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The New York Times 10:00 pm on June 29, 2022
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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.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on December 16, 2021
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Trump Weaponized the Supreme Court

The three justices appointed by Trump are doing exactly what they were sent to the court to do.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on September 23, 2021
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What Sandra Day O’Connor Stood For on the Supreme Court

Forty years after her appointment as the court’s first female justice, it’s worth reflecting on the path she took.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on April 22, 2021
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Uncomfortable Timing for a Supreme Court Gun Fight

The justices contemplate expanding arms rights in the wake of mass shootings.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 28, 2020
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The Supreme Court Should Stay Out of State Election Law

Allowing federal courts to muck around with state election laws is dangerous and destabilizing.

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The New York Times 9:43 pm on September 19, 2020
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Ginsburg Expected to Lie in Repose at the Supreme Court

Plans for a commemoration and services have yet to be made final, but large crowds are expected to pay their respects for a justice who became a feminist icon and liberal hero.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on August 6, 2020
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Nixon Also Called In the Military Against Protesters

Washington’s police chief took the blame. But Nixon was behind the decision.

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The New York Times 3:00 pm on June 19, 2020
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Roberts to Trump: Don’t Take the Supreme Court for Granted

A week of decisions contained hidden and not-so-hidden messages from the court.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 18, 2020
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The Supreme Court Defines ‘Sex’ in Its Title VII Ruling

We’ll soon find out whether the court inflames the culture wars or cools them as its term winds down.

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