In what is literally its most visible case of the Term, seven justices duck the free-speech issue.
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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The Court’s Scott Walker Moment
Five justices tell public-employee unions they “tolerate” them—for now.
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Issa’s Contemptible Vote
The congressional committee’s charge against Eric Holder is nothing but symbolic.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Lethal Injection and the New Immigration Policy
“Prosecutorial discretion” is nothing new
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Prop. 8 Heads for the Show
The one conservative dissent in yesterday’s Ninth Circuit ruling shows how little sizzle remains in the gay-marriage issue.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Filibuster Reform Lies in the Voters
Asking today’s federal courts to restore democracy is like asking the Taliban to restore religious freedom.
Posted inLaw and Justice
A Gun to the Debt-Ceiling Fight
John Boehner is once again threatening to wreck the economy. The president should use the Fourteenth Amendment to stop him.
Posted inLaw and Justice
A State-Federal Standoff over the Death Penalty
Is United States v. Pleau really about federalism, or fundamental morality, colonialism, and the rule of law?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
“Inspired” But Not Read
Romney misses the chance to explain that “I disagree with your view of the Commerce Clause” and “Traitor!” can’t mean the same thing.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Bring On Less Democracy
The current presidential nomination system isn’t working. Is it time to try to replicate the “Era of Good Feeling” magic?