by Harry Litman Much remained uncertain after Thursday’s hearing on how to proceed with the federal Jan. 6 case against Donald Trump following the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling. But one […]
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Sept. 8 letters to the editor
Editorial gets it right on fight against drugs Thank you for the editorial of Sept. 1 (“W.Va. vs. drug use: We’re losing”). In Morgantown in particular, there are policies that […]
New Trump charges expose the Supreme Court’s failings
by Noah Feldman Jack Smith is calling the Supreme Court’s bluff. In the wake of the court’s controversial decision earlier this summer granting Donald Trump criminal immunity for official acts […]
Voting rights dying by a thousand cuts
by Noah Feldman If you want to understand what’s happened to voting rights in the U.S. over the past decade, just take a look at the recent ruling by the […]
Biden’s court reform ideas
President plays the long game by Harry Litman The first and easiest question to answer with respect to the package of Supreme Court reform measures that President Joe Biden announced […]
Supreme Court should be ashamed for criminalizing homelessness
by Christiana Stalnaker I listened with profound sadness to the recent Supreme Court decision Grants Pass v. Johnson, which opens the door for people to be arrested simply for lacking […]
SCOTUS ethics rules, term limits good for democracy
President Joe Biden is reportedly pondering support for a legislative package that would enact ethics rules with the force of law on the Supreme Court, as well as some sort […]
Congress can still do the right thing on bump stocks
A recent Supreme Court decision striking down the Trump administration’s ban on bump stocks was a setback for public safety, but only a temporary one — provided Congress still has […]
The Supreme Court’s religious crusade found its soldiers
by Noah Feldman A new law in Louisiana requires every public school classroom to display the Ten Commandments. Similar laws are under consideration in Texas and Utah, as well as […]
Trans-athlete case great fodder for Morrisey’s campaign
At what point will Attorney General Patrick Morrisey stop picking on children? He is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in […]
