Supreme Court

Liberty No More

If Roe v. Wade is overturned, the very definition of what it means to be American will change for women and girls in the United States.

• Adrienne LaFrance
• May 7, 2022

When Conservative Justices Revolt

Donald Trump promised religious voters that he would protect them with his Supreme Court appointments. The justices are not necessarily playing along.

• Emma Green
• July 28, 2020

Voter Suppression by Pandemic

Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund discusses Wisconsin’s election debacle and how the coronavirus has become a new tool of voter suppression.

• Kevin Townsend
• April 11, 2020

The DACA Case Is a Test of the Administration’s Basic Competence

Nearly 700,000 people’s futures are at stake.

• Garrett Epps
• November 11, 2019

A Supreme Court Impeachment Fight That’s Already Under Way

A decade ago, West Virginia foreshadowed the influence that money and politics have come to have on state judiciaries. Now it may warn of a worrying new trend.

• Kevin Townsend
• October 31, 2018

Even Never Trump Evangelicals Might Be Swayed by the Supreme Court

Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination is one sign of unity among divided denominations.

• Emma Green
• July 15, 2018

Contempt for Court

Republican lawmakers are increasingly showing disdain for decisions made by the judicial branch—and by extension the rule of law.

• Garrett Epps
• February 12, 2018

Can Government Officials Have You Arrested for Speaking to Them?

The Supreme Court faces a test of the authority of politicians to use police to silence their critics.

• Garrett Epps
• January 15, 2018

The National-Security-Law Expert Who Blocked Trump's Travel Ban

The former federal prosecutor and deputy counsel to the Department of Homeland Security writes that the prohibition violates the Constitution.

• Garrett Epps
• October 24, 2017

Will the Supreme Court Legitimize Partisan Gerrymandering?

An upcoming case shows how American democracy is threatened by the creativity of those who would try to disenfranchise the other side’s voters.

• Garrett Epps
• October 2, 2017

America's Red and Blue Judges

Justice Neil Gorsuch exemplifies how the Supreme Court has become fully enmeshed in the rankest partisan politics.

• Garrett Epps
• September 25, 2017

When Beliefs and Identities Clash in Court

The Supreme Court may not be the right place to settle the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, which pits marriage equality against religious freedom.

• Garrett Epps
• September 18, 2017

How Will the Supreme Court Respond to the Arpaio Pardon?

Though its major import is President Trump’s official endorsement of racist discrimination in law enforcement, a flagrant contempt for judges is the subtext.

• Garrett Epps
• August 27, 2017

When Corporations Are Good Citizens

In many recent social and legal battles, large consumer companies have weighed in on the side of marginalized and endangered groups.

• Garrett Epps
• August 17, 2017

The Supreme Court Strikes Down a Major Church-State Barrier

Trinity Lutheran v. Comer finds that governments can’t discriminate against churches that would otherwise qualify for funding just because they’re religious institutions.

• Emma Green
• June 26, 2017

The Supreme Court Partially Unblocked Trump's Travel Ban

The Supreme Court announced Monday it will review the president’s controversial executive order next term. But in the meantime, the administration can enforce some of its provisions.

• Matt Ford
• June 26, 2017

The Supreme Court Defends the Integrity of U.S. Citizenship

The justices unanimously limited the federal government’s power to strip immigrants of their hard-won status.

• Matt Ford
• June 22, 2017

Trump’s Most Lasting Legacy?

America’s courts—presently a thorn in the president’s side—are about to get a lot more conservative. And they will probably stay that way for a very long time.

• Alex Wagner
• June 21, 2017

The Supreme Court's Ominous National Security Ruling

The verdict could have significant implications for the case testing the Trump administration’s “travel ban,” barring entry of persons from six majority-Muslim countries.

• Garrett Epps
• June 19, 2017

Justice Kennedy's Beauty Pageant

Challengers are parading different standards before the U.S. Supreme Court justice, trying to offer a definition of partisan gerrymandering he’ll find acceptable.

• Richard L. Hasen
• June 19, 2017