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Salon.com June 29, 2000 Bruce Shapiro |
Abortion in the spotlight A narrow ruling upholding late-term abortions makes reproductive rights -- and the Supreme Court itself -- a hot issue this election year. |
American History December 14, 2004 David J. Garrow |
The Once and Future Supreme Court The last four decades have witnessed a fundamental transformation in the types of men, and now women, who exercise the broad and untrammeled judicial power of the U.S. Supreme Court. |
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 |
Punch, Counterpunch The roots of contemporary strife over the federal judiciary date back nearly five decades, starting with Chief Justice Earl Warren. |
Reason July 2005 |
Not So Supreme A Court Divided: The Rehnquist Court and the Future of Constitutional Law author Mark Tushnet explains William Rehnquist's legal legacy--and why the nation's top court matters less than you think. |
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 France & Woellert |
The Battle Over The Courts Politics, ideology and special interests are compromising the U.S. justice system. And all the crossfire is driving away potential non-partisan judges. |
BusinessWeek February 10, 2011 Paul M. Barrett |
Attack of the Commerce Clause A new assault on regulation is gathering force -- and it's deploying a constitutional weapon |
Reason July 2005 |
Who Should Reign Supreme? Libertarian legal experts weigh in on who their favorites are--past, present, and future--on the nation's highest court. |
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005 Lorraine Woellert |
The Left's Supreme Effort A coalition of liberal groups is gearing to form a united front in the looming fight to keep hard-line conservatives off the high court. |
BusinessWeek November 22, 2004 Lorraine Woellert |
What The New Court Will Look Like Bush's model is Antonin Scalia. But nominees who share the justice's strict "textualist" approach could set off a firestorm of opposition |
Salon.com October 2, 2001 Laura Miller |
The wrong man for the job John Dean talks about Richard Nixon's backroom maneuverings in the appointment of Chief Justice Rehnquist... |
BusinessWeek May 12, 2011 Tim Jones |
Secret Cash Dominates in State Court Races Unidentified contributors are pumping big money into key races. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2007 Radley Balko |
Getting Beyond Roe Why returning abortion to the states is a good idea -- Book Review: The Politics of Abortion by Anne Hendershott. |
Salon.com December 13, 2000 |
Split over the decision Two law professors offer two views of the Supreme Court ruling. Rotunda: The Florida court was acting like a psychic hot line; Raskin: The Supreme Court has disgraced itself... |
Salon.com November 6, 2000 Ellen Willis |
Vote for Ralph Nader! Building a left-wing alternative to the Democrats is more important than the small chance that Roe vs. Wade will be overturned... |
Reason March 2001 Richard A. Epstein |
George Bush won. But at what cost to the law? Constitutional litigation will return to normal, but the political battles are just getting started... |
Salon.com November 22, 2000 Andrew O'Hehir |
It's your party and you can cry if you want to Will Gore lose Florida? Who cares. The Democrats are beyond redemption... |
Salon.com November 29, 2000 Bruce Shapiro |
Why the Supreme Court case matters The Florida election may be determined in state court, but a ruling in Bush's favor could further the high court's cannibalistic long-term assault on judicial power... |
Salon.com October 31, 2000 Carole Joffe |
There's more at stake than Roe vs. Wade From clinic access to anti-abortion terrorism, the next president -- whoever he is -- will have a profound effect on a woman's right to choose... |
BusinessWeek September 19, 2005 Lorraine Woellert |
Why Not Scalia The President surprised Washington and many of his conservative allies by tapping Judge John G. Roberts Jr. to serve as Chief Justice, thereby avoiding what would have been a nasty political fight over Scalia's nomination. |
ifeminists July 13, 2005 Carey Roberts |
Supreme Hysteria The landmark Roe v. Wade decision is not a legal treatise based on sound principle or rigorous logic. Roe really comes down to a chivalrous exercise in emotional hand-holding for women who are having second thoughts about their pregnancy. |
Reason June 2007 Gillespie et al. |
Presidential Scouting Reports A libertarian fan's guide to the World Series of politics |
BusinessWeek April 25, 2005 Lorraine Woellert |
Inside Bush's Supreme Team With a Supreme Court vacancy looming this year, true-blue liberals, rabid-red conservatives, and activists of every stripe are amassing millions of dollars and mobilizing thousands of true believers for a war expected to eclipse every other legislative issue on the congressional agenda. |
Salon.com December 1, 2000 Jake Tapper |
U.S. Supreme Court: "The case is submitted" Justices consider whether Florida's high court overstepped, and if it did, whether it's a federal matter. |
Salon.com June 27, 2001 Alicia Montgomery |
