The future of transgender rights – and equal protection – hangs on US v Skrmetti Zein Murib - December 9, 2024 What we learned from the Supreme Court’s oral arguments in this important case.
Political violence has a long, tragic history in the U.S. Andrew Rudalevige - July 14, 2024 Joe Biden said political violence in America is “unheard of.” If only.
The latest on SB4, the Texas push to control the U.S. border Andrea Silva - April 9, 2024 State efforts to override federal immigration policies tend to backfire, research shows.
U.S. political leaders face a drumbeat of violent threats John Sides - December 21, 2023 In a new survey, experts are concerned about how this violence is eroding democracy.
Republicans dislike their congressional leaders. Democrats like theirs. Michael Tesler - October 5, 2023 The Republicans' drama in Congress accurately reflects their constituents' opinions.
Why have so many Americans come to mistrust the Supreme Court? Paul Collins and Artemus Ward - September 29, 2022 It’s not only because the justices are making unpopular decisions. Here’s what to know as the new term opens.
Are gun laws constitutional? Courts must now look at history to decide. Jacob D. Charles - June 30, 2022 Would the founders have regulated high-capacity magazines? Courts will be struggling to apply the Supreme Court’s latest Second Amendment decision for years.
Supreme Court justices aren’t pretending to respect each other Julie Novkov - June 26, 2022 The justices like to present themselves as collegial. The Dobbs opinions suggest that collegiality is cracking.
Democrats are losing White women. Will repealing Roe bring them back? Leah Ruppanner, Kelsy Kretschmer, and Christopher Stout - May 5, 2022 Possibly, if it’s combined with a strong mobilization strategy, research suggests
You’ve seen the leaked opinion overturning Roe. Here’s what comes next. Julie Novkov - May 3, 2022 Opinions have been leaked before, but this one is different.