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The Taft Court: Making Law for a Divided Nation, 1921-1930

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William Howard Taft, with the Supreme Court building under construction in the background.

The Architect of Our Divided Supreme Court

100 years ago, Chief Justice William Howard Taft made the Court more efficient and more powerful, marking a turning point whose effects are still being felt.

by Jill Lepore via The New Yorker on January 22, 2024

Collage of a museum, a gold frame, and a reinterpreted former Confederate statue.

The Real Fight for the Smithsonian

Its museums, more than any others, shape the nation’s narrative. No wonder the country argues about it.

by Lily Meyer via The Atlantic on January 22, 2026

Signs on the campus of New College of Florida in Sarasota last month.

Florida is Trying to Roll Back a Century of Gains for Academic Freedom

The state wants to severely limit what professors can say in the classroom.

by Glenn C. Altschuler, David Wippman via Made By History on February 6, 2023

Ketanji Brown Jackson speaking at a podium with Biden standing behind her.

Why Supreme Court Confirmations Have Become So Bitter

The defeat of Robert Bork’s nomination to the Supreme Court in 1987 changed the way justices are confirmed today.

via Retro Report on March 17, 2022

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