The Future of Partisan Gerrymandering Hinges on Supreme Court Case

Bill Blum / Truthdig Sep 19, 2017 The legal decision of Gill v. Whitford will either extend or destroy the legacy of Earl Warren on reapportionment. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Will the Courts Save the Dreamers?

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Sep 14, 2017 If Donald Trump has the opportunity to appoint one or more additional justices to the Supreme Court, DACA may be struck down. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Edith Windsor, Who Helped End the Ban on Gay Marriage, Dies at 88

By Deepti Hajela / AP Sep 12, 2017 The opinion in a suit she filed was the basis for federal court rulings against state prohibitions and led to a 2015 Supreme Court decision allowing same-sex couples to marry. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sessions Is Wrong on Legal Justification for Ending DACA

By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Sep 11, 2017 Donald Trump's motivation to rescind the program has little to do with the law and much to do with politics. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Corruption of the Law

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Aug 20, 2017 The corporate coup that Justice Harlan Fiske Stone attempted to thwart nearly a century ago is complete. His worst fears are our nightmare. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

We Disrupted the Supreme Court to Protest Money in Politics

By Matt Kresling Jul 20, 2017 We'll be sentenced Monday for an act of civil disobedience that was neither violent nor angry. Rather it was a plea to government to be responsive to the people. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Justice Neil Gorsuch Has Landed, to the Delight of the American Right

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jul 3, 2017 We can appreciate the full import of Gorsuch’s position on the Supreme Court only by analyzing his written orders and decisions. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

SCOTUS Ruling on North Carolina’s Political Maps Exposes GOP’s Race-Based Gerrymandering

By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet May 24, 2017 The ruling was based upon arguments that came before the court prior to the seating of Justice Neil Gorsuch. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A New, Progressive Form of Federalism Is Spreading With the GOP in Control

Bill Blum / Truthdig Apr 11, 2017 To derail Donald Trump’s domestic agenda, the left is bolstering the autonomy of states and cities to protect minorities, the poor, the undocumented and our ecosystems. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Nuclear Option

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Neil Gorsuch Shouldn’t Be Confirmed Until Donald Trump’s Presidential Legitimacy Is Proved (Video)

By Robert Reich / RobertReich.org Mar 27, 2017 The president needs to come clean on Russia ties, financial conflicts and other key issues before his Supreme Court pick (shown with Trump) is accepted. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Neil Gorsuch and the Deconstruction of the Administrative State

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Mar 27, 2017 Despite the Supreme Court nominee’s contention that judges are politically impartial, his record indicates that he would play to the Trump administration. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )