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The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, the legislation that ended apartheid in the U.S.
Forum | Opinion

The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, the legislation that ended apartheid in the U.S.

  • Elie Mystal
  • May 7, 2026

The 1965 Voting Rights Act is the most important piece of legislation in U.S. history. It is the law that freed this country from apartheid. B…

The United States Supreme Court OKs racial profiling in ICE raids, on the basis of bigoted reasoning.
Forum | Opinion

The United States Supreme Court OKs racial profiling in ICE raids, on the basis of bigoted reasoning.

  • Elie Mystal
  • Sep 11, 2025

On Sept. 8, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed ICE to resume racially profiling all Latinos in Los Angeles under the suspicion that they might be …

Justice Elena Kagan brings an institutionalist message to Monterey.
Local Spin | Opinion

Justice Elena Kagan brings an institutionalist message to Monterey.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jul 31, 2025

Federal law, Title 28, Section 333, authorizes the chief judge of federal circuit courts to summon judges annually “for the purpose of conside…

The Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity transforms executive power.
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The Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity transforms executive power.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jul 7, 2024

Sara Rubin here, thinking back to the principles the founders of the United States held dear as they built a grand experiment in democratic se…

In ruling that Donald Trump has some immunity from criminal prosecution, the Supreme Court has undermined bedrock principles of American democracy.
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In ruling that Donald Trump has some immunity from criminal prosecution, the Supreme Court has undermined bedrock principles of American democracy.

  • Claire Finkelstein and Richard Painter
  • Jul 4, 2024

PETITIONER (DONALD J. TRUMP) argues that as former president of the United States, he is immune to all criminal charges, even after leaving of…

The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down bump stock ban means more people will die.
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The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down bump stock ban means more people will die.

  • Elie Mystal
  • Jun 20, 2024

We live in this most violently gun-addicted industrialized nation on Earth for one reason: Republicans control our Supreme Court. The gun viol…

Supreme Court hears a case about homeless encampments, with huge implications for California.
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Supreme Court hears a case about homeless encampments, with huge implications for California.

  • Jeanne Kuang
  • May 2, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday, April 22 in a case that has implications for how much power local and state officials h…

The Supreme Court is fundamentally antidemocratic, and it must be stopped.
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The Supreme Court is fundamentally antidemocratic, and it must be stopped.

  • Elie Mystal
  • Mar 7, 2024

The nine Supreme Court justices are the nepo-babies of American democracy: They’ve earned nothing, yet act like they own the entire world. Eve…

The Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action is a setback for opportunity in education.
Forum | Opinion

The Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action is a setback for opportunity in education.

  • Jonathan Lipow
  • Jul 13, 2023

The Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of the plaintiffs in the “Students for Fair Admissions” cases against Harvard and the University of North …

The ongoing legal challenges to abortion rights show that reproductive rights are not safe.
Forum | Opinion

The ongoing legal challenges to abortion rights show that reproductive rights are not safe.

  • Katha Pollitt
  • May 11, 2023

It took five Supreme Court justices to take away the right to end a pregnancy. It took only one judge to ban the most popular method of doing …

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