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Trump won’t get a break from the Supreme Court — yet

Special counsel Jack Smith knew exactly what he was doing when he chose to charge Trump with obstructing an official proceeding — and the justices...

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Republicans against Trump can banish him with one trip to the ballot box

If there was ever a moment to really put country over party, it’s now: by voting, just once, for Biden.

10.04.2024 5

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Mifepristone challengers’ terrible case gives SCOTUS a great opportunity

It wasn’t only the more liberal members of the court who spent part of Tuesday’s argument lamenting the burgeoning phenomenon of nationwide...

27.03.2024 1

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Conservative Supreme Court justices should listen to their mentors

Retired Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer’s candor about the state of the court is refreshing and much needed.

20.03.2024 5

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Hur’s testimony was another blow to the Justice Department’s reputation

Former special counsel Robert Hur made it a lot harder for Americans to know who or what to trust.

13.03.2024 2

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Justice Clarence Thomas was the deciding vote in a case he never should have heard

Thomas’s excuse to flout recusal guidelines was already written into the very toothless rules that govern him. As a result, our democracy has lost...

06.03.2024 1

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Why Democrats need to win Congress

Republicans are on a mission to roll back the power of federal agencies, and they know that they have GOP-appointed federal judges and a conservative...

01.03.2024 4

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Public criticism of political news coverage cries out for the return of the public editor

Such a position is not a panacea for restoring the public trust, but it’s a good start.

28.02.2024 2

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Even when it doesn’t act, the Supreme Court speaks volumes

Through inaction, several members of the court’s conservative majority are signaling loud and clear their views on academic diversity, LGBTQ rights,...

21.02.2024 5

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As state Senate seeks to honor a woman, it should bring a groundbreaking Black Bostonian out of the shadows

Maria W. Stewart rose from indentured servitude to become not only the nation’s first Black female published political writer, but also the first...

14.02.2024 3

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In the Trump disqualification case, expect a Supreme sidestep

Trump’s case is weak, but that doesn’t mean he will lose.

07.02.2024 3

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New Hampshire showed us some important things about Trump

The idea of a Trump alternative in the GOP race, for those who wished for one, was just that: wishful thinking. But it doesn’t mean that the GOP...

01.02.2024 7

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Trump’s fraud is not victimless. We all pay.

If you own or work at a business that requires capital, if the value of your home or other property is important to you, or if you want adequate...

01.02.2024 10

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Deepfake political messaging is light-years ahead of the law. It’s past time to change that.

While the law struggles to catch up, candidates and prosecutors must use existing law to try to curb AI-generated disinformation.

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Judges scoffed at Trump’s immunity argument. But Americans shouldn’t.

Trump may lose in court, but he made the case that a vote for him in 2024 is a vote for presidential lawlessness. Americans must take him at his word.

10.01.2024 2

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The bullies beat Claudine Gay. Black women in academia wonder if they will be next.

Black women in academia feel disposable.

03.01.2024 3

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Trust is on the ballot in 2024

What can we learn from George Bailey in "It’s a Wonderful Life"? Without leaders who encourage us to trust in each other, our nation —...

27.12.2023 6

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What disqualifies each of the GOP presidential candidates

If Donald Trump’s GOP primary opponents are really interested in defeating him, most of them have got an interesting way of showing it. Or rather...

15.12.2023 10

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By taking up Jan. 6 appeal, Supreme Court deals potential blow to Trump’s criminal prosecution

Special counsel Jack Smith’s efforts to hold Donald Trump accountable for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election are...

14.12.2023 2

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Conservatives renew their attack on the Voting Rights Act

Trump-appointed federal appellate justices carved up what was left of the crucial civil rights law. And at least two Supreme Court justices are...

30.11.2023 10

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Share your thoughts on this story: Not so fast, fashion

Globe Opinion columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr writes about how to be fashionable and equitable while saving the planet from climate change.

21.11.2023 3

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Designing woman

How my life changed when I realized my clothes were killing the planet.

21.11.2023 9

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Trump was defeated twice in one week

Trumpism lost big in the courtroom and at the polls, proving the rule of law and democracy still matter.

08.11.2023 1

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Will Supreme Court put limits on the use of social media?

Social media platforms have become central to the way public officials communicate. But the justices still seem unsure of the constitutional rules of...

01.11.2023 2

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Jim Jordan is one step from House speaker due to gerrymandering

Gerrymandering built the House chaos. The Supreme Court appears disinclined to do anything about it.

18.10.2023 3

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Judges should meet Trump’s contempt with contempt orders

A contempt order against Trump will swiftly be held up by him and his supporters as proof of this false narrative. So what? It would be worse if...

04.10.2023 2

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Will the Supreme Court side with loan sharks?

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the predatory loan police. And the Supreme Court could defund it.

27.09.2023 1

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The Supreme Court is set on a course that dooms us to repeat history

Rulings on crucial rights and protections will turn on one key question: whether they are “deeply rooted in our nation’s history and tradition.”...

20.09.2023 3

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Biden must protect, not undermine, a free press

Of course, the press must be fair in covering the GOP’s bogus impeachment probe of Biden. But the White House giving the press marching orders...

13.09.2023 3

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