How Congress Can Take Back Its Power Over the Courts
Congress has the constitutional power to expand the lower courts, reshape the Supreme Court, limit its jurisdiction and restore checks on an increasingly powerful judiciary.
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There Is Nothing Normal About a Corrupt SCOTUS
We have two Supreme Court justices seriously violating the code of ethics and a chief justice John Roberts who refuses to enforce them. What can we do to preserve the legitimacy of our nation’s highest court?
What Will Women Lose If Unions Fail?
The fate of unions will be decided by the Supreme Court. If they lose, fair wages, guaranteed health care, and general job safety are at risk for millions of workers.
Texas’s New Anti-Abortion Bill Could Be Be the First Step in Killing “Roe”
The Lone Star state’s alarming new omnibus bill bans D&E, even in cases of sexual assault. If it's deemed "constitutional" by the conservative Fifth Circuit—then on we go to the Supreme Court.
Why Is the Story of the “Jane Roe” So Complicated?
How to reckon with the legacy of Norma McCorvey, who died on Saturday, the “Roe” in Roe v. Wade—the case that made abortion legal in the U.S.—and an eventual abortion opponent?
Link Love: The Power of Single Women, Fierce Female Justices, + More
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Is the Supreme Court About to Make Abortion Completely Inaccessible?
SCOTUS may soon debate the stringent provider requirements opponents have long been fighting for. And the decision could make safely terminating a pregnancy all but impossible.
Could Abortion Opponents’ Latest Tactic Inadvertently Protect Roe?
Anti-abortion advocates want to claim viability at 22 weeks—and we should let them. This is why.
SCOTUS Strikes Down Buffer Zones at Abortion Clinics Just When We Need Them Most
The unanimous vote says zones infringe on protesters' First Amendment rights. Since when do those cover intimidation and harassment?
Has Scalia Inadvertently Paved the Way for Marriage Equality?
The Supreme Court Justice has a crafty history of ruling with his dissents. Not so with ‘Windsor v. United States.’ A legal scholar—and Obama’s former LGBT chief adviser—explains.