Tag: Kagan, Elena

A Diverse Supreme Court Questions the Value of Diversity

Since 1978, the sole justification for race-conscious admissions has been educational diversity. The rationale’s days may be numbered.

November 1, 2022
Supreme Court Wrestles With Case on Pigs, Cruelty and Commerce

A California law requiring that pork sold in the state come from humanely raised pigs posed questions about how far states can go in affecting conduct outside their borders.

October 11, 2022
Justice Jackson Joins the Supreme Court, and the Debate Over Originalism

In arguments in a voting rights case, the new justice said history must inform constitutional interpretation, making a liberal case for an idea often associated with conservatives.

October 10, 2022
What We Learned This Term About the Supreme Court’s Shift to the Right

The blockbuster decisions — on abortion, guns, religion and climate — told part of the story. But the court’s abrupt rightward shift ran through its entire docket.

July 1, 2022
Is the Supreme Court Facing a Legitimacy Crisis?

Warnings of the court’s declining credibility are hardly new, but after Roe’s fall, they’ve intensified and moved well beyond the bench.

June 29, 2022