Supreme Court

Can the Supreme Court Provide Clarity on Abortion in Life-Threatening Cases?

Two years after Dobbs, there is still confusion about what exceptions to state abortion laws allow.

Trump’s First Criminal Trial by Jury

Jury selection in the case brought by Alvin Bragg in Manhattan begins Monday.

The Conservative Legal Movement Got Everything It Wanted. It Could Lose It All.

Trump-era advances in jurisprudence came at a deep civic cost.

Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Mifepristone Case

The suit over abortion pill regulations seems likely to hinge on standing, not substance.

What’s at Stake in the Abortion Pill Case Before the Supreme Court?

The case could result in the reinstatement of FDA rules governing the distribution of the abortion drug that were in effect until 2016.

The Abortion Squeeze

How the Supreme Court could damage the Republican campaign.

Supreme Court: ‘One Neat Trick’ Can’t Keep Trump Off the Ballot

Plus: A status report on all the Biden investigations.

Slate Publishes Gun-Control Fiction

Bump stocks aren’t machine guns, and good luck trying to fire an AR-style rifle 800 times in a minute.

Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied

Who’s to blame for the pace of Trump’s January 6 trial?

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Social Media Platforms and the ‘Common Carrier’ Question

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether social media companies should be regulated like utilities.

Trump Likely Not Going Anywhere

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Colorado’s case to remove Donald Trump from the ballot.

Joe Biden Takes the Good With the Bad

Plus: Two monumental cases regarding Donald Trump and 2024.

The Disqualification Scenario

Let’s pretend.

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Discarding the Chevron Doctrine Will Not Fix Congress

But reducing warped electoral incentives might.

A New Legal Challenge to the Administrative State, Explained

The Supreme Court hears arguments in two fishing cases that could limit rule-making powers of federal bureaucracies.

Colorado, Maine, and the 14th Amendment’s Enforcement Problem

We’re waiting, waiting, waiting for the Supreme Court on Trump’s ballot access.