Supreme Court

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 25

By Ed Whelan 8:00 AM

By a vote of 10 to 3, the en banc Fourth Circuit affirms a district court’s nationwide injunction on Trump’s executive order that temporarily bars immigration from six majority-Muslim countries.

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How Dobbs Could Rattle the Left, Rev Up the Right, and Restore the American System

By Steven F. Hayward & John Yoo 6:30 AM

The leak and the draft opinion itself remind us that we must preserve the line between politics and the law.

Left-Wing Prosecutors Prepare Plan B on Roe

By The Editors May 24, 2022

Lawless liberals are promising not to enforce abortion restrictions in their states.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 23

By Ed Whelan May 23, 2022

Three Cleveland police officers arrive at Dolly Mapp’s home seeking a suspect wanted in connection with a recent bombing.

Top Senate Dem ‘Very Much’ Concerned Pelosi Hasn’t Passed Bill to Protect Families of Supreme Court Justices

By John McCormack May 20, 2022

The House Democrats’ stated reason for holding up the bill passed to protect SCOTUS justices and their families is preposterous.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 20

By Ed Whelan May 20, 2022

What’s one way to deal with unhelpful precedent? Just ignore it entirely, as Justice Kennedy’s majority opinion in Romer v. Evans does.

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Racial Discrimination in College Admissions Is Unacceptable

By Michelle Steel & Ted Cruz May 20, 2022

We should be working together to end the kind of blatant discrimination Harvard is practicing. The Supreme Court has a chance to start the process.

Harris Meets with Abortion Providers as White House Braces for Potential Roe Reversal

By Zachary Evans May 19, 2022

Harris has previously warned that ‘women will die’ if Roe v. Wade is overturned.

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Mr. Attorney General, Don’t Just Rant, Do Something about Protests at Justices’ Homes

By Andrew C. McCarthy May 19, 2022

Why doesn’t the AG authorize the arrest and prosecution of those demonstrating outside justices’ homes?

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No, We Don’t Need Term Limits Placed on SCOTUS

By Adam M. Carrington May 19, 2022

Judicial term limits are against both the letter and the spirit of the Constitution — Americans would be wise not to fall for them.