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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

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So will Justice Alito retire now? In a word, no.

So will Justice Alito retire now? In a word, no.

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05.11.2026 10

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

So will Justice Alito retire now? In a word, no.

So will Justice Alito retire now? In a word, no.

The midterm results mean a lot for the Supreme Court. But maybe not what you think.

05.11.2026 10

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The dummymander election

The dummymander election

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04.11.2026 10

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The dummymander election

The dummymander election

The GOP tried to gerrymander its way to victory. It backfired spectacularly.

04.11.2026 10

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The Department of Justice is already trying to block votes

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29.10.2026 10

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The Department of Justice is already trying to block votes

Legal challenges against California, Alaska, and Washington state seek to either block some ballots from being counted or block certification of...

29.10.2026 10

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In closing midterm message, Trump’s GOP embraces hate

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28.10.2026 20

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In closing midterm message, Trump’s GOP embraces hate

The embrace of racist, Islamophobic, misogynistic, and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric by Trump and others in his orbit says a lot about what the Grand Old Party...

28.10.2026 10

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Justice Elena Kagan says the court’s rulings have created a ‘nightmare’ for democracy

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22.10.2026 10

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Justice Elena Kagan says the court’s rulings have created a ‘nightmare’ for democracy

With midterm elections just two weeks away, Kagan has her finger on the pulse of an issue haunting both parties.

22.10.2026 10

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Trump’s election attacks ramp up

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21.10.2026 10

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Trump’s election attacks ramp up

The Justice Department is the president’s latest tool in his war on election integrity. It’s time to call his bluff.

21.10.2026 10

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While DOGE alums roll in the green, Americans are left in the dark

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15.10.2026 10

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While DOGE alums roll in the green, Americans are left in the dark

DOGE worked out great for those who worked there, but not for the taxpayers it was meant to serve.

15.10.2026 10

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How did Blockbuster end up on the Supreme Court’s docket in 2026?

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08.10.2026 10

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How did Blockbuster end up on the Supreme Court’s docket in 2026?

The court will decide whether legislation from the era of videotapes applies in the internet age.

08.10.2026 10

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Why Alito’s future on the bench matters

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07.10.2026 10

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Why Alito’s future on the bench matters

Reports of the Supreme Court justice’s retirement were greatly exaggerated. But there is a good reason why it caused a frenzy anyway.

07.10.2026 10

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The Supreme Court brings out the big guns

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01.10.2026 20

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The Supreme Court brings out the big guns

Do Americans have a constitutional right to bear AR-15 rifles?

01.10.2026 10

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The Supreme Court puts cruelty on its docket

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30.09.2026 10

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The Supreme Court puts cruelty on its docket

In allowing the Trump Administration to continue third-country removals, the court has become complicit in its inhumanity.

30.09.2026 20

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This term at the Supreme Court, it’s religious freedom claims vs. LGBTQ rights. Again.

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17.09.2026 20

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This term at the Supreme Court, it’s religious freedom claims vs. LGBTQ rights. Again.

There are few challenges that the court seems more willing to wade into than those involving religious rights claims that run up against...

17.09.2026 10

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Trump lost a mail-in ballot battle, but his war on elections continues

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16.09.2026 20

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Trump lost a mail-in ballot battle, but his war on elections continues

Trump believes the Supreme Court’s immunity decision made him a king. Don’t expect the Supreme Court to prove him wrong.

16.09.2026 20

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Trump is trying to rig elections in a way only an autocrat could love

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27.08.2026 20

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Trump is trying to rig elections in a way only an autocrat could love

Dissenters bring clarity in the court’s confusing mail-in ballot ruling.

27.08.2026 20

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The Supreme Court’s dangerous gift to Trump on mail-in voting

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26.08.2026 20

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The Supreme Court’s dangerous gift to Trump on mail-in voting

Trump’s executive order is one of the most audacious attacks on American democracy in the nation’s history.

26.08.2026 20

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Are six-person juries constitutional? An unlikely alliance urges the court to say no.

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20.08.2026 30

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Are six-person juries constitutional? An unlikely alliance urges the court to say no.

A Florida chiropractor is seeking to convince the justices to overturn precedent.

20.08.2026 30

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Social media firms thought they were immune from liability. States are proving them wrong.

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Social media firms thought they were immune from liability. States are proving them wrong.

A slew of lawsuits claiming addictive social media platforms harm children is piercing the shield Section 230 once offered.

20.08.2026 40

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Trump promises Supreme ballroom battle

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14.08.2026 30

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Trump promises Supreme ballroom battle

There is a ballroom battle brewing, and I don’t mean my favorite kind that involves a dance floor and fabulous fashion.

14.08.2026 40

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Trump bullying of Lisa Cook doesn’t just show his lawlessness. It shows his weakness.

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12.08.2026 30

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Trump bullying of Lisa Cook doesn’t just show his lawlessness. It shows his weakness.

The Supreme Court brushed back his attempt to fire the Fed governor once. But the president is hoping a loophole may give him another shot at...

12.08.2026 30

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The next Supreme Court term is already taking shape

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07.08.2026 30

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The next Supreme Court term is already taking shape

The court will take up consequential issues including prolonged immigrant detention, digital privacy, and greenhouse gas emissions.

07.08.2026 20

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Todd Blanche is unfit to head the Justice Department

His record shows a willingness to bend the agency to Trump’s political agenda and inch the nation closer to autocracy.

05.08.2026 20

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Faith in the court is at a dangerous low. Rebuilding it requires all justices to draw the line at politics.

We need to draw and keep a firm line between the judiciary and politics.

31.07.2026 30

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Trump wants the Supreme Court to help him control who gets to vote

After a string of court losses, the administration is begging. The justices should stay out of it.

29.07.2026 30

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Crack one open for the Alaskan pilot asking the Supreme Court to help him keep his plane

The Supreme Court agreed to take up the case of a pilot whose plane was seized because his passenger was carrying Budweiser.

24.07.2026 30

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Justices say Supreme Court ethics reform is complicated. It isn’t.

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22.07.2026 30

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Justices say Supreme Court ethics reform is complicated. It isn’t.

Creating enforceable ethics rules for justices is a solution for waning public trust.

22.07.2026 30

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Who are the Supreme Court’s true originalists? Not who you think.

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09.07.2026 50

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Who are the Supreme Court’s true originalists? Not who you think.

Justices Jackson, Kagan, and Sotomayor actually stick to the Constitution.

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Breaking down that birthright citizenship ruling

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02.07.2026 40

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Breaking down that birthright citizenship ruling

Digging deeper into the 194 pages of the opinion and its concurrences and dissents reveals much more about the court, the rule of law, and the state...

02.07.2026 40

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