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Charles Sykes / AP Will Lin-Manuel Miranda Transform the Supreme Court?
With the success of the Broadway hit Hamilton, Americans have been given a new version of the Founding Fathers—one that could open the door to a more liberal interpretation of constitutional originalism.
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AP The Curse of Bigness
Few American politicians cite his writing and judicial work. But his legacy is particularly relevant today.
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Dana Verkouteren / AP The Solicitor General Rests
Donald Verrilli, who as the Obama administration’s top litigator won landmark cases on the Affordable Care Act, same-sex marriage, and immigration, will step down this month.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP Why Legislate When Judges Will Do It for You?
While the Supreme Court remains hobbled and deadlocked, the lower courts are making power grabs.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Passive-Aggressive U.S. Supreme Court
Even in the face of clear precedent, some justices just don’t like it when a convicted petitioner is right on the law.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP If Citizens United Falls, Will Progressives Notice?
The remaining presidential candidates have each said they’d fix big money in political races. But if the Supreme Court overturned its latest campaign-finance rulings, would anything really change?
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Jim Bourg / Reuters A Veto for Oklahoma's Quixotic Abortion Bill
Governor Mary Fallin rejected a bill Friday that would have sent doctors who perform the procedure to prison.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters The Trump Court
The presumptive GOP nominee has released a list of 11 judges he would nominate to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP Selling Merrick Garland
Senate Democrats seem to be tailoring their message to voters ahead of November’s election.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters The U.S. Supreme Court's Nonsense Ruling in Zubik
The challenge from religious non-profits to Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate got sent back down to the lower courts, creating a lot of uncertainty.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP Why the Senate Doesn't Have to Act on Merrick Garland's Nomination
The Constitution doesn’t require the chamber to hold hearings or a vote.
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Gerry Broome / AP North Carolina's Bathroom Bill Is a Constitutional Monstrosity
HB2 doesn’t just repeal LGBT civil-rights laws; it bars passing new ones. The Supreme Court calls that “animus.”
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Adrian Sainz / AP Civil-Rights Laws Don't Always Stop Racism
Although the 1866 Memphis Massacre happened 150 years ago, it still has a powerful legacy in the South.
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Reuters The Supreme Court’s Next Big Fight Over Money in Politics
Will the justices gut the rest of McCain-Feingold—and make it easier for wealthy donors to influence elections?
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Jonathan Drake / Reuters Anti-Trans Discrimination Is Sex Discrimination
A decision written by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia helps explain why North Carolina's H.B.2 bathroom bill is illegal.
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U.S. Air Force / Reuters Is the U.S. War Against ISIS Illegal?
A U.S. Army captain sues the White House in federal court to find out.
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Jay Westcott / Reuters Defining Corruption Downward
Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell asks the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that the gifts he took, and the favors he performed, were just politics as usual.
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Ensie & Matthias / Flickr What the Supreme Court's Ruling on Iranian Assets Means
In Bank Markazi v. Peterson, the justices decided that Congress can change the rules while a case is still being litigated.
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Susan Walsh / AP 'Deferred Action' for Immigrants Goes to Court
Texas challenges the president’s executive order on immigration at the U.S. Supreme Court. But the case never should have made it this far.
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Andrew Harnik / AP How to Fix the U.S. Supreme Court Impasse
Some progressives say Obama could appoint Merrick Garland without Senate approval. Only voters can change the situation.
