Law professor Amy Kapczynski on why progressives need to move from a defensive position to a positive vision for the highest court in the country

Clarence Thomas sat silent for years before he said a word. The court’s newest justice came out swinging at her first hearing.

The rave reviews that the newest Supreme Court justice received on her debut were well deserved, but they’ve created a set of outsize expectations that she can never fulfill.

Trump’s recent losses are heartening. But that doesn’t mean a post-Trump GOP will be good for America.

Obstructionist under Obama, battering ram under Trump, and a threat to democracy in both guises. An exclusive book excerpt.

Justice Jackson is well within the judicial and political mainstream. It’s Mitch McConnell, with his ruthless tactics, who is the extremist.

Democrats should prepare for accusations of being soft on pedophilia (or worse) in the midterm elections.

Confirmed as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, she now faces the paradox of being one of the most powerful people in the country but having little influence in her day-to-day job.

Yes, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will get some GOP votes. But don’t expect either party to confirm a nomination from the other when they’re in the majority.

The Founders saw no need for lawmakers to grill high court nominees. Time has only proven them correct.

This isn’t a conspiracy theory. It’s the conspiracy itself.

The Tennessee Republican bullied Ketanji Brown Jackson at least as much as the committee’s more famous men did. It’s not hard to guess why.

Republican senators haven’t been shy about wanting to roll back the clock for women, LGBTQ people, and Black Americans.

Washington’s Georgetown Day School does indeed teach inclusion—kind of like Houston’s elite St. John’s School.

Their Republican colleagues seemed loath to join in during the first day of the Supreme Court nominee’s confirmation hearings.

The Missouri Republican is planning on attacking Biden’s Supreme Court nominee at her hearing this week. It’s petty—but for larger reasons, it’s also tragic.

Real-time audio broadcasts of oral arguments have been a tremendous boon to our civic life and should be made permanent.

Sure, it’s ideology to some extent. But she’s impeccably qualified for a Supreme Court seat. Gee, what else could it be?

Biden’s Supreme Court nominee met with Senate leaders on Wednesday, kicking off what Democrats hope will be a quick confirmation process.

The judge will be the first Black woman nominated to the high court, as well as the first federal public defender.