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  1. life after roe
    Donald Trump
    Trump’s Abortion Dodge Won’t Work in 2024The man who made the reversal of Roe v. Wade possible is now seeking to neutral the abortion issue in his own fight with Joe Biden. It won’t work.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. life after roe
    US-JUSTICE-ABORTION-HEALTH
    What the Supreme Court Said About Abortion-Pill AccessMost justices seemed skeptical of restricting the drug, while Alito and Thomas floated a 19th-century law that could ban abortion nationwide.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  3. the law
    Supreme Court
    The 14th Amendment Effort Only Ended Up Helping TrumpIt was a wild law-school hypothetical sprung to life. It only ended up giving Trump’s candidacy a boost.
    By Elie Honig
  4. court appearances
    Trump Finally Had a Good Day in CourtThe Supreme Court steps into the presidential election and not for the last time.
    By Andrew Rice
  5. exhibit a
    It’s Maddening That the Supreme Court Could Decide 2024You can thank one liberal pipe dream and one overly cautious Justice Department.
    By Ankush Khardori
  6. obits
    The Supreme Court Sandra Day O’Connor Left Behind Is Dead, TooHer successors abandoned the principles of pragmatism and compromise she represented.
    By Cristian Farias
  7. obits
    Sandra Day O’Connor Has Died at 93She was the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  8. power
    SCOTUS Will Decide Whether Domestic Abusers Can Own GunsWomen in the U.S. are five times more likely to be killed by intimate partners who have access to firearms.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  9. housing
    Rent Stabilization Isn’t Going to the Supreme Court This TimeThe justices declined to hear a case against rent regulation brought by New York landlord groups. But there will be others.
    By Clio Chang
  10. exhibit a
    Menendez Followed the Supreme Court’s Bribery PlaybookAnd thanks to inaction by Congress, he might beat the case.
    By Ankush Khardori
  11. exhibit a
    Do Liberals Think the Supreme Court Will Save Us From Trump?Because that would have to happen to disqualify him from running under the 14th Amendment.
    By Ankush Khardori
  12. supreme court
    Clarence Thomas Formally Acknowledges His Lavish LifestyleThe justice’s new financial-disclosure form cops to some of the fancy trips conservative donors have funded for him.
    By Matt Stieb
  13. what we know
    A Quick Guide to Justice Clarence Thomas’s Ethics ScandalsWe’re keeping track of the recent pileup of revelations regarding secret financial arrangements between the justice and his rich friends.
    By Chas Danner
  14. the national interest
    The Democrats Can’t Wave Away Their Hunter Biden ProblemHow the party can clean up the Supreme Court and address the president’s son’s ethics scandals.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. the rent is too damn high
    Are the Landlords Bluffing?They say thousands of rent stabilized apartments are too cheap and too far gone to rent. You’ll just have to take their word for it.
    By Clio Chang
  16. the law
    The Overlooked Solution to the Radical Supreme CourtConservative justices will rule for another generation. The only hope of liberals is to seize state courts and launch a legal counterrevolution.
    By Lara Bazelon and James Forman
  17. the national interest
    The Last Republican PoliticianCan John Roberts stave off a Democratic assault on the Supreme Court?
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. say gay rights
    Michael Imperioli ‘Forbids Bigots and Homophobes’ from Watching His Work“Thank you Supreme Court for allowing me to discriminate and exclude those who I don’t agree with.”
    By Charu Sinha
  19. supreme court
    The Supreme Court Can’t Kill Student-Loan ReliefThe ruling today knocked down just one part of the White House’s federal debt-relief plan, but what’s left will be bigger than any onetime amnesty.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  20. student debt
    Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Student-Debt Relief PlanThe 6-3 decision arrives one day after the Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  21. exhibit a
    The End of Affirmative Action Is Only the BeginningYet again, the Supreme Court’s conservatives just get rid of precedents that they don’t like.
    By Ankush Khardori
  22. power
    Supreme Court Ends Affirmative Action in College AdmissionsStudents of color will bear the brunt of the impact.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  23. exhibit a
    The Supreme Court Rejects a Lunatic Legal Theory of ElectionsA 6-3 ruling tossed a conservative idea that could have allowed state legislatures to overturn elections.
    By Ankush Khardori
  24. life after roe
    What’s an Ex–Abortion Doctor in Alabama to Do?Fight for better pregnancies and births for those who have no choice.
    By Irin Carmon
  25. power
    Ginni and Clarence Thomas: A Love StoryHow a fiercely loyal couple saved one another, raged against their enemies, and brought the American experiment to the brink.
