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PREVIEW: Abortion Gaslighting is Back at SCOTUS

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Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Twelve Jurors and One Angry Ex-President

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The first criminal trial of Donald Trump is finally here. This week, hundreds of possible jurors filed through Judge Juan Merchan’s courtroom i…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

The Jurisprudence of Bleeding Out

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We shouldn’t be surprised that we have to keep saying it, but here we are: the Supreme Court (notably trained as lawyers) will soon…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

When Gag Orders Become Campaign-Performance Indicators

After weeks of the Trump trials (and the run-up to the Trump trials) becoming ever more engrossing spectator sports, both the public and the media may have lost sight of some of the stakes. They also…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

When RAGA Rhymes with MAGA

It’s not quite red-yarn-on-a-corkboard, but given how often we’ve been thinking about the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) over the years, it may as well be. The group has become a vit…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

How The Mifepristone Case Reached SCOTUS

Well, it happened again. The hIgHeSt CoUrT will hear arguments Tuesday in a case based on made up facts! This time it’s mifepristone, the abortion drug at the center of Alliance for Hippocratic Medic…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Who Gets to Lie Online?

While all eyes and brains are on what SCOTUS thinks about making Trump emperor-king, a lesser known case will be heard Monday that could have a huge impact on how social media can (or cannot) keep el…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

The Lies Destroying America

It’s not just the justices on the Supreme Court who can’t seem to agree with each other anymore. As we slide into Trump v. Biden 2 (The Second One), it seems like voters can’t seem to come to a conse…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Yes, You Can Vote for an Insurrectionist

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Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

The IVF Decision We Should Have Seen Coming

It was a wild week at the High Court (another seven days crammed with a year’s worth of news). SCOTUS heard cases about bump stocks, and how Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito would do as Facebook cont…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago