A former—and God forbid would-be future president—wants to “terminate” co stititoon guarantees trust would stop him from seizing g power. We need to pay attention.
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Ruth Marcus
@RuthMarcus
WaPost associate editor/columnist. Author Supreme Ambition: Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover.
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Everything you always wanted to know—really, you do!—about originalism. My new essay.
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Opinion | The Supreme Court takes a pass on its growing ethical issues - The Washington Post
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Jack Smith has an aggressive streak and a fast prosecutorial metabolism. Trump has (even more) reason to worry.
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Spousal abuse wasn’t taken seriously by the founding fathers. So the Second Amendment doesn’t let the government stop accused abusers from having guns. This is what the Supreme Court has wrought.
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We will miss Michael so much, and his presence in our section as a voice of decency and reason. Today is a sad day for our section, for our readers, and most of all for Mikes family and friends.
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We are heartbroken to say Michael Gerson, 58, died on Thursday after a long battle with cancer.
For the past 15 years, Michael wrote a twice-weekly column for us.
Here are some selections of his work: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/
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Tom Hamburger is an ace. A fabulous colleague and friend. Just the best.
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We will all miss @thamburger, a fantastic colleague and reporter. Congrats on your well deserved retirement. washingtonpost.com/pr/2022/11/16/
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A special counsel for Trump if he runs? I wrestled with this one. Here are the best arguments for and against, pus my answer.
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The Chief Justice wanted to preside over a less divided court that would bolster the institution’s legitimacy. He isn’t a man used to failing—but he has failed at this, the most important task he has ever tried, and one he set for himself. My latest.
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This is my adorable grand-dog, Bean, and he is a, yes, Beanie Baby for Halloween. Costume by my talented, and also adorable, daughter.
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Less than 4 months ago, SCOTUS said gun laws are constitutional only if consistent with "historical tradition." The result for reasonable gun regulations: predictably grim.
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This is the story you simply must read today. A massive reporting effort led by : A majority of GOP nominees — 299 in all — deny the 2020 election results
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Last term was the conservative supermajority decided to ignore the speed bumps. This term, there’s every indication it’s going to be pedal to the metal—this time on race, religious freedom versus gay rights, and more. My new essay
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I’ve read a lot of over-the-top legal filings, but the one submitted by woulda-been attorney general Jeffrey B. Clark in his D.C. bar disciplinary proceeding was a doozy. So I had to write about it.
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15 weeks is a ceiling, not a floor. In Graham’s rigged federalism, states are free to ban abortion entirely.
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Many fetal abnormalities aren’t diagnosed until after 15 weeks—Graham provides no exception. The comparison to Europe is bogus—European countries provide health and fetal anomaly exceptions after 15 weeks. Even more important,
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Don’t be fooled by Lindsey Graham’s “Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act”. 15-week fetuses are not pain capable. 15 weeks is just past first trimester, not a late term abortion.
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The Chief Justice doesn’t get it. The fault isn’t with the public that doubts the court’s legitimacy. It’s with the court acting in illegitimate ways
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Medications that prevent HIV infection save lives. Does it violate religious liberties to require employers who disapprove of homosexual conduct to provide insurance coverage? A Texas judge says yes-here’s why he’s wrong.
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I'm gifting Ruth's article to anyone who hasn't got a sub.
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This is a little more personal than usual—-but if you read it you’ll see why.
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Late to the retweeting but (1) any project is involved in is a worthy project and (2) I love the idea of providing resources to improve reporting in this important area. Congrats and thanks to all involved. twitter.com/emilybazelon/s
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I'll be taking questions along with colleagues and today at 1pm ET on this recently concluded Supreme Court term. Join us!
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Cassidy Hutchinson is an America heroine. My latest
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Should everyone calm down about Justice Clarence Thomas urging the court to jettison the entire line of privacy precedents? Yes — and no, writes.
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More proof this week about the dangerously radical court, and the Rule of Six. As it turns out, I was too kind to the court about its inclination in the guns case--thought they would be restrained; instead, they came out guns blazing.
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re-upping this one, on Trump's slow motion coup attempt.
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This guy was a pretty good columnist; wonder what ever became of him! Chilling to reread today.
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New piece from and me, with editing help from 🤗
Thanks to WaPo for the opportunity!
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I wrote aboout the boyfriend loophhole seven years ago. How many lives would have been saved if it was closed then? wapo.st/1jERGUY?tid=ss
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They can’t purchase cigarettes or alcohol until they’re 21. But assault weapons?
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It's not just abortion. The Supreme Court continues its mission to gut campaign finance laws. My latest
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What is worse than a dysfunctional family? An institution so dysfunctional, perhaps, that you can’t even call it a family with a straight face? Today's Supreme Court, per Justice Thomas
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The year, 1991. The speaker, Clarence Thomas. The venue: Senate confirmation hearing. How'd that one work out?
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"I think it is important that when one becomes a member of the judiciary that one ceases to accumulate strong viewpoints, and rather begin to...strip down as a runner and to maintain and secure that level of impartiality and objectivity necessary for judging cases."
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Guess the speaker. Hint: he is on the Supreme Court.
"I think it is important for judges not to have agendas or to have strong ideology or ideological views."
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Overruling Roe won't get courts out of the abortion-deciding business. It won't satisfy abortion opponents. I take on two pernicious myths
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How not to lobby Brett Kavanaugh—seems like a good time to resurface this.
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