On the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, States Are Scrambling to Preserve It
Activists protest abortion bans in the Utah State Capitol Rotunda on May 21, 2019, in Salt Lake City. Rick Bowmer/AP On this day in 1973, the Supreme Court issued a decision that enshrined the constitutional right to an abortion in the landmark case Roe v. Wade. But with mounting attacks on abortion rights and the most…
Republicans in Congress Urge Supreme Court to Reconsider Roe
Republican Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah and Kevin Cramer of North Dakota both signed a brief urging the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade.J. Scott Applewhite/AP More than 200 Republicans in Congress are asking the Supreme Court to reconsider the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade, which established the constitutional right to an abortion in…
The Supreme Court Is Tackling an Important Superfund Case and It’s—Messy
The U.S. Supreme Court building at sunset.Bill Clark/AP For decades, Anaconda Company Smelter operated an enormous copper smelting factory in Opportunity, Montana. And for more than seven decades, that factory spewed tons of toxic waste, mostly arsenic, into the community’s soil and water supply. In 1983, the EPA made Opportunity one of its Superfund sites, and…
Trump’s Plot to Kill DACA Arrives in the Supreme Court, and the Protesters Are Here, Too
Georgetown student Anahi Figueroa-Flores, a DACA recipient, speaks during a rally Friday in front of the Supreme Court. Students at area high schools and universities had staged a walkout.Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program arrives in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, trailed by the anger…
Trump Supporters Want John Roberts to Recuse Himself From Impeachment Trial
Tom Williams/Zuma Follow me, if you will, on a brief hypothetical journey. Let’s say the House of Representatives draws up and passes articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Per the Constitution, Chief Justice John Roberts would preside over Trump’s trial in the Senate. Now, imagine Roberts—a George W. Bush appointee—recusing himself from the trial…
Here’s What Baltimore’s Lawsuit Against Energy Companies Could Mean for Future Climate Cases
The Baytown Exxon gas refinery in Baytown, TX.Benjamin Lowy/Getty A court case between the city of Baltimore and a group of energy companies will be permitted to continue after the Supreme Court earlier this week rejected the latter’s attempt to freeze the case. The litigation, which the city initiated in 2018, alleges that the energy…