Supreme Court Wikiality

Did you know that the elephant population has tripled over the last six months?

Butterfly Center Closed Over Fears of Conspiracy Nuts

A ginned up controversy regarding a border nature reserve has escalated.

Clarence Thomas’ Continuing Conflict

Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion. Alas.

The Myth of Picking the Best

And yes, it is political (and always has been).

The Children Must Be Protected!

But from what? Comparing two stories from Tennessee that show our society’s contradictory impulses when it comes to “protecting the children.”

Race and the Myth of Meritocracy: Supreme Court Edition

When “obviously qualified” apparently isn’t enough

Ilya Shapiro’s Inartful Tweet

Outrage over the outrage is outrageous.

Which Black Woman Will Biden Appoint to the Supreme Court?

The 46th President will follow the lead of the 40th in making a historic appointment.

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Breyer to Retire

Breaking News

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the passing of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Tuesday, August 10, 2021, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the passing of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Tuesday, August 10, 2021, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Second Guessing Biden’s First Year

Did the President exceed his mandate? Does it matter?

SCOTUS Rejects House Republican Challenge to Proxy Voting

The court wisely deferred to Congress in setting its own rules.

Kyle Rittenhouse Wants His Gun Back

The Kenosha Police Department is still holding his weapon, clothing, and other property for no apparent reason.

The Abuse of Power in a Small Town Police Force

Not Mayberry. Not even close.

Cruz Challenges Campaign Finance Law

Is a contribution after an election different from one during an election?

The Disqualification Clause and January 6

A provision of the 14th Amendment to keep Civil War generals out of office is back in play.

SCOTUS Mythology Exposed

We deserve better.

For people living with convictions, the past is always present

Two stories about our culture’s focus on punishment

SCOTUS Blocks Federal Vaccine Mandate

The highest court in the land issued a split decision on President Biden’s COVID policy.

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Oath Keepers Charged with Seditious Conspiracy

A year after the Capitol riot, DOJ is coming after the most violent perpetrators.

Violence Inequality

The safety gap between affluent, white and poor, minority communities has grown over the last three decades.

If It Was an Insurrection, Why Hasn’t Anyone Been Charged with ‘Insurrection’?

It doesn’t matter what I believe. It only matters what I can prove.

Biden’s January 6 Anniversary Speech

A necessary but likely irrelevant gesture.

Government Cases and the Federal Courts

A lone judge has halted the military’s vaccine mandate.

Winnie the Pooh and Bambi Enter Public Domain

But only the original books, not the Disney adaptations.

Could Trump Face Criminal Charges for January 6 Actions?

The head of the House investigatory committee seems to think so.

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The Breyer Patch

The 83-year-old Justice is playing a dangerous game.

Warren’s Argument for Court Packing

It’s not compelling.

Back to Court Expansion

Two members of the presidential commission reach the conclusion that expansion is needed.

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Vigilante Politics

We’re likely to see more instances like the Capitol Riot and the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings.

Beatles ‘Get Back’ Documentary

A long peek at history in the making.

Military Justice Reform Watered Down

The Pentagon brass have defeated a supermajority coalition in Congress.

The Politics of Abortion

What happens if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade?

SCOTUS Could Overturn Roe

Oral arguments on the biggest abortion case in decades will be heard today.

10 Years On

Kimberly Webb Joyner, my first wife and the mother of my children, has been gone a decade.

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Tribal Lenses and Criminal Justice

Our reactions to recent murder trials tells us a lot about our divided country.

Justice for Ahmaud Arbery

A just verdict—but just a verdict.

More Capitol Riot Sentencing

A woman who declared “Civil War is coming” and “they have to kill me” has asked for and received leniency.

Disparate Sentencing of Capitol Rioters

A pattern is emerging.

Waukesha Christmas Parade Massacre

A serial criminal murdered five and injured dozens.

Is Autocracy Really Winning?

A depressing magazine piece argues it is.

Rittenhouse, Competence, and Crusade

A contrast in styles.

Rittenhouse Takes: Good, Bad, and Ugly

The reactions to a verdict that were predictable (indeed, predicted) are over the top.

Kyle Rittenhouse Acquitted on All Counts

The expected has occurred.

The Trial Penalty

Exercising Constitutional rights comes with a price.

‘Party House’ Rapist Gets No Jail Time

A really strange case.

Jacob Chansley Sentenced to 41 Months for Capitol Riot

The erstwhile QAnon Shaman will spend another three-and-a-half years in jail.

Airman 1st Class Thadyn DuPont, an aerospace medical technician with the 137th Special Operations Medical Group, prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine for an Oklahoma National Guard soldier at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman, Okla., on Jan. 15, 2021. (Andrew LaMoreaux/U.S. Air National Guard photo) Airman 1st Class Thadyn DuPont, an aerospace medical technician with the 137th Special Operations Medical Group, prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine for an Oklahoma National Guard soldier at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman, Okla., on Jan. 15, 2021. (Andrew LaMoreaux/U.S. Air National Guard photo)

Oklahoma National Guard Vaccine Standoff

The politicization of the virus continues.

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Trump, the GOP, and Stochastic Terrorism

A conversation in two parts.

DC Circuit Delays Trump Paper Release

The matter of Executive Privilege and former Presidents is settled law.

The Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Judge

He’s controversial but consistent.