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The three-branch federal government is now the Trump triumvirate. Trump may not be a king, but Congress and the Supreme Court have gone out of their...
The religious right has used the courts to secure the right not only to worship freely, even in government-funded spaces, but also to interfere with...
A casual observer might think Trump has the powers of a king. But he doesn’t, even if he likes to pretend he does.
It’s a good day when the Supreme Court doesn’t wipe out a common-sense federal gun regulation.
The constitutional crisis Trump is spurring is real. The Supreme Court has a chance to be the democratic guardrail the nation needs.
The state’s previous congressional district map was struck down for diluting the votes of Black voters. Now, some Louisiana voters claim the new map...
There are gaps in the state’s vaccination infrastructure, despite the Bay State’s status as a national leader in medical innovation. Texas should...
Justice Samuel Alito's dissent was a platform to vent about his views of judicial overreach — while engaging in some himself.
If the FDA and CDC sit on their hands, next season the flu shot will be a lot more expensive, if you can find it at all. That’s a deadly proposition
The justices all but ignored our nation’s long and shameful history of bias against marginalized populations, and could upend hard-fought...
The Supreme Court is right to defend its power by saying Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip deserves a new trial.
By tacitly ruling that temporary restraining orders are reviewable, the Supreme Court will open the door for other TROs that have been issued to be...
Judge Chutkan’s order denying temporary relief could make it more likely that the law and Constitution catch up to Musk’s unprecedented government...
The Supreme Court majority’s distaste for administrative agencies running amok could come back to bite Trump.
For legal thought leaders to throw their hands in the air in resignation over Trump's actions is a form of capitulation in advance. I will not...
Trump is not a king. So say “We, the People.”
The justices may give their blessing to the nation’s first religious public school. But we should have seen this coming.
Legal advocates are gearing up to challenge Trump’s executive orders, and they have the law and the Constitution on their side. But to succeed,...
In a normal world, Trump’s gambit would seem ludicrous for the way it clearly runs afoul of the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent. But things...
He is signaling his desire to return the United States to its colonizing roots — and his refusal to rule out using violent means should shake to...
Trump’s TikTok brief is an alarming preview of how he sees the Supreme Court and how he intends to treat it once he returns to office: as another...
State lawmakers, this is a no-brainer. Pass the bill and send it to Governor Healey.
Fixing the fast-fashion climate problem isn’t just good for the planet, it’s good for American businesses and farmers. Republicans should heed the...
Biden now has a chance to not only wield a crucial tool to advance criminal justice but also strike back at the nation’s burgeoning bloodlust.
If you don’t think you and yours have skin in this particular game, think again.
The ire you may feel over the lack of accountability for Trump’s lawlessness is righteous. Just make sure your aim is right.
What will the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, which Trump helped to build, have to say about Trump’s view that biding by the...
My job may be to sort out what the election means for the Supreme Court, reproductive health care, and the guardrails of our democracy. And I’ll...
Donald Trump has repeatedly called the American people "the enemy within." Harris called on their better angels with a pitch-perfect case for a...
So far, judges are protecting our democracy from the GOP’s flood of baseless election-related legal attacks. Can that safeguard hold?
We can see the decline in the former president’s ability to hold a train of thought, speak coherently, or demonstrate a command of the English...
Their own precedent looks pretty sharp when it’s staring back at them.
Tim Walz cut through JD Vance’s attempt to smooth talk his way out of acknowledging the truth: He is the running mate of a man who tried to...
The show 'Veep' demonstrated the sometimes hilariously amorphous nature of the job. But the prospect of JD Vance being one heartbeat away from the...
Legal challenges are flying fast and furiously over efforts to interfere with the election results even before ballots are cast or counted.
"A binding code of ethics is pretty standard for judges, and so I guess the question is: Is the Supreme Court any different?" Justice Ketanji Brown...
Democrats should be screaming about the Supreme Court from the rooftops. Why aren’t they?
The tendency for many in my industry to let the vast majority of Donald Trump’s harmful false statements go unchecked — it’s just Trump being...
While such conservative gambits were carried out under the radar years ago, now people are paying attention.
If Vice President Kamala Harris is the nominee, Democrats must fight the torrent of misogynoir that she will face, rather than leaving that work...