The John Roberts vs. Donald Trump Story Conceals Something More Sinister
admin The Supreme Court has entered its final stretch of the term, with about two dozen opinions to hand down before…
Jurisprudence
Ketanji Brown Jackson Stands Firm—and Alone—on Compassionate Release
Does the inaccuracy or unfairness of an underlying conviction count as an “extraordinary and compelling reason” for compassionate release?
Brett Kavanaugh and John Roberts Remain Strangely Clear-Eyed About One Kind of Racism
The Supreme Court issued a surprisingly good decision in a racial jury-selection case on Thursday.
Trump’s First Big Vindictive Prosecution Just Went Up in Smoke
This week’s Executive Dysfunction.
The Best Place for a College Student to Truly Learn
It might just be a prison classroom.
Syria Is Hoping to Hold 500 War Crimes Trials in the Next Five Years. Here’s How the First One Is Going.
The last month has marked a dramatic turn in the history of Syria, a nation racked by years of civil…
Trump Just Went Further Than Ever Before to Encourage Another Jan. 6
A slush fund is not just a slush fund.
Three Judges Just Dared SCOTUS to Say What It Really Thinks About Black Voting Rights
A federal court in Alabama on Tuesday ruled, yet again, that the state had illegally discriminated against Black voters.
Todd Blanche’s Effort to Grant Trump and His Family “Forever Immunity” Hides a Greater Danger
Blanche would have us believe nothing can later be done by the law.
Trump’s Attacks on the Lawyer Who Argued Birthright Citizenship Give the Game Away
Last month, Cecillia Wang, the head of the ACLU, asked the Supreme Court to preserve the legal principle.