by Chad Flanders Supreme Court oral arguments have gotten too long. How do I know this? It used to be that during one of my longer morning […]
Tag: Supreme court justice
SCOTUS ethics bill all bark and no bite
Last week, the U.S. Senate Judiciary committee passed the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023. The fact the bill passed out of committee is […]
When will Americans flood the streets to protest our broken Supreme Court?
by Will Bunch So it turns out that a huge number of voters actually do understand that it’s essential for a functioning democracy to have a fair […]
Cheers to Ketanji Brown Jackson, who broke through for me and our ancestors
by Mará Rose Williams The text and photo came just moments before Thursday’s Senate vote that would confirm the first Black woman, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, to […]
Biden’s push to change federal courts
by Carl P. Leubsdorf If Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed as a Supreme Court justice, as seems likely, the high court will come closer to reflecting the […]
For the sake of national unity, don’t block this Court nomination
Maybe it’s just wishful thinking, but Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement announcement offers Republicans a real opportunity. No, not the opportunity to install yet another hard-right conservative on […]
Should SCOTUS have term limits?
by Paul M. Collins Jr. and Artemus Ward Pressure on Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to step down will likely grow now that the court’s session has […]
Famously silent Justice Thomas speaks
by Nicholas Goldberg The big news on the Supreme Court this term wasn’t that the justices were again weighing the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act or […]
Ethics problems bigger than Coney Barrett
by Timothy L. O’Brien A lot of hand-wringing has accompanied Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s $2 million book deal (including from those of us who wish […]
Stop telling Stephen Breyer to retire
by Noah Feldman Friends, Romans, countrymen, law professors: Please stop telling Justice Stephen Breyer to retire. Yes, Breyer is a (healthy) 81. Yes, the Democratic Senate majority […]
