Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Slams the Door

Herman Schwartz

How a mere "procedural" decision blatantly shortchanges justice.

Repairing Our Broken Justice System

Gara LaMarche : Law & Justice

We need to change the sorry frame of the debate over judges and the role the judicial system plays in our democracy.

The GOP's 'Wise Latina' Fixation

The Rachel Maddow Show

Slate's Dahlia Lithwick examines how Republican rhetoric on race at Sotomayor's confirmation hearings may backfire.

Sotomayor Hearings: White Men Can't Judge

The Daily Show : Humor

Jon Stewart takes on the absurdity of Senate confirmation hearings by deflating the pomposity of senators from both parties.

Buchanan's Bigotry Finds Home on TV

Media Matters for America : Media Analysis

Pat Buchanan launches into paranoid racist rants in response to the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court.

Sotomayor is a Sporting Judge

Dave Zirin : Sports

To gauge her judicial temperament, take a close look at Sonia Sotomayor's rulings in sports. Left-wing in theory, right-wing in practice--no wonder she clicked so smoothly with the Obama administration.

Attacking Sotomayor: Race to the Bottom

Media Matters for America

Right wing commentators, with characteristic disregard for reason or reality, have already begun smearing Judge Sonia Sotomayor.

Following Souter

David Cole, Lani Guinier, Dahlia Lithwick, Linda Hirshman and others think outside the box for the next Supreme Court nominee.

Boxing Days

Patricia J. Williams

Elena Kagan has the intellect, toughness and fair-mindedness to make a great Supreme Court justice.

Hard Knocks in the Workplace

Eric Schnapper : Labor

The rights of workers get little attention from the court, and employers know they can violate those rights with impunity.

Debtor Nation

Robert M. Lawless : Banks & Banking

The Supreme Court has done little to protect a nation of debtors from predatory lending practices.