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Where the Argentine Debt Case Stands Now, and Why It Still Matters
Allowing a US court ruling to determine the process for international debt repayments sets a dangerous precedent.
Interview: The Supreme Court Often Does Terrible Things by Ignoring the Constitution
Mark Karlin interviews author Ian Millhiser on the devastating impact the Supreme Court has had on democracy in the US.
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We Have a Supreme Court That Comforts the Comfortable and Afflicts the Afflicted
Millhiser has written a scathing indictment of how SCOTUS has undermined our rights.
Why “Cert. Denied” Can Be the Sweetest Two Words
There's a dark money problem in American politics at both the state and federal level.
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The Case of Partisan Hackery v. Obvious Intent
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The Supreme Court and the Democrats’ Preemptive Surrender on Obamacare
If the Democrats can't resist surrender, the dynamics should push the Republican states towards creating exchanges.
Do the Americans With Disabilities and Civil Rights Acts Apply to Police Operations?
The Supreme Court's ruling about whether the police had a right to shoot a mentally ill woman wielding a knife has broad ramifications.
Behind the Supreme Court’s Obamacare Case, a Secretive Society’s Hidden Hand
For more than 30 years, the Federalist Society has worked behind the scenes to shape Supreme Court outcomes to a conservative agenda.
The Supreme Court and the Freedom to Gerrymander
The Supreme Court is due to weigh in on gerrymandering.
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The Keystone XL Battle Could Find Its Way to the Supreme Court
President Obama's veto of Keystone XL doesn't mean the fight is over.