The Missouri Senate race is tied and, in a scene so dramatic that it could be made into a film, we just so happen
Tag: Supreme Court
Supreme Court surprises: You don’t always get what you want
How will the next justice appointed to the Supreme Court vote? The answer, history tells us, is: We don’t know for sure. Surprises happen.
5 questions for any Supreme Court nominee [and 5 hoped-for answers]
It is all but guaranteed that President Trump’s nomination of Neil Gorsuch to sit on the Supreme Court will create a political inferno, aggravating
The plot to kill American democracy: This is not a movie
The Republican plot against American democracy is not a myth, a slogan, or a theory. It would probably make a very bad movie with an implausible
Democrats should hold “rump” hearings on Merrick Garland
Republicans have clearly stated that they won’t even hold a hearing on President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland. But that obstructionist stand should
Supreme Court nominees who were rejected: Lessons from history
In the 227-year history of the Supreme Court, about 80% of nominees have been confirmed. But the road to confirmation can be rocky, and
Do Supreme Court appointees vote the way Presidents think they will?
How would a successor to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia vote? If President Obama manages to get a hearing on a nominee, will he
Supreme Court rulings: Lessons for my 8th grade students
It’s always bittersweet in June when the Supreme Court issues its major rulings, because I can’t help but wish school was in session so
Learning from George Wallace: Apologizing for hate
There has been a theory circulating for quite some time that the underlying cause of the anger and angst of the right wing, and
Should the common good trump the Constitution?
In June 1963, President John F. Kennedy addressed the nation, urging Congress to pass a comprehensive civil rights act. Setting the stage for the