Remember when conservatives decried the pre-Trump Supreme Court as an “activist court” because it dared to — gasp! — uphold human rights? Those same conservatives are oddly quiet now that […]
Tag: US Supreme Court
Trump’s judges will move the country to the far right
by Michael Hiltzik Ryan D. Nelson is a model of a modern anti-regulation conservative and culture warrior. As a Justice Department lawyer under President George W. Bush, he oversaw that […]
Supreme Court once more weakens protections for violated rights
by Erwin Chemerinsky Rights only have meaning if there are remedies when they are violated, but the Supreme Court last Wednesday once more limited the ability of injured individuals to […]
What I tell my law students reversing Roe would mean for the rule of law
by Matthew B. Lawrence The leaked opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has brought to mind Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s haunting question about what reversing Roe v. Wade would […]
What will SCOTUS do for an encore?
by Nicholas Goldberg Got a Supreme Court precedent you don’t like? Is there a liberal decision that’s always stuck in your craw? Think the court has flipped too far to […]
Got an incompetent lawyer? Sucks to be you
Amidst all the other turmoil of the last couple weeks, the Supreme Court delivered another blow to Americans’ rights. On May 23, the six-member conservative super-majority ruled in Shinn v. […]
It’s a perilous moment for our rights
by Robin Abcarian Last week, I got an earful from readers who were angry that I defended peaceful protests at the homes of three conservative Supreme Court justices, who with […]
Reversing Roe v. Wade will make American democracy harder to fix
by Clive Crook If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, as the recently leaked draft opinion suggests, arguments over how to regulate abortion will move from the courts to […]
The day could be approaching when SCOTUS rulings are openly defied
The breakdown of U.S. Supreme Court legitimacy may already have begun as the public perception of the court morphs from one of respectful observances of the law as interpreted by […]
I’ve had an illegal abortion and a legal abortion. The experiences couldn’t have been more different
by Joan Steinau Lester CONTENT WARNING: This commentary contains graphic descriptions of illegal abortion procedures. There is a huge difference between illegal and legal abortions. I know. I had one […]
