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May 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Clarence Thomas Goes Rogue, Does the Right Thing for Once
The Supreme Court justice authored the majority opinion protecting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
March 21, 2024
Matt Ford
The Most Conservative Jurists in America Have Lost the Supreme Court
The Fifth Circuit’s well-documented judicial shenanigans have earned a surprising rebuke from the high court.
January 25, 2024
Kate Aronoff
Why Is ExxonMobil Suing Its Own Shareholders?
The oil company’s attempt to exclude proposals to do marginally more about emissions has gotten farcical.
October 13, 2020
Nick Martin
Mitch McConnell’s Election Dreams Are Voters’ Waking Nightmares
The federal courts were once the last line of defense against voter suppression. Now, filled with Trump’s conservative appointees, they’re encouraging it.
September 21, 2018
Matt Ford
The Senseless Legal Precedent That Enables Wrongful Convictions
A federal appeals court has ruled that prosecutors can withhold evidence that may prove defendants innocent before they plead guilty.
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