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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

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The Supreme Court could tear down the wall between church and state

The justices may give their blessing to the nation’s first religious public school. But we should have seen this coming.

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The battle to protect LGBTQ rights is winnable — but will take a fight

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,...

23.01.2025 10

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Trump’s dangerous bid to end birthright citizenship

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...

16.01.2025 7

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Greenland and Trump’s desire to be colonizer-in-chief

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...

09.01.2025 10

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Trump tests Supreme Court power with TikTok intervention

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...

02.01.2025 4

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Massachusetts stalls on vital facial recognition reform

State lawmakers, this is a no-brainer. Pass the bill and send it to Governor Healey.

26.12.2024 20

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How clemency can help save us all

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.

12.12.2024 6

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More states must pass shield laws protecting gender-affirming care

If you don’t think you and yours have skin in this particular game, think again.

05.12.2024 4

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Don’t blame Garland and Smith for the failed prosecutions of Trump

The ire you may feel over the lack of accountability for Trump’s lawlessness is righteous. Just make sure your aim is right.

26.11.2024 5

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Will Supreme Court check Trump? Don’t count on it.

What will the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, which Trump helped to build, have to say about Trump’s view that biding by the...

14.11.2024 6

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The most disrespected person in America is still the Black woman

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...

06.11.2024 1

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Harris’s righteous frustration with the media

Donald Trump has repeatedly called the American people "the enemy within." Harris called on their better angels with a pitch-perfect case for a...

30.10.2024 1

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Courts are rejecting Trump’s attacks on elections — for now

So far, judges are protecting our democracy from the GOP’s flood of baseless election-related legal attacks. Can that safeguard hold?

23.10.2024 1

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Trump’s decline is too dangerous to ignore

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...

16.10.2024 1

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Vance tried to sane-wash Trump’s autocracy. Walz didn’t let him.

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...

02.10.2024 10

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Why the vice presidential debate matters

The show 'Veep' demonstrated the sometimes hilariously amorphous nature of the job. But the prospect of JD Vance being one heartbeat away from the...

25.09.2024 2

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The 2024 election battles are hitting courtrooms weeks ahead of Election Day

Legal challenges are flying fast and furiously over efforts to interfere with the election results even before ballots are cast or counted.

19.09.2024 3

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Jackson’s support for binding Supreme Court ethics rules is part of an extraordinary shift. Congress must listen.

"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...

04.09.2024 2

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The Supreme Court is on the ballot, even if it’s not a DNC headliner

Democrats should be screaming about the Supreme Court from the rooftops. Why aren’t they?

22.08.2024 1

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News outlets should issue warnings about Trump’s dangerous lies

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...

14.08.2024 1

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How Project 2025 backfired on the GOP

While such conservative gambits were carried out under the radar years ago, now people are paying attention.

31.07.2024 2

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Real Democratic unity requires more than words

If Vice President Kamala Harris is the nominee, Democrats must fight the torrent of misogynoir that she will face, rather than leaving that work...

22.07.2024 3

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