Decisions and Verdicts – Page 61

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan’s Remarkable Dissent

Her dissent on the student loan decision is revealing.

The chief justice behaves like a kind of G.O.P. president we haven’t had.

The court’s rulings are not the final chapter. The people often retain powerful ways to protect themselves through common-sense lawmaking.

In both the United States and Brazil, former presidents made baseless claims of fraud, and their supporters stormed government buildings.

Race-conscious admissions helped only a tiny fraction of Black and Hispanic students. It could not address the many obstacles to a college degree.