Why do some offenders get a fresh start while others receive harsh, one-size-fits-all sentencing?
Supreme Court
Posted inLaw and Justice
Alan Dershowitz’s Bad History
The lawyer for Trump in the impeachment trial makes incorrect claims about Andrew Johnson’s defenders.
Posted inEducation in America
A Case in the Supreme Court Could Upend Public Education
The justices consider whether barring subsidies to religious schools is a type of illegal discrimination.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Battle for the Constitution
Yale Law professor Justin Driver discusses the erosion of Brown v. Board of Education.
Posted inEducation in America
Supreme Court Case Could Mandate Funding for Religious Schools
Right-wing legal institutes see an opportunity to undermine public education.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Virginia Votes to Ratify the ERA
And advocates say that should be the end of the story.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Conservative Judiciary’s Fatal Attraction to Deregulation
A Neil Gorsuch ruling in 2016 has led to a marked increase in serious injuries to children from ingesting magnets.
Posted inLaw and Justice
What’s the Next Step for Equal Rights?
Virginia plans to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment next year, kicking off a battle over its fate.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Why Are ‘Liberal Democrats’ Leading the Constitutional Campaign Against the Wealth Tax?
Recent critiques of the proposed levies hinge on breathing new life into the Constitutional Convention’s infamous compromise with slavery.
Posted inLaw and Justice
‘We Own This’: Trump Administration Defends Decision to End DACA in Supreme Court Oral Arguments
The case rests on whether that decision is reviewable by the courts or not.
