Kennedy’s Judicial Election Quagmire
Despite Justice Kennedy’s stated ambivalence about the practice of electing judges, perhaps no other justice has had such a profound role in identifying and exacerbating its worst features.
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The Change America Needs Won’t Come from the Supreme Court
Nine justices were never going to save us from the current crisis engulfing our democracy. Throughout our history, they seldom have. -
Mapping the Road Ahead for Partisan Gerrymandering Cases
At least five gerrymandering cases in pivotal swing states could end up at the Supreme Court in coming terms. -
Did Anthony Kennedy Just Destroy His Own Legacy?
American democracy is plainly weaker than it was when he took his seat, says Michael Waldman. -
Trump v Hawaii: Giving Pretext a Pass
The Supreme Court’s majority opinion in Trump v. Hawaii purports to repudiate Korematsu v. United States, but replaces it with a modern-day version. -
Freedom to Free Ride: The Supreme Court Rules Against Unions
Drained of resources, will unions be able to carry on as effective exclusive representatives? -
Breaking Down the Supreme Court's Texas Redistricting Ruling
On Monday, the Supreme Court upheld Texas’s controversial redistricting plan, issuing a ruling that could make it much harder to use the courts to stop racially discriminatory voting laws of all kinds. Here’s what you need to know: -
Q&A: Voting Rights Five Years After the Supreme Court’s Shelby County Decision
The landmark case had an immediate impact for voters across the country as new voting restrictions became a reality. We look at how the national voting rights landscape has evolved since, and detail fights ahead in protecting the vote for all Americans. -
With Midterms Looming, Conservative Groups Push Aggressive Voter Purges
Accurate voting rolls are a laudable goal — but it is illegal to use list maintenance to delete legitimate voters -
Supreme Court Strengthens Digital Privacy
The Supreme Court decided that historical location information from your cell phone is private and that if the government wants to see where you and your cell phone have been, then they need a warrant. It’s a big win for privacy advocates and will likely have important consequences for cases across the country.
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