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The Second ‘Redemption’
The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais deals a fatal blow to the Voting Rights Act, using reasoning that Congress rejected more than 40 years ago.
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David Cole
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New York Review of Books
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May 4, 2026
Born in the USA
For the Supreme Court to accept the Trump administration’s attempt to revoke birthright citizenship, it would have to repudiate the Constitution.
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David Cole
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New York Review of Books
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March 31, 2026
The Lie of ‘Preventive’ War
Never has Donald Trump’s willful blindness to legal limits been more evident than in his decision to start a war with Iran.
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David Cole
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New York Review of Books
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March 6, 2026
The Last Time Pro-Palestinian Activists Faced Deportation
Mahmoud Khalil’s case is eerily similar to that of the L.A. Eight when students were targeted not because of any criminal activity but because of their speech.
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David Cole
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The New Yorker
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March 18, 2025
Originalism’s Charade
Two new books make a devastating case against claims that the Constitution should be interpreted on the basis of its purported “original meaning.”
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David Cole
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New York Review of Books
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November 3, 2022
When Rights Went Right
Is the American conception of constitutional rights too absolute?
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David Cole
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New York Review of Books
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March 31, 2022
Artificial Persons
The long road to "Citizens United."
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David Cole
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The Nation
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June 6, 2018
How Corrupt Are Our Politics?
A review of Zephyr Teachout's "Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin’s Snuff Box to Citizens United."
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David Cole
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New York Review of Books
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September 25, 2014
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Marbury v. Madison: Annotated
Justice John Marshall’s ruling on Marbury v. Madison gave the courts the right to declare acts and laws of the other branches unconstitutional.
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Liz Tracey
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JSTOR Daily
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July 29, 2025
9/11 was a Test. The Books of the Last Two Decades Show How America Failed.
The books of the last two decades show how overreacting to the attacks unmade America’s values.
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Carlos Lozada
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Washington Post
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September 3, 2021
