Sam Baker
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Justice Gorsuch Takes His Seat
The newest Supreme Court justice will hear his first oral arguments this week. → Read More
How Obamacare Permanently Changed the Health Care Debate
Even if Republicans’ repeal-and-replace bill passes, Obamacare has already pulled the policy and politics of health care to the left. → Read More
How the CBO Score Changes the Obamacare Repeal Debate
Three key takeaways from the budget office’s bombshell. → Read More
How Your Smartphone Screen Spawned a $400 Million Supreme Court Case
Two giants of the smartphone industry square off over patent infringement and the “unique look and feel” of the iPhone. → Read More
The Supreme Court Kicks Off a Low-Key Term. But Will It Stay That Way?
A vacant seat and a case over school bathrooms could challenge the Court’s effort to keep its head down. → Read More
Would the Oldest Justices Leave the Court for Clinton? Don’t Count on It.
Retiring from the Supreme Court is always a tough call. Under Clinton, it could get even tougher. → Read More
Why the Supreme Court Could Stay Out of the Voter ID Debate
North Carolina is appealing to resurrect its voter-ID law, but with only eight justices, the high court may take a pass. → Read More
Gun Control Is Winning in the States
Lower courts are largely upholding laws expanding background checks and bans on assault weapons. → Read More
Would Ginsburg Recuse Herself From Trump Cases? Don’t Count on It.
The liberal justice’s comments about Donald Trump sparked criticism from conservatives as well as independent observers. → Read More
It’s Still Anthony Kennedy’s Court—but Probably Not for Long
While Kennedy again cast the deciding vote in this year’s biggest Supreme Court cases, the next justice could diminish his clout. → Read More
What Happens Next on Immigration
President Obama can’t implement his immigration proposals, but a President Clinton might be able to. → Read More
How Merrick Garland Disappeared
The Supreme Court is about to issue its most controversial rulings of the year, while Garland’s nomination languishes. → Read More
Sotomayor Is the New Dissenter in Chief
Her fiery opinion in a Fourth Amendment case picks up where Scalia left off—but using legal reasoning of a different sort. → Read More
Scalia Vacancy Slows High Court to a Crawl
With the confirmation of a new justice a long way off, the work of the Supreme Court will be hampered for as long as two years. → Read More
The United States v. Texas
The Lone Star State is at the center of the Supreme Court’s biggest cases → Read More
How Liberals Borrowed From the Right’s Supreme Court Playbook
President Obama’s allies are increasingly focused on standing—a legal argument that has traditionally belonged to conservatives. → Read More
What Trump Doesn’t Want in a Supreme Court Justice: D.C. Experience
The presumptive GOP nominee would break the mold of Ivy League educations and Washington connections that usually lead to a spot on the high court. → Read More
The Shorthanded Supreme Court Finds a New Way to Punt
The justices sent two cases back to lower courts, avoiding a 4-4 tie without actually resolving anything → Read More
The House GOP’s Lawsuit Could Really Damage Obamacare—if it Keeps Winning
Premiums could rise dramatically if the House ultimately wins its case against the Affordable Care Act. → Read More
Why Big Business Broke With Social Conservatives Over LGBT Rights
High-profile companies have become the most powerful opponents of anti-LGBT legislation. And their onetime allies in the conservative coalition aren’t happy about it. → Read More