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Who Will Stand Up to the Supreme Court Justices?
May 4, 2026
An op-ed by Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan: With its decision this week in Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court gutted a core part of…
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An essay by Jeannie Suk Gersen: For decades, the Supreme Court has steadily worked to transform the concept of discrimination based on race, from the…
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An article by Jill Lepore: Red-headed, spindle-shanked Thomas Jefferson was thirty-three years old when he drafted the Declaration of Independence, in 1776; he was so…
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The trophy cabinet that stands in Marty Lipton’s 31st-floor office in Midtown Manhattan, stacked with mementoes presented by grateful clients, is a monument to six…
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Louisiana’s congressional primaries won’t be going forward as scheduled in May, as a result of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a majority-Black…
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It’s clear that artificial intelligence is changing everything, from the way we learn to the way we work. What’s far less clear is how AI’s…
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The Supreme Court’s gutting this week of the landmark Voting Rights Act has sparked fears that officials could transform congressional maps in the South and…
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Breyer makes case for civic education
May 1, 2026
Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer argued that civic education could help reduce polarization and strengthen citizenship during a forum at the Ed School last…
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The Trump administration is advancing a novel constitutional argument in its efforts to keep fossil fuel-fired power plants open, which, if sustained in court, could…
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Hospital patients adhering to structured exercise and nutrition support before undergoing surgery can reduce their overall complications and shorten their hospital stay, according to findings…
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The president likes to applaud the work of his underlings—especially when they are taking down his enemies. Days after the Department of Justice indicted the…
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply restricted states from using race to draw voting districts that help minority communities elect their preferred candidates. The 6-3…
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The US Supreme Court for the third time in 13 years under Chief Justice John Roberts narrowed a key provision of the Voting Rights Act,…
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The Supreme Court Just Neutered the Voting Rights Act
April 30, 2026
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: The Voting Rights Act has been near death since 2013, and today the Supreme Court administered the coup de grâce.
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The Supreme Court’s decision limiting the Voting Rights Act inflames an already raging partisan war over congressional districts and is expected to lead to a…
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 has often been called the crown jewel of the U.S. civil rights movement. But under a U.S. Supreme Court…
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How the US Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act
April 30, 2026
Two conservative ideas are behind the Supreme Court’s decision to gut the Voting Rights Act. Bloomberg Opinion columnist and Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman explains.
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US Supreme Court guts key provision of Voting Rights Act
April 29, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act – making it harder for minorities to challenge electoral maps…