Rejecting Term Limits for the Supreme Court
Political scientists studying the U.S. Supreme Court say the problem isn’t how long justices serve overall but that there’s no short-termers in the mix.
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Can Obamacare Win by Losing at Highest Court?
Might Obamacare's poor showing today at the Supreme Court offer a silver lining for those who favor expanded access to health care?
Can the Supreme Court Survive a Health-Care Decision?
After it rules on the health-care debate and makes other momentous decisions this term, will the U.S. Supreme have sufficient stores of legitimacy to weather the inevitable backlash?
Supreme Court Calls For New Try on Texas Districts
Texas Republicans won Friday as the Supreme Court rejected a judicially drawn redistricting map, but not for the reasons you might think.
Making a Case for Televising the Supreme Court
The upcoming U.S. Supreme Court debate on health-care reform offers a prime time to start televising its hearings and allowing cameras in the courtroom.
A Politicized Supreme Court Doesn’t Faze the Public?
Two political scientists review a survey of perceptions about the U.S. Supreme Court and find the public may actually want the justices to trade their black robes for red and blue ones.
C’mon, Peek Inside Elena Kagan’s Inbox
Genuine access to pertinent — if mundane — public documents celebrates a milestone, as Elena Kagan’s Clinton-era e-mails are made easily readable by the public.
Nominees Not as Slippery as We Think
A look at U.S. Supreme Court nominees' actual answers during their Senate grilling finds the perception that they're getting cagier isn't actually true.
Expecting Justice and Hoping for Empathy
Gauging views of the American people on Supreme Court justices suggests that while empathy is in the eye of the beholder, it's a value most people favor on the bench.
Merely Qualified Need Not Apply
When did being a qualified eminent jurist of the president's choosing become insufficient to make it to the U.S. Supreme Court?