by Noah Feldman Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared skeptical that prosecutors could use the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to go after Jan. 6 rioters. It’s a closely watched case […]
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Arguments against mifepristone about ideology, not facts
For more than two decades, the pharmaceutical mifepristone, used in tandem with misoprostol, has been allowing Americans to have safe and effective medication abortions at home, saving the expense and […]
A bump-stock ban is common sense
A semiautomatic rifle equipped with a “bump stock” can fire at a rate of up to 800 rounds a minute. Does that make it a machine gun? Joe Biden and […]
McConnell leaves his mark on the federal courts
Mitch McConnell announced recently that he would step down as the GOP leader in the Senate, and many Trump Republicans are eager for the door to whack his rear on […]
Without even ruling on immunity claim, SCOTUS hands Trump a win
by Harry Litman Given the Supreme Court’s possible responses to Donald Trump’s appeal of the D.C. Circuit’s denial of his claim of immunity from prosecution, the justices’ decision Wednesday has […]
There’s time for Supreme Court rulings on Trump cases
by Noah Feldman Don’t blame the Supreme Court if it takes a modest amount of time to rule on and reject former president Donald Trump’s criminal immunity claim. The issue […]
Two key antiabortion studies retracted as junk science. Will SCOTUS care?
by Michael Hiltzik If the effort to ban medication abortion now before the Supreme Court demonstrates anything, it’s that the damage caused in our society by junk science can be […]
Why Supreme Court will probably put Trump back on the ballot
by Harry Litman More than any U.S. Supreme Court case in decades, former President Donald Trump’s appeal of the Colorado decision disqualifying him from the state’s primary ballot combines huge […]
Trump doesn’t get a pass from federal felonies
It was no surprise that the U.S. Supreme Court turned down Special Counsel Jack Smith’s very unusual request to hear an appeal of a trial judge’s decision that Donald Trump […]
Colorado decision striking Trump from ballot is a boon, not a setback
by Mark Z. Barabak Donald Trump received an early Christmas present Tuesday, courtesy of the Colorado Supreme Court. In a move without precedent, the justices ruled 4-3 Trump was ineligible […]
