A historian argues that the Supreme Court's claim to be above politics, while wielding immense power over the Constitution, rests on a fairly recent conception of American government, and that early Americans would have been entirely unsympathetic to the court's…
(Pretty Vectors / Shutterstock) But filling the vacancies already available is kid’s stuff—kid’s stuff the Democrats can’t seem to get right, but that is nonetheless straightforward and obvious. What Biden and the Democrats really need to do is expand the…
“We should seriously look at expanding the court while the Democrats are in power,” former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said of the Supreme Court on the High Stakes podcast last week. “You know, it used to be that you’d…
Although that conception of the judicial role has been widely held, it is nonetheless mistaken for at least three reasons. That type of argument has at least two key weaknesses. In sum, it is mistaken to conclude that accepting the…
Refusal by chief justice to recuse himself remains concerning Now that the Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear the federal government’s appeal of two Federal Court rulings that its use of the Emergencies Act in 2022 was unconstitutional, the…
The Anchorage Daily News asked candidates for U.S. House running in the special primary election to answer a series of questions. Read all of their responses here. Jay R. Armstrong (R) I would never support a bill to expand the size of the…
The first congressional appearances by justices since 2019 should mark the revival of this longstanding tradition. Such appearances are actually not extraordinary — at least, they weren’t until relatively recently. Indeed, regular interaction between Supreme Court justices and Congress has deep historical…
Top Women in Law Justice Kagan says Supreme Court rulings damage democracy in U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan testifies during a House budget hearing in July. (Matt McClain for The Post) Justin Jouvenal, The Washington Post//October 20, 2026// With pivotal midterm…
Justice Elena Kagan delivered one of her sharpest public critiques yet of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority this week, saying recent rulings on redistricting and campaign finance have helped warp American politics and weaken democratic norms. Speaking Tuesday at Catholic…
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Proposals to reform the Supreme Court - ethics rules, term limits, adding justices - and the conduct of justices such as Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
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