 18, 2023
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Says Andy Warhol’s 15 Minutes Are Up
The high court’s ruling on the nature of “transformative” works of art could have major ramifications for artists working today—as well as the A.I. enthusiasts looking toward tomorrow.
May 18, 2023
Matt Ford
Why Does the Second Amendment Only Apply to “Law-Abiding” Gun Owners?
A recent lower court ruling has neatly exposed the Supreme Court’s conservative majority’s funny ideas about the Bill of Rights.
May 16, 2023
Matt Ford
Who Gets to Own a Gun in America?
A recent Supreme Court ruling on gun rights is leading to interesting results in the lower courts.
May 15, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Why Clarence Thomas’s Troubles Have Just Begun
Two of the more aggressive Senate Democrats are asking Thomas and Harlan Crow questions. And they have a lot of ways to get answers.
May 12, 2023
Matt Ford
Neil Gorsuch’s Ruling Against the Pork Industry Contained a Telling Confession
Intentionally or not, the justice revealed a certain amount of awareness of how the high court’s conservative majority—and its power—is perceived.
May 11, 2023
Matt Ford
George Santos Can’t Even Do Corruption Right
The charges leveled against the New York lawmaker highlight how little thought he put into his grift.
May 10, 2023
Matt Ford
The Right’s Stupefying Defense of the Supreme Court
Conservatives are up in arms that the high court has become embroiled in a legitimacy crisis.
May 8, 2023
Matt Ford
How Clarence Thomas Keeps the Influence Machine Running
The justice has consistently ruled in ways that favor political favor-traders.
May 3, 2023
Matt Ford
A Republican Attorney General Is Asking the Supreme Court to Save Richard Glossip’s Life. It May Not Be Enough.
He has the evidence on his side, but the high court usually can’t be dissuaded from upholding a death penalty conviction.
May 2, 2023
Michael Tomasky
The Supreme Court Is Out of Control
Join us in an urgent project to track the dangerous ideas and decisions of this activist court.
May 1, 2023
Matt Ford
Is This the Supreme Court Case That Kills the “Administrative State”?
The justices have agreed to hear a case that could make it easier to kneecap federal agencies.
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