To Bork or not to Bork Democrats give notice that ideology will play a role when the Senate considers Bush's judicial nominees... |
Salon.com April 28, 2001 Fiona Morgan |
Battered women Abortion rights advocates get clobbered by pro-life groups as the Unborn Victims of Violence Act advances in Congress... |
BusinessWeek April 28, 2011 Karen Weise |
U.S. Courts Face Backlogs and Layoffs Prominent lawyers warn that court budget cuts will harm the economy. |
Salon.com December 14, 2000 Bruce Shapiro |
A divider, not a uniter Thanks to his post-election power grab, George W. Bush becomes a president who lost the popular vote -- a man without a mandate... |
Salon.com October 28, 2000 Todd Gitlin |
Unsafe in any state Ralph Nader's campaign is reckless, its justifications specious and its consequences possibly irreparable. But it does allow fundamentalist leftists to keep living in their dream world... |
BusinessWeek August 8, 2005 Lorraine Woellert |
States vs. The Feds: All Eyes On Roberts The fractious debate over federalism will be center stage at Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts confirmation hearings. |
Reason May 2002 Matt Welch |
Speaking Lies to Power Ralph Nader fudges the truth just like a real politician in Crashing the Party: How to Tell the Truth and Still Run for President... |
BusinessWeek November 19, 2009 |
The Making of Two Anti-Reg Bulldogs Biographical data on two lawyers who would like to dismantle Sarbanes-Oxley regulations. |
Salon.com December 11, 2000 Jake Tapper |
All eyes on Kennedy, O'Connor One nervous lawyer forgets which justice is which, but there's no question which ones are being studied most closely... |
Salon.com August 8, 2000 Bruce Shapiro |
The two faces of Joseph Lieberman His sometimes contradictory blend of liberalism and social conservatism has made him the top vote-grabber in modern Connecticut history. |
Mother Jones Jul/Aug 2001 Jon Margolis |
Nader Unrepentant With longtime allies attacking him for costing Democrats the White House, can Ralph Nader regain his status as the nation's leading public advocate? |
Salon.com July 4, 2001 Gary Kamiya |
Against the law Two new books make it clear that the Supreme Court's notorious Bush vs. Gore ruling wasn't as bad as it seemed at the time. It was worse... |
Salon.com December 12, 2000 |
Supreme Court hands presidency to Bush Gore suspends vote-counting campaign, is expected to concede Wednesday night. |
Salon.com December 11, 2000 |
Florida Supreme Court clarifies As the U.S. high court hears oral arguments, the Florida court says its ruling was based on state law... |
Salon.com November 7, 2000 Stephen Cohen |
Shameful emissions The Supreme Court weighs whether the EPA overstepped its authority -- and public health hangs in the balance... |
Reason November 2004 |
Who's Getting Your Vote? A revealing poll of who is voting for whom this presidential election: Peter Bagge, editor and comic book author: Kerry or Badnarik... John Perry Barlow, songwriter for the Grateful Dead: Kerry... etc. |
BusinessWeek May 14, 2009 Francis & LeVine |
What the Supreme Court Pick Will Mean for Business Potential justices are studied for their views on social issues, but business concerns don't fall so easily into ideological categories. |
Salon.com November 12, 2002 Robert Scheer |
Showtime for the GOP Just remember, guys, no more excuses about Democrats obstructing the Republican platform. Your bluff has been called. |
Reason May 2008 Matt Welch |
When Coalitions Dissolve As the GOP breaks apart, some blame the vanishing breed of free market Republicans. |
Salon.com January 5, 2001 Alicia Montgomery |
Will Bush Cabinet picks get Borked? Liberal Democrats are gearing up to oppose the president-elect's most conservative choices. Here's a list of the most vulnerable nominees, and their enemies... |
Reason June 2008 Gene Healy |
The Cult of the Presidency Who can we blame for the radical expansion of executive power? Look no further than you and me. |
Salon.com November 5, 2000 Bruce Shapiro |
Don't blame Ralph If Gore fails, that failure will belong to him and the Democrats -- not to Nader or his supporters... |
Reason July 2005 |
Supreme Court Senility Historian David J. Garrow discusses his thorough 2005 study, "Mental Decrepitude on the U.S. Supreme Court." |
Salon.com November 15, 2000 Charles Taylor |
The world according to St. Ralph We can thank Nader and his supporters for the election mess -- and they're not even sorry... |
American History February 2008 Yanek Mieczkowski |
Gerald Ford's Near Miracle of 1976 Watergate, the Nixon pardon, the Reagan challenge, a sick economy and a debate debacle left the incumbent Ford in a huge hole -- yet he nearly pulled off the greatest presidential election comeback in history. |
Salon.com August 2, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Silence of the pro-lifers Nobody's talking about abortion, but the National Right to Life Committee says Bush-appointed judges will strike down Roe vs. Wade. |
BusinessWeek November 22, 2004 Dunham & Gleckman |
Can The GOP Get Down To Business? The Religious Right wants action on social issues that could distract Congress |