If Justice Kennedy Goes, So Do LGBT Rights
Nearly 320 million people live in the United States. But when it comes to major U.S. legal controversies,…
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Arkansas Executes Its First Inmate Since 2005
Ledell Lee has become the first inmate put to death in the state of Arkansas in a dozen…
Goodbye Judicial Filibuster—and Good Riddance
The demise of the filibuster for judicial appointments has brought all manner of depressing descriptions from observers and…
Neil Gorsuch to Be Confirmed to the Supreme Court
Neil Gorsuch has enough votes to be confirmed to the Supreme Court, CNN reports, after Senate Republicans voted…
How the End of the Filibuster Undermines the Supreme Court’s Claim to Political Independence
After years of gridlock and partisan pressure, the United States Senate seems to have finally cracked. On Thursday,…
The Supreme Court Sets a New Precedent on the Death Penalty and Disability
The state of Texas really wants to kill Bobby J. Moore. The Supreme Court, in its 5–3 decision…
Is It Getting Easier for Companies to Cover Up Age Discrimination?
Since the early 1990s, corporate lawyers and conservative judges have sought to shrink what counts as discrimination, making…
Can Disability Rights Stay Bipartisan?
The Supreme Court just ruled 8–0 in favor of the rights of disabled students to a real education.…
Supreme Court Sends Transgender Rights Case Back to Lower Court
On Monday, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear the case of Gavin Grimm, a transgender boy…