There is one loud lesson to be found in this term’s rulings.
Jurisprudence
Ruling Away From America’s Second Founding
This term shows that the Roberts court will become known for its turn away from the Reconstruction Amendments.
July 08, 20265:40 AM
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Over his two decades on the Supreme Court, United States Chief Justice John Roberts had consistently played the long game.
There is no principled way to square these blockbuster opinions.
A pair of less-heralded decisions shine a bright light the Roberts Court’s appetite for constitutional destruction.
The decision neutering the Voting Rights Act proved that Roberts' every effort to soothe the public about prior elections cases…
On Monday, the Supreme Court banished any doubt that it has claimed absolute authority to reshape the federal government as it…
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