Latest articles by Scott Lemieux
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How the Supreme Court just dangerously undermined the separation of church and state
opinion Remember that critical constitutional principle? It's now endangered.
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Why the Supreme Court couldn't tolerate Texas' abortion laws
opinion Even to Anthony Kennedy, it was an obvious sham
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The sorry ineptitude of the Supreme Court's contraception decision
opinion Thanks to the obstructionism of Senate Republicans, the Supreme Court is incapable of its doing job
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Why Merrick Garland will never be a Supreme Court justice
The Explainer It's just not going to happen
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The telling incoherence of Antonin Scalia's 'pederast' comments
opinion The Supreme Court justice's latest broadside against gay marriage isn't just offensive. It's insane.
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Why the American death penalty system is broken
opinion The case of Richard Glossip shows how the system perpetuates unjust executions
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No, Kim Davis wasn't standing on principle
opinion And 4 other lessons from the anti-gay marriage spectacle in Kentucky
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John Roberts has been trying to gut the Voting Rights Act for decades
opinion A big investigation in The New York Times Magazine shows the deep roots of the Republican Party's vote suppression campaign
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How ObamaCare's fiercest critic all but admitted the legal case against it was a scam
opinion Liberals always claimed that the case before the Supreme Court was a farce. Now they've been proven right.
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How a President Hillary Clinton could help end the death penalty
opinion The Supreme Court isn't close to striking it down. But a new Democratic appointee would make a huge difference.
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Sorry, liberals: The Supreme Court is still plenty conservative
opinion Liberals just had their best term of the John Roberts era. But they shouldn't expect history to repeat itself.
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Why the next big battle at the Supreme Court may be over solitary confinement
opinion Justice Anthony Kennedy has suggested that prolonged solitary confinement is inhumane
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Nearly getting away with murder: How the Walter Scott video exposed a corrupt system
opinion It's quite possible that Michael Slager would be free today
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The Atlanta teachers' trial: A perfect example of America's broken justice system
The Explainer Teachers caught cheating should be fired — not sent to prison
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For once, the Supreme Court sides with workers
opinion The Roberts Court is famously hostile to employee rights. But it apparently draws the line at pregnant women.
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Could an Abe Lincoln precedent help Obama save ObamaCare?
opinion An interesting theory has emerged from Chief Justice John Roberts' former clerk
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Destroying ObamaCare: Why conservatives want to turn the Supreme Court into a schoolmarm
opinion The latest legal argument against the Affordable Care Act is a desperate ruse
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The sphinx, the hack, and the swing vote: Key takeaways from the Supreme Court's big ObamaCare case
opinion A bare majority of the court may very well strip millions of Americans of access to health insurance
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The grand futility of the gay marriage standoff in Alabama
opinion The defiance of Roy Moore is destined to become a historical footnote
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The Supreme Court takes on gay marriage: How each justice will (probably) vote
The Explainer How each justice will (probably) vote on gay marriage
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Is the Supreme Court really willing to kick 10 million people off health insurance?
opinion This time, the fate of 10 million people are at stake
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Obama is siding with Amazon at the Supreme Court. It's both illogical and inhumane.
opinion The administration is indirectly backing the giant e-retailer in a dispute with warehouse workers
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How Sonia Sotomayor became the Supreme Court's preeminent defender of civil liberties
opinion The trailblazing justice has carved out an important niche on the high court in just a few short years
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How gay marriage advocates learned to love the courts
opinion Ten years ago, people said fighting for equality in the courts was a bad idea. Boy, were they wrong.
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