Linda Greenhouse, the doyenne of Supreme Court journalism, considers the crisis of confidence that has marred the Court’s legitimacy.
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Posted inPolitics
How ‘Fair Maps’ Went Foul
Red states refuse to play by the same rules as blue states.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The ‘Dobbs’ Promise Gets Tested at the Supreme Court
A Supreme Court case being heard next week will begin to test whether the elimination of rights in ‘Dobbs’ will remain limited to abortion.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Grotesque, Wonderful Respect for Marriage Act
The bill is a sensible response to a deep division among Americans about a fraught moral issue.
Posted inEducation in America
Courts Use Increasingly Lawless Arguments to Block Student Debt Relief
In the latest ruling, the Eighth Circuit turned a non-plaintiff into a plaintiff.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Winners From the Midterms? The Supreme Court’s Right Wing.
The restraint of congressional overrides is probably gone.
Posted inPolitics
Republicans Have a Disease Called Donald Trump
Sane parties change their tune when they lose repeatedly. The GOP is not sane.
Posted inTAP
Voting Rights in Florida? You Jest.
Today on TAP: DeSantis tries to bar the feds from enforcing voting rights, in the spirit of John C. Calhoun and our last two chief justices.
Posted inPolitics
Republicans’ Secret Swing-Seat Weapon? Dozens of Rich Nominees.
Over half of the Republican nominees in competitive House races have dipped into personal fortunes to fund their campaigns.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Time for the EPA to Use Its Most Powerful Weapon
National Ambient Air Quality Standards under the Clean Air Act could be employed to reach President Biden’s climate goals.
