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.
Sunday is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 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