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November 2024

Adeel Mangi Deserved Better
Senate Democrats’ abandonment of Biden’s remaining appeals court nominees ensures that the federal judiciary won’t get its first-ever Muslim American…
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Jay Willis
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Is It Possible For Stephen Breyer To Retire From the Supreme Court a Second Time?
Once again, I am pleading with well-meaning liberals to stop taking the Federalist Society’s “embrace debate” shtick seriously.
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Jay Willis
3
Here Is a Good Book to Get the Kids In Your Life After a Garbage Week Like This
The Suitcase is good for ages 3 and up, an age range that includes every Republican politician in America, too.
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Jay Willis
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The Hot Young Supreme Court Justice PC Game Is Deeply Upsetting, and I Must Have It
A brief introduction to Supreme Courtship, a Kickstarter game that begins with Antonin Scalia getting poisoned on the steps of the Supreme Court…
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Jay Willis

October 2024

Shocking New Poll: Just 1 in 5 Voters Trust the Supreme Court That Trump Built to Resolve Trump Election Disputes Fairly
A new Pew survey suggests sagging confidence in an institution controlled by Republicans that has protected the Republican presidential nominee at every…
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Jay Willis
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We Regret to Inform You That Elon Musk Is Doing Objectionable Court-Related Stuff Now
As if you needed any more reasons not to tweet.
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Jay Willis
1
John Roberts’s PR Strategy Just Isn’t Working Anymore
The chief justice has long been adept at getting journalists to frame him as a scrupulous nonpartisan. It's a hard sell these days!
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Jay Willis
4
Senate Republicans Cannot Wait to Replace Thomas and Alito With More Right-Wing Freaks
The Court that convenes for oral argument on Monday could look very different by this time next year.
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Jay Willis
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September 2024

Supreme Court Justices Should Have to Show Their Work
Some of the Court's most controversial and impactful decisions are officially unsigned. A new bill would change that going forward.
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Jay Willis
4
Conservatives Mean a Very Specific Thing When They Complain About “Fairness”
The only demographic breakdowns that conservatives will accept as legitimate are those that track their priors about what the world should look like.
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Jay Willis
Ed Blum Was Never Going to Be Satisfied With Making Harvard a Little Whiter
Colleges and universities trying to find new ways to build diverse classes are going to get pulled right back into court by the same activists who…
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Jay Willis
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