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.
The battle over in-state college tuition for undocumented immigrants Andrea Silva - December 6, 2023 A recent court decision benefited immigrants, but the battle will likely continue.
The Respect for Marriage Act won’t fully protect same-sex parents Alison Gash - December 8, 2022 If the Supreme Court overturns Obergefell, officials in some states could again refuse to recognize the parental authority of two moms or two dads
The Supreme Court may end college affirmative action. Then what? Lauren S. Foley - October 27, 2022 Universities have followed similar bans to the letter but tried other ways to admit racially diverse classes – with mixed results
After the 5th Circuit’s ruling, does DACA have a future? Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer - October 6, 2022 The decision against the Obama-era policy seems to invite other challenges to immigrant rights
The Fifth Circuit halted Biden’s vaccine mandate. Here’s what the lawsuits are arguing. Miranda Yaver - November 9, 2021 Within hours after the Biden administration issued the mandate, states and employers had filed more than half a dozen lawsuits against it.
Conservative Republican women have led the fight to restrict abortion Rebecca J. Kreitzer, Emily U. Schilling, and Abigail A. Matthews - September 9, 2021 Democrats like to say Republicans are waging a ‘war on women.’ That erases the conservative Republican women who have been working to ban abortion.
The Supreme Court just took a case that could kill Roe v. Wade — or let it die slowly Mary Ziegler - May 18, 2021 Can states ban abortion before ‘viability,’ meaning before the fetus could survive outside the womb?
We compared the Supreme Court with other democracies’ high courts. More justices would improve its work. Sivaram Cheruvu, Matthew J. Gabel, James F. Spriggs II, Jay N. Krehbiel, and Clifford J. Carrubba - May 10, 2021 More justices could produce more opinions — and improve consistency in U.S. law.
Trump pledged to reverse Obama’s executive orders. Here’s how well past presidents have fulfilled that pledge. Joshua Lee and James Pfiffner - January 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_52847" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump hands Chief of Staff
As voter rights cases churn through courts, rights are uncertain. But confusion is guaranteed. Richard Hasen - August 11, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43538" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Indiana voters cast their vote at
The Supreme Court didn’t answer its own questions on immigration. Here’s what comes next. Andrew Rudalevige - June 24, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42807" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Gabriela Esparza, in the middle wearing
How the Supreme Court’s deadlock will change immigration politics Pratheepan Gulasekaram and Karthick Ramakrishnan - June 24, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35493" align="aligncenter" width="908"] The U.S. Supreme Court. (Karen Bleier/AFP)[/caption]
How many cases will the Supreme Court put off till next term? Maybe none. Timothy Johnson, Tom Pryor, and Valerie Hoekstra - March 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36037" align="aligncenter" width="908"] The bench chair of late Supreme
The Supreme Court asked four questions about Obama’s immigration initiative. The last one is key. Andrew Rudalevige - January 21, 2016 The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case assessing
The 5th Circuit's immigration decision, or politics is a bar fight (or a fight at the bar) Andrew Rudalevige - May 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25386" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] The U.S. Supreme Court.
The 5th Circuit’s immigration decision, or politics is a bar fight (or a fight at the bar) Andrew Rudalevige - May 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25386" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] The U.S. Supreme Court.
Was the nuclear option about filling the courts or filling the courts with Democrats? Erik Voeten - November 23, 2013 The following guest post is by Tom Clark and Sanford