Scott Lemieux

Columnist

Scott Lemieux is a professor of political science at the College of Saint Rose in Albany, N.Y., with a focus on the Supreme Court and constitutional law. He is a frequent contributor to the American Prospect and blogs for Lawyers, Guns and Money.

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Opinion

The GOP's bad faith SCOTUS diversions

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Analysis

Stop assuming voters won't care about Trump's taxes

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Analysis

The case against ObamaCare is weak. It will probably succeed anyway.

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Analysis

Why on Earth is the GOP standing by Kavanaugh?

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Opinion

Manafort is screwed — and Trump knows it

Pro-life and pro-choice demonstrators clash

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Opinion

What does Anthony Kennedy's retirement mean for Roe v. Wade?

Demonstrators outside the Supreme Court.

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Opinion

The Supreme Court's disgraceful decision on Trump's travel ban

President Trump, John Roberts, and Anthony Kennedy.

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Opinion

The Supreme Court is not coming to the rescue

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Opinion

Trump's backwards interpretation of the IG report

Gary Cohn during a news briefing at the White House

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Opinion

Gary Cohn's breaking point

Republican leaders stand behind Donald Trump

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Opinion

Why Republican leaders will stand by Trump no matter what

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Opinion

Why Flynn's guilty plea won't bring down Trump

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Opinion

What Jeff Flake must do next

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Opinion

The Supreme Court looks poised to strike down gerrymandering. Here's why.

President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

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Opinion

The inhumanity and lies of Trump's DACA suspension

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Opinion

The disturbing lessons of Trump's shameful Arpaio pardon

Protesters outside the White House after the Charlottesville events

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Opinion

Don't praise the GOP for calling out Trump's appalling Charlottesville comments

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Opinion

Kirsten Gillibrand is serious about Medicare for all

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Opinion

How John McCain saved ObamaCare and proved the haters wrong

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Opinion

What happens if Trump fires Mueller?

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Opinion

Why Trump's Russia scandal will only get worse

Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. on the campaign trail in June 2016.

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Opinion

Donald Trump Jr.'s dangerous liaisons

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Opinion

Liberals' single-payer hubris

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Opinion

How the Supreme Court just dangerously undermined the separation of church and state

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Opinion

Democrats must pursue universal health care. They must also be smart about it.

Richard Nixon leaves the White House after resigning.

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Feature

How previous White House scandals altered the political landscape

President Trump on a TV screen in the White House

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Analysis

What past scandals can tell us about what Mueller might find on Trump

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Analysis

James Comey's revenge

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Opinion

Trump revealing classified intel to the Russians wasn't illegal. But it is impeachable.

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Opinion

Don't cry for James Comey. Be nauseous for America.

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Opinion

The clear and present danger of TrumpCare

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Opinion

Why President Trump is getting killed in court, in 1 astonishingly ignorant comment

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Opinion

Why Democrats shouldn't be too giddy about the GOP's health-care disaster

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Analysis

Did Paul Ryan intentionally sabotage his own health care plan?

President Trump meets with legislators in Washington

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Opinion

What's next for Trump's travel ban?

Donald Trump looks out over a crowd at a presidential debate

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Opinion

Federal judges have an obligation to check Trump's immigration orders