Mark Joseph Stern

1 week 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. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson surprised an audience at a judicial conference in Puerto Rico with a barnstormer of a speech on Thursday in defense of judges who are facing “threats and harassment” from President Donald Trump and his allies, who have instigated attempts to remove them from the bench and put them in danger simply for doing their jobs.

1 week ago | slate.com | Dahlia Lithwick |Mark Joseph Stern

The Trump administration can’t delete birthright citizenship or due process from the constitution. But they’re asking the courts to let them. 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.

1 week ago | portside.org | Mark Joseph Stern

SCOTUS Thinks Church-State Separation Is Anti-Religious Bigotry Published May 2, 2025 During oral arguments on Wednesday in one of the biggest religion cases in generations, it became clear that the Supreme Court appears all but certain to compel Oklahoma to establish and fund a Catholic charter school, opening the floodgates to mandatory taxpayer support for religious education across the country.

1 week 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, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. dealt a major defeat to Donald Trump, shooting down the president’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to summarily deport Venezuelan migrants.

2 weeks ago | slate.com | Mark Joseph Stern

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. During oral arguments on Wednesday in one of the biggest religion cases in generations, it became clear that the Supreme Court appears all but certain to compel Oklahoma to establish and fund a Catholic charter school, opening the floodgates to mandatory taxpayer support for religious education across the country.