Last evening’s ruling blocks Trump from his chief ploy to subvert the upcoming elections—but he may not be done yet.
Samuel Alito
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Rogue Supreme Court Blesses Ethnic Cleansing
The national council of law wizards held that Donald Trump can deport nonwhite refugees on baldly racist grounds even if he doesn’t follow the law in doing so.
Posted inLaw and Justice
John Roberts Is Starting to Sweat
The reactionary hacks on the Supreme Court might have gone too far this time.
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Turning Civil Rights Inside Out
The Supreme Court has now invited racial gerrymandering, as merely political and thus beyond judicial challenge.
Posted inPolitics
Americans on the Election: God Forbid It Should Go to the Court!
A new Pew survey shows the public thinks the Supreme Court is the single most partisan overseer and adjudicator of elections.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Flags on His Lawn Show Justice Alito’s True Colors
There’s no real mystery here. He is a fervent Christian nationalist and Trump supporter.
Posted inVideos
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Sam Alito, a Perfectly Deranged Facebook Grandpa
This week on our live show, Ryan Cooper and Jamelle Bouie discuss what’s wrong with the Supreme Court.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Truth About the Comstock Act
The anti-obscenity law is unenforceable and probably unconstitutional. Conservatives still want to use it to ban medication abortions.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
This Modern World
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