United States federal courts
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The Junior Justice
May 04, 2015Elena Kagan is rewriting the role of a Supreme Court justice in American democracy.
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Justice Samuel Alito's Deep Roots in the American Right
Jul 10, 2014He's the most pro-corporate jurist on the Supreme Court. So decisions that grant companies religious rights or take aim at labor unions come quite naturally to him.
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Daily Meme: The Court's Faux Colorblindness
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Retirement, and the Value of Term Limits
Mar 20, 2014Fixed term limits for justices would mean no more uncomfortable debates about when someone should leave the job they love.
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The Indefensible Filibuster of Nina Pillard
Nov 14, 2013The evidence that the latest court nominee to be filibustered by the Senate is a radical? Well, she did work to advance women's constitutional rights. And had the support of one of the most conservative Supreme Court justices ever.
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I Was Wrong about Elena Kagan
Sep 27, 2013The Supreme Court's newest recruit has proved herself a defender of progressive values, and a promising potential leader of the bench's liberal wing.
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Four Lessons Learned from This Year's Stuffed Supreme Court Docket
Jul 01, 2013Civil rights, affirmative action, same-sex marriage—it was a big year for the country's high court in 2013. Here are the things you should take away.
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Justice Scalia's Infuriating Hypocrisy
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Antonin Scalia Is Angry. Again.
Jun 26, 2013His prediction from ten years ago has come true, and now he charges that the Court's liberals are just as hypocritical as he is.
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Now Hiring: A Few Good Judges
Feb 15, 2013The D.C. Circuit Court is a critical battleground for national issues that affect millions of Americans. Why, then, is Obama not filling its four vacancies?
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Should Liberals Be Mad at Kagan and Breyer?
Jul 09, 2012Why did the left-leaning justices side with Roberts on Medicaid?
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Roberts's Switch in Time
Jul 02, 2012CBS News confirms what we were all thinking—the chief justice changed his mind about the Affordable Care Act decision.
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Reading the Tea Leaves in the Supreme Court Opinions
Jun 29, 2012Did Chief Justice Roberts change his mind about the Affordable Care Act at the last minute? Whatever happened, it's going to be a long time before we find out.
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Court Stays Clear of Tinkering with the First Amendment
Jun 29, 2012Xavier Alvarez may or may not qualify for mental-health care under the ACA, but the Court at least decides he won’t be going to jail.
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Roberts's Solution to a Non-Problem
Jun 28, 2012The Court's ruling on Medicaid expansion forbids the federal government from doing something it wouldn't do anyway.
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