Melissa Murray

Jul 22, 2024 | union-bulletin.com | Leah Litman |Melissa Murray

In the three years since conservatives seized a Supreme Court supermajority, they have overruled at least one major precedent a year. This year, from crippling federal agencies to giving presidents sweeping protection from accountability, they showed no signs of slowing down. While it’s difficult to boil down any Supreme Court term to a single theme, this one was marked by the court’s determination to make the country safe for corruption.

Jul 17, 2024 | miamiherald.com | Leah Litman |Melissa Murray

In the three years since conservatives seized a Supreme Court supermajority, they have overruled at least one major precedent a year. This year, from crippling federal agencies to giving presidents sweeping protection from accountability, they showed no signs of slowing down. While it's difficult to boil down any Supreme Court term to a single theme, this one was marked by the court's determination to make the country safe for corruption.

Apr 24, 2024 | nytimes.com | Melissa Murray |Andrew Weissmann

Melissa Murray and The Supreme Court's decision to hear oral arguments in Donald Trump's immunity-appeal case on Thursday may appear to advance the rule of law. After all, few, if anyone, thinks that a majority of the court will conclude that a former president is completely immune from federal criminal liability. But the court's decision to review the immunity case actually undermines core democratic values. The Supreme Court often has an institutional interest in cases of presidential power.

Mar 26, 2024 | iverifyu.com | Melissa Murray |Kate Shaw

In his majority opinion in the case overturning Roe v. Wade, Justice Samuel Alito insisted that the high court was finally settling the vexed abortion debate by returning the “authority to regulate abortion” to the “people and their elected representatives.”Despite these assurances, less than two years after Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, abortion is back at the Supreme Court.

Mar 26, 2024 | nytimes.com | Melissa Murray |Kate Shaw

Melissa Murray and In his majority opinion in the case overturning Roe v. Wade, Justice Samuel Alito insisted that the high court was finally settling the vexed abortion debate by returning the "authority to regulate abortion" to the "people and their elected representatives."Despite these assurances, less than two years after Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, abortion is back at the Supreme Court.