Supreme Court Archives

Social Justice

It’s Been One Year Since Trump First Proposed His Travel Ban. Basically Nothing Has Changed.

In the wake of the Supreme Court's announcement that it will decide in April the constitutionality of Trump's travel ban, civil rights advocates have compiled new data and personal accounts to illuminate experiences from the ban's previous versions.

Massoud Hayoun

The execution room in the San Quentin State Prison in California.

Social Justice

How IQ Tests Are Perverted to Justify the Death Penalty

Research has identified embedded racism in IQ tests. Now, prosecutors in at least eight states are using that research—to legalize more executions.

David M. Perry

Morning light shines outside the U.S. Supreme Court building on March 20th, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

News in Brief

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Trump ‘Travel Ban’ Case

The decision will no doubt please the president, who for months has asked the Supreme Court to take up the case.

Morgan Baskin

Social Justice

Supreme Court Allows Trump’s Travel Ban to Take Full Effect

The ban creates varying limits on visas for nationals of six Muslim-majority countries—Libya, Chad, Somalia, Syria, Iran, and Yemen—as well as Venezuela and North Korea.

Francie Diep

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neal Gorsuch speaks during an event hosted by the Fund for American Studies on September 28th, 2017, at Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Social Justice

Gorsuch 2020?

Is Justice Neil Gorsuch short-sighted—or is he playing the long game?

Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza

News in Brief

Supreme Court Postpones Hearing on Trump’s Permanent Travel Ban

The nation's highest court wants to hear whether the permanent policy renders questions about the older ban moot.

Francie Diep

President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos listens during a parent-teacher conference at the Roosevelt Room of the White House on February 14th, 2017.

Social Justice

Trump and DeVos Are Preparing a Historic Rollback on Discrimination Law

From weakening protections for survivors of sexual assault to axing protections for transgender students, the administration has made no secret of its animosity toward the Civil Rights Act.

Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza

News in Brief

Supreme Court Justice Upholds Part of Trump’s Travel Ban

Justice Anthony Kennedy issued a short-term order that bans thousands of refugees from entering the United States.

Morgan Baskin

Economics

How the Supreme Court Made It Easier for Corporations to Fight Class Action Lawsuits

Rulings in recent years have effectively forced consumers to file class actions in the region where the corporation is based or to disaggregate claims into separate filings.

Rick Paulas

News in Brief

Trump’s Travel Ban Won’t Affect Grandparents, SCOTUS Rules

Grandparents and cousins of Americans won't be barred from entering the United States under President Donald Trump's travel ban.

Morgan Baskin