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The Supreme Court’s immunity decision sidesteps history

Andrew Rudalevige - July 4, 2024

Those who framed the Constitution agreed that unchecked presidential power was a terrible idea.

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.

It’s the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 2023

Kelebogile Zvobgo - December 1, 2023

Here’s a recap of some of the year’s highs and lows.

Goodbye to the 117th Congress, bookended by remarkable events

Sarah Binder - December 27, 2022

The 2022 roundups: Congress’s year in review.

Making sense of the Supreme Court’s historic year

Amanda Hollis-Brusky - December 26, 2022

The TMC 2022 roundups: U.S. Supreme Court

Americans supported Jackson. Why didn’t more Republican senators?

Sarah Binder - April 8, 2022

Partisan fights have become the norm in Supreme Court nominations

Republican senators used racially coded language to question Ketanji Brown Jackson. There’s history to that.

Sharon Wright Austin - March 28, 2022

Compare that to the language senators used to grill Constance Baker Motley in 1966, slowing down her confirmation as the first Black female federal judge.

Why did Sen. Graham grill Ketanji Brown Jackson about her religious faith?

Matthew Dahl - March 24, 2022

Research suggests that religion doesn’t influence judges’ decisions.

Why aren’t there more Black female judges on the federal bench?

Gbemende Johnson - February 22, 2022

Biden has nominated more than ever — but Black women face many obstacles in legal careers

Biden vowed to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. It might be good politics.

Jaclyn Kaslovsky and Andrew Stone - February 15, 2022

Our research finds that race significantly shapes Americans’ attitudes toward judicial nominees

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