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Are Voting Laws Not Subject to Judicial Review?

Ian Millhiser notes a radical assertion from Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh in the recent Wisconsin voting case: As Gorsuch notes in his concurring opinion, which is joined by Kavanaugh, the Constitution provides that “the Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof.”…

Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: October 25 Update

Smart, Fearless Journalism Politics Environment Crime and Justice Food Media Investigations Photos Magazine Podcasts Mother Jones’ union co-chair Patrick Caldwell connects the dots: Facebook’s decision to throttle our content cost Mother Jones at least $400,000—the same amount we had to cut from our payroll this year. Please read his post, and if you can, chip…

Meadows: We’ve Given Up On the Pandemic

Mark Meadows just doesn’t care anymore.Chris Kleponis – Pool Via Cnp/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Well, this explains a lot: White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has just made one of the most revealing comments to emerge from Trump’s…

Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: October 24 Update

Smart, Fearless Journalism Politics Environment Crime and Justice Food Media Investigations Photos Magazine Podcasts Clara Jeffery, Editor-in-Chief “You guys were one of the outlets who got singled out to balance the ledger”: That’s what a former Facebook employee told Monika Bauerlein and me as we dug into recent news that the platform was throttling traffic…

Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: October 23 Update

Smart, Fearless Journalism Politics Environment Crime and Justice Food Media Investigations Photos Magazine Podcasts Clara Jeffery, Editor-in-Chief “You guys were one of the outlets who got singled out to balance the ledger”: That’s what a former Facebook employee told Monika Bauerlein and me as we dug into recent news that the platform was throttling traffic…