Even if you believe in gun rights, it’s become hard not to see the NRA as a bunch of loony birds.
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Parkland Copycats Bide Their Time
Law enforcement officers thwarting school plots seize caches of weapons as the gun debate continues.
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GOP: The Party of Death
Shortened lives, whether from gun violence or lack of health care, is of no concern to Republican leaders.
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Democracy Unchecked: Trump Spurs State Lawmakers to Curb Judges’ Powers
The president is leading the way for Republican attacks on judicial independence.
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Q&A: What Cities Can Do About the Gun Epidemic
A conversation with former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter
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Abortion Access, the Supreme Court, and a Troubling Case of Déjà Vu
Planned Parenthood’s new petition for high court review involves a state restriction on medication abortion nearly identical to one the nation’s top court ruled unconstitutional in 2016.
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Jeff Sessions Is Just Getting Started on Deporting More Immigrants
He’s speeding up their hearings, and if that leads to expelling exemplary immigrants on whose paperwork the government is sitting—well, that’s tough.
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The Supreme Court Case That Could ‘Overturn the Heart of the New Deal’
And though the Court will rule before July, hardly anyone has noticed it.
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Law and Disorder in North Carolina
Since Republicans gained control of the North Carolina legislature in 2011, judges have emerged as some of their staunchest adversaries. Now lawmakers want to curb state court powers.
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What Happens If Trump Fires Mueller?
The president can try to oust the special prosecutor, but it won’t be easy—and it won’t be the end of Trump’s legal problems.