Is the Texas Decision Abortion’s Last Rodeo?
Late last night, SCOTUS let stand Texas's unconstitutional abortion ban, with its frightening vigilante enforcement provision—and it could pave the way for other states to follow suit.
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Conservative Judges Are Obstructing Progress
And the only way to break free of the gridlock is to expand the court. Will President Biden, who is filling court vacancies as fast as he can, add to the bench?
Has the Supreme Court Doomed Our Democracy?
Last week, two decisions by the Trumped-up SCOTUS bench set the U.S. on the path to perpetual GOP authoritarian rule.
‘We’re doing the best we can’:Talking with Mississippi Doctors
As the state’s 15-week abortion ban heads to the Supreme Court, Mississippi doctors talk reproductive health care access, fetal viablity, and maternal health.
The Only Actual Justice on the SCOTUS Bench
In the wake of RBG’s death and amid the Supreme Court’s dangerously rightward lurch, Justice Sonia Sotomayor has emerged as the moral compass, calling out devastatingly bad decisions and sounding a warning for what may come.
Amy Coney Barrett Makes a Decision. It Ain’t Great
The SCOTUS Justice's first written decision, about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the EPA, could have devastating consequences on the environment.
Clarence Thomas’s Insurrectionist Dissent
The Supreme Court Justice, married to one of Trump's staunchest supporters, is a conspiracy theory-embracing proponent of voter suppression—and perhaps the greatest threat to democracy on the bench.
Will SCOTUS Write LGBTQ Bigotry Into Law?
On Tuesday, the Court heard opening arguments about whether LGB and trans people are worthy of anti-discrimination protections. The outcome will impact us all.
The GOP Can Block Abortion Access Without Overturning Roe
Where there is a sinister, oppressive will, Republicans will find a way.
We’re in a Fight For the Soul of Our Nation
Yes we lost the Kavanaugh battle, but we didn't lose the war.