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Supreme Court Strikes Down Majority Minority Districts

· Thursday, April 30, 2026 · 11 comments

Partisan gerrymandering just got a bit easier.

End of the Voting Rights Act?

· Thursday, October 16, 2025 · 8 comments

SCOTUS appears ready to supercharge gerrymandering.

Another Partisan Gerrymandering Attempt

· Tuesday, October 14, 2025 · 10 comments

This time: North Carolina

Passing the ERA By Fiat

· Saturday, December 14, 2024 · 16 comments

Amending the Constitution with one simple trick.

No Kings Act and Judicial Supremacy

· Friday, October 11, 2024 · 42 comments

Was Marbury v. Madison a mistake?

Post-Affirmative Action College Campuses

· Saturday, August 31, 2024 · 12 comments

More data shows a more complicated picture.

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US Government Expands Racial Categories

· Friday, March 29, 2024 · 53 comments

A major effort to capture the diversity of America.

Keeping Insurrectionists Out of Office

· Tuesday, March 5, 2024 · 68 comments

It’s easy if you try.

Transgender Teachers Suing Florida Over Pronoun Restrictions

· Thursday, December 14, 2023 · 47 comments

The inevitable pushback against the pushback has begun.

Righting Past Wrongs

· Wednesday, August 9, 2023 · 13 comments

Thousands of LGBTQ veterans are seeking to have their discharges upgraded.

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SCOTUS Lets Stand Transgender ADA Inclusion

· Sunday, July 2, 2023 · 17 comments

The justices declined to review a bizarre 4th Circuit decision.

SCOTUS Ends Affirmative Action

· Friday, June 30, 2023 · 63 comments

The inevitable has happened. Now for the fallout.

Independent State Legislature Theory Loses in SCOTUS

· Tuesday, June 27, 2023 · 10 comments

Good news with a cautionary note.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Alabama Districts

· Friday, June 9, 2023 · 4 comments

A surprising ruling on the Voting Rights Act.

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Student Defies Judge at Graduation

· Monday, May 29, 2023 · 25 comments

Because screw the other students.

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High School Graduation and Individual Expression

· Sunday, May 28, 2023 · 25 comments

Either it’s a public forum or it’s not.

Sandra Day O’Connor and Bush v Gore

· Wednesday, May 3, 2023 · 18 comments

New documents reveal the internal deliberations of the Court.

Trial Court Judge Ignores SCOTUS Abortion Ruling

· Tuesday, February 7, 2023 · 46 comments

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Colleges Fear Affirmative Action’s Demise

· Monday, January 16, 2023 · 33 comments

A pending Supreme Court ruling could be more impactful than many realize.

Rehnquist and the ‘Independent State Legislature’ Theory

· Saturday, December 10, 2022 · 5 comments

The late Chief Justice was right; his successors are wrong.

We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Constitution

· Saturday, August 20, 2022 · 41 comments

Is it time to call the whole thing off?

Originalism and the Declaration of Independence

· Monday, July 4, 2022 · 43 comments

The implications of modes of interpretation.

Democrats in Disarray, Abortion Edition

· Tuesday, June 28, 2022 · 45 comments

Here we go again . . . .

Queer Couples, Divorce, and Custody Rights

· Saturday, May 21, 2022 · 14 comments

An ugly divorce exposes a gap in our legal structure.

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Pence Likens Election Reform to Capitol Riots

· Sunday, January 16, 2022 · 19 comments

It doesn’t add up.

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