Dahlia Lithwick

2 weeks ago | slate.com | Dahlia Lithwick |Mark Joseph Stern

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Thursday night, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled that Donald Trump unlawfully federalized the California National Guard in order to quell mass protests against his administration’s immigration raids in Los Angeles.

3 weeks ago | slate.com | Dahlia Lithwick

The original sin of selling the US justice system comes home to roost at the Supreme Court. Choose your preferred player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a link to finish setting up your feed. Please enter a valid phone number.

3 weeks ago | slate.com | Dahlia Lithwick |Mark Joseph Stern

Why SCOTUS’ liberal justices are playing along with the court’s myth of comity. Choose your preferred player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a link to finish setting up your feed. Please enter a valid phone number.

3 weeks ago | slate.com | Dahlia Lithwick |Mark Joseph Stern

Skip to the content Demanding Ice Cream at the End of a Long Day Jurisprudence Get clear, smart takes on every major ruling. Subscribe to support Slate’s legal coverage. The Supreme Court handed down three major decisions on Thursday involving hot-button issues like workplace discrimination, religious freedom, and gun smuggling. Remarkably, all three rulings were unanimous, and each was authored by a liberal justice.

3 weeks ago | slate.com | Dahlia Lithwick |Mark Joseph Stern

Jurisprudence Get clear, smart takes on every major ruling. Subscribe to support Slate’s legal coverage. As the first Supreme Court term of Donald Trump’s second presidency draws to a close, the justices have been inundated with Trump-centered disputes on the shadow docket. In a series of emergency orders, the court has sought to simultaneously expand executive authority while reining in the White House’s most lawless abuses.