Dahlia Lithwick
Supreme Court Dispatches
Which Way Privacy?The Supreme Court asks whether the government can put a GPS device on your car without a warrant.
Jurisprudence
Never HappenedConservatives aren’t just defending Herman Cain. They’re denying the very existence of sexual harassment.
Low Concept
The Republican War on Trick-or-TreatingThe right doesn't want our kids to take handouts.
Jurisprudence
A Fraudulent CaseThe ugly parallels between Jim Crow and modern vote-suppression laws.
Jurisprudence
Rules of OccupationAs the Occupy Wall Street movement spreads, here are some legal guidelines for the protesters.
Jurisprudence
The Steve and Nino ShowJustices Stephen Breyer and Antonin Scalia unintentionally make the case for putting cameras in the courtroom.
Supreme Court Dispatches
Dead Letter OfficeThe case that has even Antonin Scalia wondering what to do about incompetent lawyers in death penalty cases.
Jurisprudence
The Slow Death of CertaintyWill the Troy Davis case be the one that finally turns America against the death penalty?
Jurisprudence
Getting Away With TortureDick Cheney's memoir shows the importance of the law, not of torture.
Jurisprudence
DamagesAn appeals court allows a suit against Donald Rumsfeld to go forward.
Jurisprudence
You Say Torture, I Say Coercive InterrogationThe conversation about torture we should have had 10 years ago.
Jurisprudence
Off BalanceThe Balanced Budget Amendment would make the Framers weep.
Jurisprudence
Trial by FuryJury trials aren't always satisfying, but they're better than angry mobs.
The Breakfast Table
Scalia and Kagan: The Court's Two Would-Be Bloggers
The Breakfast Table
Clarence Thomas on Parenting: Blessings of a Skinned Bottom
Supreme Court Dispatches
Passport OriginalismHow the status of Jerusalem got dragged into a critical Supreme Court case about separation of powers.
Supreme Court Dispatches
See No EvilEyewitness testimony may be unreliable, but the Supreme Court doesn’t want to be the one to say so.
Politics
Occupy the No-Spin ZoneOne of the best things about Occupy Wall Street is the way it confuses and ignores the shrill pundit class.
Jurisprudence
From OWS to OSCOTUSAs Occupy Wall Street protesters look to the Supreme Court, they’ll find more to be outraged about than the Citizens United case.
Jurisprudence
A Gestational Issue
Why millennials care more about the rights of gays to marry than about the rights of women to get abortions.
Why millennials care more about the rights of gays to marry than about the rights of women to get abortions.
Jurisprudence
Ministers of JusticeThe Supreme Court asks which is more important: preventing discrimination or protecting religion?
Jurisprudence
UnappealingThe Supreme Court is less interested in ruling on Obama's health care law than you think.
Jurisprudence
A Killer IssueRepublicans like Rick Perry are skeptical of everything the government does—except when it executes people.
Jurisprudence
Dues ProcessThe GOP's war on the NLRB isn't just about airplanes and unions.
Jurisprudence
Sacred SessionsWhy can't we just vote on whether we pray to Jesus at county board meetings?
Jurisprudence
Senility v. ImproprietyDo Supreme Court justices worry more about appearing senile than they do about appearing unfair?
Jurisprudence
Murder Conviction Most FoulWhat Justin Wolfe's case in Virginia tells us about death row cases everywhere.
Jurisprudence
Operating InstructionsThe Supreme Court shows corporate America how to screw over its customers and employees without breaking the law.
The Breakfast Table
When Supreme Court Justices Go Online
The Breakfast Table
What's the Originalist Stance on the V-Chip Again?