Hold On, Holder: South Carolina’s Voter ID Law is Just
The law isn't about racism or politics--it's about the integrity of the democratic process.
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Countermajoritarian Confounder
The least democratic part of American government is unlikely to change anytime soon.
The Court, Privacy, and GPS Tracking
The government tracking citizens with GPS presents 1984-esque possibilities for the Supreme Court to ponder.
Mississippi 26 and Public Opinion on Abortion
Pro-life advocates pushing for a controversial definition are doing harm to their own cause.
Caroline McKay and Zoe Weinberg on a Judge with Chutzpah
Associate Justice Elena Kagan has completed her first year on the bench. Crimson writers Caroline McKay and Zoe Weinberg argue that the former Dean of Harvard Law School has established herself as a possible leader for the left. The Justice’s work on the Court may soon establish her as a strong counterweight to Scalia. Read the full article at the [...]
The Health Care Constitutional Controversy
Will the Supreme Court uphold the health care act? Probably, but the fight isn't over.
Racism? Probably not.
Judges should not be allowed to use non-U.S. legal codes to render decisions.
Weighing In: Privatizing Public Speech
Caroline Cox misunderstands the argument against the Court's ruling in Snyder v. Phelps
Weighing In: What the Court Got Right
Peter M. Bozzo's recent editorial in The Crimson misses the mark on Snyder v. Phelps and the Court's ruling.
Fixing Congress: Buddy Roemer’s $100 Plan
Campaign finance reform is back in the news. For the first time since the January 2010 ruling of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court is revisiting campaign finance in its evaluation of the constitutionality of the 1998 Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Act, which “provides subsidies to candidates for state offices who agree to take no business, union or [...]
Virginia Thomas, Lobbyist?
Justice Clarence Thomas' wife, Virginia Thomas, is no stranger to controversy, but her recent decision to work as a Tea Party lobbyist will endanger impartiality on the Court.
