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How state constitutions became the battleground for American rights and liberties – on both the left and right

Beyond picking governors, state legislators, local officials and representatives to serve in Congress, voters in almost every state this year will have the opportunity to amend the language of their state constitution. In one state, they could potentially rewrite the constitution altogether.

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In rebuke to Trump, Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, emphasizing the promise of equality in the Declaration of Independence

The Supreme Court on June 30, 2026, declared that universal birthright citizenship is protected by the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, meaning that nearly all babies born in the United States automatically become American citizens, regardless of their parents’ immigration status.

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Red Scare redux: Trump targets citizens

The Justice Department's bid to denaturalize American citizens has roots in the Red Scare

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Legal expert Kenji Yoshino shares the red flags to look out for as Trump's DEI deadline looms

A crucial deadline is days away and employers should be prepared.

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A Tale Of Two Shadow Dockets

The Supreme Court moves heaven and earth to block removal of alleged gang members who are almost certainly removable, but says nothing about Ohio initiative process being declared unconstitutional.

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Will Trump put a Fox News host on the US supreme court? Mark Tushnet can’t rule it out

In his new book, the Harvard law professor argues against originalism and for putting non-judges on the highest court

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Federal Judge Rescinds Decision to Take Senior Status

Donald Trump will have at least one less federal district court vacancy to fill.

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The Latest ProPublica Story About Ginni Thomas

ProPublica obtained a recording of a call that the First Liberty Institute held with donors. [For full disclosure, I have spoken at several First Liberty events.] As readers of this blog likely know, First Liberty has litigated landmark religious liberty cases before the Supreme Court, including Kennedy v. Bremerton School…

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Donald Trump Promising a Position to RFK Jr. Isn't Illegal

Criminalizing such promises would violate the First Amendment

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Loss of Supreme Court legitimacy can lead to political violence

Americans are gearing up to celebrate the Fourth of July, and their thoughts are most likely on how many hot dogs to buy for the cookout and whether a family member needs to go stake out a good spot to watch the parade and fireworks.

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5 reasons Supreme Court ethics questions are more common now than in the past

In recent years, all nine sitting justices on the U.S. Supreme Court have been the subject of reports calling their ethics into question.

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SCOTUS v. voters: What's the solution?

Law professor Joshua Douglas on "The Court v. The Voters," and a bipartisan solution that might actually work

Salon

SCOTUS is broken — can it be fixed?

After Dobbs, many Americans woke up to the Roberts court's dangerous power. But history offers lessons — and hope

Salon

Today in Supreme Court History: January 20, 1953

1/20/1953: President Eisenhower takes the inaugural oath on January 20. He would make five appointments to the Supreme Court: Chief Justice Earl Warren, and Justices John Marshall Harlan II, William J. Brennan, Charles Evans Whittaker, and Potter Stewart.

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Radical SCOTUS is "not an accident"

Salon talks to the Emmy-winning documentarian about SCOTUS corruption, Mitch McConnell and the court's rich history

Chicago Sun-Times

Provocative ‘Deadlocked’ doc surveys the key Supreme Court appointments of recent decades

On Showtime’s comprehensive series, experts put the decisions of Earl Warren, Thurgood Marshall, William Rehnquist and other legal minds in context.

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Supreme Court has a long history of protecting Americans’ rights. Not any more.

The recent regressive Supreme Court rulings represent an astonishing rejection of the principles of racial and economic justice that guided the court for more than 60 years.

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Biden's coronation no-show is no snub – more telling is whom he sends to King Charles' big day

The fact that first lady Jill Biden, but not her husband, President Joe Biden, will be attending King Charles III’s coronation on May 6, 2023, has not gone down too well with sections of the U.K. press. A “royal snub,” screamed headlines, while commentators grumbled about “Irish Joe” and his…

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Mark Z. Barabak: Dianne Feinstein is one of California’s greats. Let’s remember her that way

In the long arc of California history, among redwood giants like Hiram Johnson, Earl Warren, Ronald Reagan, Pat and Jerry Brown, one name stands out: Dianne Feinstein.

The Independent UK

SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Warren is 5th justice with Navy ship

Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren’s name is on the U.S. Navy’s newest fuel ship

Reason

Today in Supreme Court History: January 20, 1953

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago tries to keep warm as temperatures, wind chills plunge

“At least the sun is starting to come out,” Earl Warren said Friday, standing outside the Garfield Community Service Center.

The Independent UK

AP WAS THERE: Supreme Court legalizes interracial marriage

With the passage of the the Respect for Marriage Act, which protects same-sex and interracial marriages, The Associated Press is republishing its 1967 story by reporter Karl R

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When the Supreme Court loses Americans' loyalty, chaos – even violence – can follow

The Supreme Court’s historically low public standing has prompted a national conversation about the court’s legitimacy. It’s even drawn rare public comment from three sitting Supreme Court justices. What’s referred to by experts as the problem of “judicial legitimacy” may seem abstract, but the court’s faltering public support is about…

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Samuel Alito, a workhorse on the Supreme Court, shapes its conservative path

The justice has played a key role on the court, often leading the charge not just on abortion, but for expanded religious rights, against LGBTQ rights, against expanded voting rights, and more

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