Ketanji Brown Jackson Stands Firm—and Alone—on Compassionate Release
admin Does the inaccuracy or unfairness of an underlying conviction count as an “extraordinary and compelling reason” for compassionate release?
Judiciary
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.
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.
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.
Two Conservatives Justices Just Took a Surprising Step to Save a Death Row Inmate’s Life. Why?
Four justices dissented, hinting at a sharp conflict behind the scenes.
The DOJ Just Admitted to Weaponizing a Prosecution Against Trump’s Foes
A federal court threw out all charges against the Broadview Six—a group of protesters accused of obstructing a Chicago ICE…
Sam Alito’s Math on “Color-Blindness” Doesn’t Check Out
The math will not change. The only question is whether our laws will reckon with it.
A Democratic Governor Just Failed Our Democracy in the Worst Possible Way
This week’s Executive Dysfunction.
The Supreme Court Weighs How Much Google Surveillance Can Be Used Against You in Court
Those questions do not have clean answers. But the instinct underlying the Fourth Amendment remains surprisingly stable across centuries.
Justice Jackson Seems to Be Warning Us About the Supreme Court’s Next Voting Rights Target
In more fallout from its decision last month to kill the Voting Rights Act, SCOTUS issued two orders that follow…