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“The Initiative Process Just Got A Whole Lot Weaker”: How The Supreme Court...
Gay marriage advocates won a big dual victory in two cases decided by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. But one of the two decisions, the ruling that effectively struck down California’s Proposition 8,...
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“John Roberts Gets His Trophy”: Inventing A Previously Unheard Of “New...
In my focus on the joyful and immediate exploitation of the Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder by southern Republicans who behaved like they were in the midst of a jail break, I probably...
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“The Arrogance Of The Third Political Branch”: The Supreme Court Uses...
We prefer to think of the Supreme Court as an institution apart from politics and above its struggles. In the wake of this week’s decision gutting the heart of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, its actions...
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“Antonin Scalia And His Argle-Bargle”: He Doesn’t Want To Be Seen As The...
Justice Antonin Scalia’s dissent (pdf) in U.S. v. Windsor, the ruling that struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, is not subtle in its anger. The conservative Supreme Court jurist refers on page 22,...
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“John Roberts, Pitcher And Batter”: The Voting-Rights Decision Spells The End...
The Supreme Court delivered a sucker punch to fair elections today, striking down a key part of the Voting Rights Act. It is a ruling that will make it much easier for partisan election officials and...
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“Preventing Access To The Ballot Box”: Polling Disenfranchisement Will Be...
Time for everyone to step away from their respective ledges. A few days have passed since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on one of the most effective pieces of civil rights legislation ever passed, the...
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“An Extension Of The GOP”: The Republicans Of The Supreme Court
In order to fully understand what the five Republican appointees on the Supreme Court have been up to when they make decisions that affect our democracy, as they did last week on voting rights, you...
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“Acknowledging The Usual Suspects”: Justice Ginsburg Says The Supreme Court...
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 80, vowed in an interview to stay on the Supreme Court as long as her health and intellect remained strong, saying she was fully engaged in her work as the leader of the...
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“All Voices Should Be Heard”: The Government Shutdown Shows Contribution...
The Supreme Court must uphold the overall contribution limit in McCutcheon v. FEC, and certainly should not consider striking the base limits. The Supreme Court has never struck down a federal...
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“Achieving Conservative Objectives:” Behold The Paradigm, Roberts Court...
To understand the U.S. Supreme Court’s order on greenhouse-gas regulations, I had to read it three times — and I’m a law professor. The complication isn’t a coincidence. It’s the very essence of the...
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“Rendering Unions Toothless: Supreme Court Aligns Against The Have-Nots
Among the causes most frequently cited for the dizzying rise in American inequality in recent decades — globalization, technology, de-unionization — one culprit is generally left off the list: the...
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“Chief Justice Roberts, Meet Bundy And Sterling”: An Ugly Corner Of...
It’s challenging to keep up with the latest in racist tirades, so let’s attempt a brief review. Last week, Cliven Bundy, a Nevada rancher who became a conservative folk hero for his refusal to pay his...
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“The Profound Depth Of Religious And Male Norms”: The Supreme Court Ruled In...
On Monday morning, the Supreme Court delivered a severe blow to women in the United States when it ruled that “closely-held” corporations, such as Hobby Lobby, can refuse to provide insurance coverage...
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“A Good Reminder To Voters”: The Political Repercussions Of The Hobby Lobby...
Normally it’s not a good idea to jump right into the political implications of a major Supreme Court decision like Hobby Lobby, but in this case there’s no point in waiting. This was a political...
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“John Roberts, Abysmal Failure”: How His Court Was Disgraced By Corporations...
It wasn’t quite March 6, 1857, or Dec. 12, 2000, but make no mistake: June 30, 2014, was not a good day for the U.S. Supreme Court. Not simply because it saw the court once again unveil two major...
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“Just Something To Think About”: 15 Major Decisions This Year From A Partisan...
Since Monday’s dramatic Supreme Court decisions, I’ve seen a few people recall that back in 2000, a lot of liberals justified voting for Ralph Nader (or not voting at all) on the basis that there...
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“Supreme Anointment Court”: Sheltered From Sun And Light In Our Nation’s...
True Blood, the magic, devilish, vampire TV world of shape-shifters where blood is a bottled commodity to drink in a bar and extreme graphic violence and sex is recklessly paired will finally have the...
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“Increasingly Out Of Touch”: Hobby Lobby Shows The Need For A More Diverse...
The United States Supreme Court ended its most recent judicial term this week in a characteristically dramatic fashion. The Court often leaves the most contentious and controversial cases to be decided...
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“An Assault On Collective Bargaining”: The Common Thread Of Supreme Court...
Although the Supreme Court’s decision in the Hobby Lobby case is getting most of the attention today, the other major case the justices decided, regarding public-sector unions, could prove to be even...
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“Endangering Health And Lives”: How Hobby Lobby Undermines All Americans’...
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Hobby Lobby case demonstrates that the court, at least the five justices who voted in favor of Hobby Lobby, has little concern for, and probably little...
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