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Trump Dares the Supreme Court to Do Something

David A. Graham

April 14, 2025

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador shakes hands with Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

The Constitutional Crisis Is Here

April 14, 2025

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What, Exactly, Is the Supreme Court Thinking?

April 9, 2025

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Due Process for Me, Not for Thee

David A. Graham

April 8, 2025

President Donald Trump stands and points in the presidential box as he tours the John F. Kennedy Center

‘A Path of Perfect Lawlessness’

April 7, 2025

Black-and-white photo of the Supreme Court building

How the Trump Administration Learned to Obscure the Truth in Court

April 3, 2025

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The Question Progressives Refuse to Answer

Marc J. Dunkelman

April 2, 2025

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Independent Agencies Never Stood a Chance Under Trump

David A. Graham

March 27, 2025

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America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State

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What Does ‘Constitutional Crisis’ Mean?

March 22, 2025

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What John Roberts’s Rebuke of Trump Left Out

David A. Graham

March 18, 2025

Chief Justice John Roberts frowns slightly while he wears his robes

The Rise of the Brown v. Board of Education Skeptics

April 2025 Issue

Colleges Have No Idea How to Comply With Trump’s Orders

March 10, 2025

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The November Election That Still Hasn’t Been Certified

David A. Graham

March 6, 2025

A group of protesters gather in North Carolina. One sign reads: We the People elected Allison Riggs for NC Supreme Court

What Alito’s Dissent Fails to Understand

Nicholas Bagley

March 6, 2025

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The Supreme Court Foreign-Aid Ruling Is a Bad Sign for Trump

Stephen I. Vladeck

March 5, 2025

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Why Trump Thanked John Roberts

March 5, 2025

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Trump Tests the Courts

David A. Graham

February 27, 2025

Donald Trump grips the podium and speaks into a microphone at a CPAC event

The Governor Who Stood Up to Trump

February 21, 2025

Government Workers Cannot Be Fired for Their Political Views

John Langford and Erica Newland

February 15, 2025

Illustration of a man in a suit holding a cardboard box with binders, folders, and the Bill of Rights

Presidents May Not Unilaterally Dismantle Government Agencies

February 12, 2025

An upside-down Capitol above Trump speaking into a mic

The Race-Blind College-Admissions Era Is Off to a Weird Start

February 3, 2025

An illustration showing a looming gavel on top of stacked graduation caps

Shamed Onto Death Row

Elizabeth Bruenig

February 1, 2025

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A Possible Substitute for Mifepristone Is Already on Pharmacy Shelves

January 23, 2025

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The Online Porn Free-for-All Is Coming to an End

January 22, 2025

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The Difference Between TikTok and Free Expression

Allison Stanger

January 19, 2025

Pornography Shouldn’t Be So Easy for Kids to Access

Elizabeth Bruenig

January 19, 2025

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Let’s Not Fool Ourselves About TikTok

January 17, 2025

Jack Smith Gives Up

January 14, 2025

A photo of Donald Trump saluting a crowd of Stop the Steal supporters

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Biden’s Tarnished Legacy

January 9, 2025

A photo of Joe Biden touching his temple with one hand during his remarks

Stop the (North Carolina) Steal

David A. Graham

January 8, 2025

Pictures of Allison Riggs and Jefferson Griffin overlayed on a blue chalkboard with a red circle

The Coming Assault on Birthright Citizenship

January 7, 2025

Newborn babies in a hospital, but they're behind a wire fence

Yes, the Law Can Still Constrain Trump

January 4, 2025

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The Push for Puberty Blockers Got Ahead of the Research

December 16, 2024

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What If Free Speech Means Banning TikTok?

Alan Z. Rozenshtein

December 13, 2024

Gavel against a backdrop of TikTok imagery

The Case Against Despair in Trump’s Second Term

Conor Friedersdorf

December 4, 2024

An Illustration of David Cole and the US Supreme Court Building