    By Kerry Howley
  26. early and often
    DeSantis Knocks Trump Supreme Court Picks As Not Extreme EnoughThe Florida governor claims he would have gone with justices even more like Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. life after roe
    What the Abortion-Pill Decision Reveals About the Shadow DocketThe author of a new book on the Supreme Court’s backdoor-lawmaking system breaks down what it is and why Samuel Alito is so mad at its critics.
    By Irin Carmon
  28. early and often
    It’s Neil Gorsuch’s Turn for a Financial ScandalWith Clarence Thomas under scrutiny, a report states that Gorsuch sold a home to a major litigator whose firm is frequently before the Supreme Court.
    By Matt Stieb
  29. life after roe
    Supreme Court Preserves Full Access to Abortion Pill, For NowMifepristone will remain fully available in states were abortion is still legal, at least while a longer court battle over its fate proceeds.
    By Chas Danner
  30. it gets worse
    Billionaire Harlan Crow Bought Clarence Thomas’s Mother’s HouseThe Supreme Court justice didn’t report that he had been paid by Harlan Crow, almost certainly violating the law.
    By Matt Stieb
  31. just asking questions
    What Can Democrats Do About Clarence Thomas’s Ethics Fiasco?Senator Sheldon Whitehouse thinks reform of what he calls the “captured court” starts with Chief Justice John Roberts.
    By Benjamin Hart
  32. ethics
    Clarence Thomas: Sorry I Got CaughtThe justice says he’ll be better about disclosing his wildly inappropriate, GOP-donor-funded vacations going forward.
    By Benjamin Hart
  33. the national interest
    Clarence Thomas and the Ethical Disaster of the Supreme CourtUndisclosed gifts from a billionaire won’t even embarrass the right.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. into it
    Should a Unicorn-Poop Song Parody Be Considered Fair Use of ‘My Humps’?A seemingly silly copyright lawsuit could change our understanding of artistic license.
    By Sam Sanders
  35. student loans
    Why the Supreme Court Might Uphold Student-Debt ReliefAlso, why it may not.
    By Eric Levitz
  36. early and often
    It Looks Like the Supreme Court Will Not Blow Up Our Democracy (for Now)A theory that would make state legislatures the ultimate decider of elections and overturn the Constitution as we know it gets its day in court.
    By Jay Michaelson
  37. the law
    Clarence Thomas Is Only a Part-Time Prince FanAs we learned during arguments in Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith.
    By Justin Curto
  38. celebrity
    Jennifer Lawrence Reveals She’s Had Two MiscarriagesIn a new Vogue interview, she talked about becoming a mother and voiced her rage at anti-abortion conservatives.
    By Danielle Cohen
  39. parenting
    My Queer Family vs. the Supreme CourtIf SCOTUS comes for marriage equality next, will I still be considered my son’s mother?
    By Michelle Tea
  40. life after roe
    The Right to the Ballot and the BodyKansas shows why the anti-abortion movement has to win power by undemocratic means.
    By Sarah Jones
  41. life after roe
    A Bunch of Democrats Were Arrested While Protesting For Abortion RightsIncluding AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Cori Bush.
    By Claire Lampen
  42. killing in the name
    Rage Against the Machine Says ‘Abort the Supreme Court’ at First Reunion ShowThe band was never one to avoid a moment for messaging.
    By Bethy Squires
  43. abortion
    What Exactly Does SCOTUS Consider a Conflict of Interest?A new report suggests certain justices prayed with anti-abortion lobbyists involved with their cases.
    By Claire Lampen
  44. supreme court
    Why Same-Sex Marriage May Not Be Doomed at the Supreme CourtSamuel Alito’s opinion matters more than that of Clarence Thomas.
    By Jay Michaelson
  45. doing the work
    Busy Philipps Arrested at Supreme Court Protesting for Reproductive Rights“For equality!”
    By Rebecca Alter
  46. power
    Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Officially a Supreme Court JusticeShe was sworn in on Thursday, becoming the first Black woman to ever serve on the bench.
    By Claire Lampen, Andrea González-Ramírez, and Bindu Bansinath
  47. the national interest
    Democrats Must Reform the Supreme Court to Save ItRepublicans won control of the Court playing by the rules. The rules are bad.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. life after roe
    Could New Abortion Bans Lose in Court?It won’t be easy, but there are ways to limit the impact of Dobbs.
    By Jay Michaelson
  49. life after roe
    Rage, Fear, and Hope Outside the Supreme Court“We understand that poor women and women that are Black and brown are going to pay the most for this repeal. That’s why we’re here.”
    By Sofia Resnick
  50. life after roe
    This Is Not an Abortion StoryPregnancy felt like a choice, now it feels like a trap.
    By Sarah Jones
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