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Lessons from Hungary for the midterms and beyond

Lessons from Hungary for the midterms and beyond

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Lessons from Hungary for the midterms and beyond

Lessons from Hungary for the midterms and beyond

The defeat of Orbán didn’t happen in a vacuum. It happened because the people wanted democracy — and it can happen here, too, if voters demand it.

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Sotomayor delivers real-world shade to fellow justice over immigration ruling

Sotomayor delivers real-world shade to fellow justice over immigration ruling

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09.04.2026 4

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Sotomayor delivers real-world shade to fellow justice over immigration ruling

Sotomayor delivers real-world shade to fellow justice over immigration ruling

“This is from a man whose parents were professionals. And probably doesn’t really know any person who works by the hour," Sotomayor said.

09.04.2026 7

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Trump violated the laws of war. There is only one way to hold him accountable.

Trump violated the laws of war. There is only one way to hold him accountable.

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08.04.2026 5

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Trump violated the laws of war. There is only one way to hold him accountable.

Trump violated the laws of war. There is only one way to hold him accountable.

Trump’s threat that "a whole civilization will die tonight" cannot be dismissed as mere bravado or bluster just because he didn’t follow it up...

08.04.2026 3

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Trump showed up at the Supreme Court. It didn’t go well for him.

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Trump showed up at the Supreme Court. It didn’t go well for him.

A majority of justices seemed to indicate that neither the Constitution nor the court’s precedent was on the president’s side.

02.04.2026 9

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A win for the religious right disguised as a free-speech ruling

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01.04.2026 8

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A win for the religious right disguised as a free-speech ruling

The Supreme Court said its ruling against a state ban on conversion therapy was about free speech. The young people it puts at risk don’t have a...

01.04.2026 7

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Your vote’s in the mail — but will it arrive in time?

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27.03.2026 10

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Your vote’s in the mail — but will it arrive in time?

The RNC is arguing that if ballots arrive after the in-person polls close, the votes should be tossed.

27.03.2026 10

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Who gets to be an American?

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Who gets to be an American?

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell and Democratic AGs of other states have the answer as the Supreme Court takes up Trump’s bid to...

26.03.2026 10

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Chief Justice Roberts claps back at Trump’s attacks (again)

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19.03.2026 10

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Chief Justice Roberts claps back at Trump’s attacks (again)

The federal judiciary is fed up.

19.03.2026 10

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The old warning we’re ignoring about a free press

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The old warning we’re ignoring about a free press

Without a well-informed citizenry, there can be no liberty.

18.03.2026 10

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One thing voters agree on: They don’t like the Supreme Court

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One thing voters agree on: They don’t like the Supreme Court

Public sentiment has dipped amid justices’ increased use of the shadow docket, where cases do not get full briefing or argument.

12.03.2026 10

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Trump is trying to rig the midterms. You can stop him.

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11.03.2026 10

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Trump is trying to rig the midterms. You can stop him.

The SAVE America Act would burden if not disenfranchise tens of millions of Americans leading up to the midterms. And Trump admitted that it’s all...

11.03.2026 10

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The Supreme Court moves in the shadows

05.03.2026 10

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The Supreme Court moves in the shadows

A single, unsigned paragraph turned the Voting Rights Act into a dead letter.

05.03.2026 20

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Trans youth rights fade in the darkness of the shadow docket

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04.03.2026 10

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Trans youth rights fade in the darkness of the shadow docket

A Supreme Court’s emergency order doesn’t just endanger vulnerable kids. It also shows conservative justices’ willingness to break rules when it...

04.03.2026 10

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Trump gives the court the cold shoulder

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Trump gives the court the cold shoulder

How President Trump felt about the Supreme Court justices who curbed his power was no secret by the time he snubbed them at the State of the Union.

26.02.2026 10

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High court hypocrisy, as conservative justices split on Trump’s tariffs

A dissent showed that at least half of the court’s GOP appointees are willing to go to great lengths to back Trump, even when it requires them to...

23.02.2026 10

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High court hypocrisy, as conservative justices split on Trump’s tariffs

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23.02.2026 10

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More accountability at the Supreme Court? Not so much.

The court’s new "automated recusal checks” filing rule is simply playacting at transparency.

19.02.2026 10

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More accountability at the Supreme Court? Not so much.

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As California and Texas battle over redistricting, the Supreme Court stays out of the fight

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As California and Texas battle over redistricting, the Supreme Court stays out of the fight

That doesn’t mean the court isn’t putting its thumb on the scale of the midterm elections.

12.02.2026 10

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Trump wants to fire more federal workers. A Supreme Court ruling might stop him.

When it comes to reclassifying up to 50,000 federal workers as at-will employees, Trump is setting himself up for a supreme clash.

12.02.2026 20

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Is it Trump, or Chief Justice Roberts?

Trying to silence those who speak to the press is a pet project of Trump's. But in this case, the muzzler-in-chief is Chief Justice John Roberts.

05.02.2026 10

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The Trump-led attack on the midterms you may not see coming

A Supreme Court case challenging mail-in voting could have wide-ranging impact, including in Massachusetts.

04.02.2026 10

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Do ICE agents have immunity?

A recent Supreme Court ruling all but closes the door to any form of accountability.

29.01.2026 10

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Don’t look to Germany for an analogy. The Minneapolis nightmare is uniquely American.

In order to defeat the white nationalism that is at the core of ICE’s assault on American democracy, we have to see it and treat it as what it is.

27.01.2026 10

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Supreme Court seems to want to keep the Federal Reserve independent

"What goes around comes around," Justice Brett Kavanaugh said.

22.01.2026 10

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When the Supreme Court decides which history counts

The court demands historical precedent for state gun laws — then decides what history can be ignored.

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Supreme Court keeps us, and the president, guessing on tariffs

The court should rule that Trump’s tariff gambit exceeds his authority. But the longer we wait for a ruling, the less likely that seems.

15.01.2026 10

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Trump picked a bad time to threaten Jerome Powell

By attacking the Fed chair, Trump is kneecapping himself right before the Supreme Court takes up a crucial case on his presidential power.

13.01.2026 20

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Transgender athletes get their day at the Supreme Court. It probably won’t go well for them.

The stakes in the cases are high and transcend conservative talking points.

08.01.2026 10

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What the chief justice won’t tell you about the dire state of the judiciary

If past is prologue, John Roberts’s year-end report on the federal courts will ignore that the greatest threat is coming from inside the Supreme...

01.01.2026 20

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Why Trump’s Justice Department is coming for your voter data — and your vote

Its bid to scrub states’ voter data not only probably violates federal law and the Constitution, it also lays the groundwork to interfere in the...

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Will the Supreme Court add gun cases to its already high-capacity docket?

New rulings could add fuel to the debate over gun rights, gun control, and mass violence in America.

18.12.2025 10

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How do we stop the scourge of mass gun violence in America? Follow the money.

The gun industrial complex, with powerful lobbyists and backers like the National Rifle Association, have stayed ahead of the game of those seeking...

17.12.2025 10

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The justices are set to give Trump more power

New presidents cannot come into office and fire existing officials just to install preferred leaders in their place. But that is exactly what Trump...

11.12.2025 10

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Don’t panic — yet — about the Supreme Court taking up Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Despite Trump’s vile views on immigrants, even some conservatives don’t think his executive order holds constitutional water.

10.12.2025 10

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