The Supreme Court Needs Real Oversight
Without an effective system in place, problems like leaks and conflicts will not be adequately addressed, and public confidence in the Court will continue to plummet.
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The Supreme Court Is Not Supposed to Have This Much Power
And Congress should claw it back.
Court Reform Is Dead! Long Live Court Reform!
The Commission on the Supreme Court’s findings may end up helping to set reform in motion, rather than stopping it in its tracks.
Justice Kavanaugh’s Empty Democratic Promise
Returning abortion to the states doesn’t put power into the hands of voters in much of the country.
No, Really, the Right to an Abortion Is Supported by the Text and History of the Constitution
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe, it will betray the Fourteenth Amendment’s promise of bodily autonomy.
The Anti-abortion Movement Will Win Even If It Loses
The Supreme Court seemed skeptical of Texas’s new law, but that doesn’t mean Roe will stand.
The Second Amendment Has Become a Threat to the First
Firearms are having a documented chilling effect on free speech.
The Framers Would Have Wanted Us to Change the Constitution
They would have been clear-eyed about the role of the Court and the dangers of too much fidelity to their original designs.
Biden Has More Power Over the Filibuster Than He’s Been Willing to Use
The president has a historical model he can follow to try to save his agenda from the Senate.
The Messy Post-Roe Legal Future Awaiting America
There’s no clean end to this story.