Viewfinder: Protesters Gather on Capitol Hill to Oppose Supreme Court Judge Nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Protesters gathered outside the office of Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota) prior to a scheduled meeting between Thune and Kavanaugh.
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Dispatches: On Trump's Decision to Tap Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge Against California's Waiting Period for Buying Guns
The decision means the law will remain in effect.
Is the Supreme Court's Travel Ban Ruling Really a 'Clear Victory' for Trump?
The ban appears to be more an act of political grandstanding, at the expense of Arab and Muslim Americans.
When Disability Rights Are Trans Rights
A recent case has opened the next frontier in the fight for transgender rights: the Americans With Disabilities Act.
How the Right Is Perverting Religious Liberty
Inside the curious phrase that protects peyote and condemns LGBT people.
The Spread of Pro-Pot Legislation Across America
Nebraska and Oklahoma have a problem with Colorado's lax marijuana laws.
The Court's Blow to Health-Care Transparency
The Supreme Court ruled that states cannot require many large employers to submit health-care claims to a massive database. Here's why that matters.
The Fate and Fortunes of Public Goods
How the New Deal paved the way for the Great Society and the creation of a federal agency devoted to the humanities.
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.
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.
The Supreme Court v. the Paris Agreement
As the Roberts court issues a stay on Obama's Clean Power Plan, the future of U.S. climate commitments remains uncertain.
Obama's Clean Power Plan, by the Numbers
How much will it cost, and what will it do for America's environment and health?
A Ruling Against Doing Adult Time for Juvenile Crimes
The Supreme Court gives juveniles sentenced to life in prison a second chance.
Affirmative Action Helps Everyone
Your research guide to the hottest American politics of 2015 and 2016.
Americans Want to Term Limit the Supreme Court—and That's Exactly Why It's a Bad Idea
Beware of silver bullets, America.
The Modern Arguments Against the Death Penalty
Today's Supreme Court ruling on a lethal injection drug represents a confluence of several modern challenges to capital punishment.
Protecting Abortion Clinics in the Age of ‘McCullen v. Coakley’
After the recent Supreme Court decision, clinics will likely have to turn to injunctions to keep protesters away, taking on the additional expense themselves or passing it on to those they serve.
Is Exotic Dance ... Dance? What Will the Supreme Court Have to Say?
Susan Elizabeth Shepard spoke to anthropologist Judith Lynne Hanna about the question at the heart of a case petitioned to be heard by the Supreme Court.