BERNARD McGHEE / The Associated PressDec 31, 2019
This year saw the deaths of people who shifted culture through prose, pragmatism and persistence. Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigMar 26, 2019
The implications of Justice Thomas’ tenure on the nation’s top court extend far beyond his own career and legacy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
The Associated PressMar 27, 2018
John Paul Stevens says erasing the amendment would clear the way for gun control and weaken the NRA's ability to block legislation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Marjorie Cohn / TruthdigAug 26, 2016
Voters will be confronted with competing death penalty proposals on the November ballot: the praiseworthy Proposition 62 and the defective Proposition 66. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 26, 2014
The leading Supreme Court liberal who retired in 2010 said Saturday that the federal government should legalize marijuana, drawing parallels with the failure of alcohol prohibition. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 4, 2012
Will Citizens United stand the test of time? John Paul Stevens, the former Supreme Court justice who led the dissent in the court's highly controversial decision that eased restrictions on corporate donations in political campaigns, thinks the answer is "no." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 22, 2010
Now that retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens no longer has to see his former colleague Justice Antonin Scalia in the lunchroom every day, he's free to tell tales out of the top court, which he did earlier this month in a speech criticizing Scalia's handling of a case from 1991. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 5, 2010
Elena Kagan is almost through the wringer, awaiting a Senate vote later this week on her Supreme Court nomination. Hers has been a fairly uneventful vetting process, and judging by the mood on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, she'll soon be sporting a black robe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Ruth Marcus / TruthdigMay 1, 2010
When John Paul Stevens leaves the Supreme Court bench this summer we will have lost a legal giant as well as a voice of reason and respect for democracy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigApr 15, 2010
A serious debate on "constitutional issues" might reveal our fundamental differences: Republican extremists would use the Supreme Court to prohibit every social and political advance since before the Civil War. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ruth Marcus / TruthdigApr 12, 2010
Here is an unsettling thought for those who waited eight years to have a Democratic president appointing judges: Barack Obama could well end his first term with a more conservative Supreme Court than the one he inherited. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 9, 2010
Liberal Justice John Paul Stevens has announced his retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court. The 89-year-old will step down when the court's term ends in June or July, giving President Barack Obama the opportunity to make his second appointment to the high court. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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