Corporations suing corporations—not individuals suing corporations—is the real sign that our patent system needs fixing.
Scott Lemieux
Scott Lemieux is a political science professor at the University of Washington. He writes for the blog Lawyers, Guns & Money. Follow @lemieuxlgm
Posted inLaw and Justice
Pro-Life Sentences
Republican-controlled state legislatures are passing a wave of restrictions on abortion. Now the courts are backing them up.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Don’t Fil-A the First Amendment
Supporters of the gay community can make their case without violating their opponents’ right to free speech.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Will the Supreme Court Strike Down Affirmative Action?
Landmark civil liberties cases often lack a broad base of support, which gives the Court plenty of political cover
Posted inLaw and Justice
Sorry, Still Not Over Bush v. Gore
Justice Scalia goes on Piers Morgan and tries to defend himself.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Should Liberals Be Mad at Kagan and Breyer?
Why did the left-leaning justices side with Roberts on Medicaid?
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Mississippi’s Threat to Roe v. Wade
Will the case against the state’s only abortion clinic make it to the Supreme Court?
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Roberts’s Switch in Time
CBS News confirms what we were all thinking—the chief justice changed his mind about the Affordable Care Act decision.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Sometimes a Loss Is Just a Loss
Despite some pundits’ quibbles, Chief Justice Roberts’s opinion doesn’t constitute a win for conservatives.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
A Tale of Two Justices
John Roberts joined with the Court’s liberals to uphold the Affordable Care Act—but he left a political weapon in his opinion for Republicans to use in the future.
