Antonin Scalia
The Supreme Court Is Itching for a Tie-Breaker
The court’s recent rulings reveal a judicial body slowly staving off deadlock.
Make the Supreme Court Your Single Issue
Abortion is important. Immigration too. And the Supreme Court has influence over both of these issues, and many more.
Understanding Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr.
What's at stake for the majority leader in the battle over Antonin Scalia's Supreme Court replacement.
Why the Senate Won't Confirm a SCOTUS Pick
More Americans are committing to one party in the voting booth, and elected officials are behaving in an accordingly partisan fashion.
Red Seats, Blue Seats: Scalia's Polarized Court
The partisan divide on our nation's top judicial body is a newer phenomenon than you may think.
Saving the Paris Agreement From the Supreme Court
The death of Antonin Scalia may have spared the historic agreement from a premature demise, but its constitutional underpinnings are still in jeopardy.
A Moment of Silence for Antonin Scalia
The Supreme Court has just lost its strongest voice. His sudden silence leaves a major void.
A Call for Cultural Knowledge in the Classroom
New federal education policy must lift the burden of "educational debt" among black students. That starts with training teachers to think outside their own cultural contexts.
Five Studies: Why Kids Who Kill Are Getting a Second Chance
Neuroscience helped debunk the superpredator myth—and sway the Supreme Court. Why the movement to overhaul juvenile sentencing is picking up steam.
Americans Want to Term Limit the Supreme Court—and That's Exactly Why It's a Bad Idea
Beware of silver bullets, America.