A repeat of Bush v. Gore is unlikely but possible. It could also be serial Supreme Court rulings in slow motion.
Garrett Epps
Garrett Epps is a professor of law at the University of Baltimore. He covers the Supreme Court for theatlantic.com. His book American Epic: Reading the U.S. Constitution was published in August 2013 by Oxford University Press.
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Reagan’s Court v. the Libertarians’
A new crop of Supreme Court books show Chief Justice Roberts siding with his hero’s ghost—for now.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Reading the Tea Leaves in the Supreme Court Opinions
Did 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.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Court Stays Clear of Tinkering with the First Amendment
Xavier 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
The Court’s ruling on Medicaid expansion forbids the federal government from doing something it wouldn’t do anyway.
Posted inLaw and Justice
It’s Roberts’s Court Now
Today’s decision on the Affordable Care Act shows that, despite conventional wisdom, Anthony Kennedy is not the guy calling the shots.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Yes, America, Global Warming Does Exist
The D.C. Circuit Court says so, despite convoluted industry arguments to the contrary.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Cruel? Sure, but How Unusual?
Alito’s overlooked, important dissent on juvenile sentencing
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Memo to Jan Brewer: You Had a Bad Day Monday
Five Justices cut out three lobes on S.B. 1070, and leave one on life support.
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Court to Super PACs: Full Speed Ahead
As the ship drifts over the campaign-cash falls, the five captains decline a chance to reconsider the course.