Today on TAP: His majority opinion striking down the SEC’s jurisdiction may not apply to the NLRB. But it’s too early for unions to breathe a sigh of relief.
John Roberts
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The Supreme Court’s Blocking Strategy
America’s top legal authority is doing all it can to prevent Donald Trump from standing trial before the election.
Posted inLaw and Justice
‘Brown’ at 70
The rhetorically modest but functionally powerful ruling that ended segregation shouldn’t be misused to forestall other efforts at racial equality.
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America’s Fifth Circuit Problem
Judges are now fighting over the right to hear important policy cases.
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Why Racial Remedy Still Matters
Focusing on class is good policy, but the long legacy of state-supported racism means we must find ways to keep taking race into account.
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Pleasant Surprises From the Roberts Court
This session’s rulings on voting rights have broken with recent trends.
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Why Supreme Court Protests Matter
Public outrage at the extreme decisions and corruption may have gotten John Roberts to uphold Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Fed, the Supreme Court, and Their Legitimacy
The government’s least democratic branches are incompetent and corrupt because they are unaccountable. James Madison would not be surprised…
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Supreme Court Justices Offer Unconvincing Dodge on Ethics
Former appeals judge J. Michael Luttig gets it right; Congress has the power to impose rules of conduct on the high court.
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What Democrats Can Learn From Reporting on Supreme Court Corruption
The justices are sensitive to political pressure. Senate Democrats can impose that pressure through investigation.