Join Justice Stephen Breyer for a conversation about why pragmatism matters and the consequences of textualism in Supreme Court decisions such as Dobbs and Bruen.
Justice Ginsburg was a mortal like the rest of us; she didn’t have the gift of hindsight.
On the first anniversary of the Dobbs decision, we mark the lasting impact of an illegal 1914 abortion that was desperately sought and tragically botched.
Israeli’s judicial system differs from the U.S.’s in more than just details. Who’s protesting what, who has the upper hand, and what, exactly, is on the table?
Late last term, the Supreme Court decided a case that fundamentally transformed the relationship between church and state.
I am more worried than I have ever been about the future of Israel,” says attorney Dorit Beinisch, former president of Israel’s Supreme Court, as well known in Israel as the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was in the United States.
The Supreme Court has entangled synagogues in culture wars with its absolutist rulings on religious liberty cases during the pandemic.
Despite a failed reelection campaign, Donald Trump and his team registered several notable gains this election season. Trump slightly increased the share of Black and Hispanic Americans voting for him, alongside an impressive turnout from a small but well-organized subgroup: Orthodox Jews. According to polls and estimates, more than 80 percent of Orthodox Jews cast their vote for Trump, making them one of his most approving constituencies in the nation.
Just as the remarkable life she lived, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, sparked a mix of awe, appreciation and political controversy. And the coming days will provide much of the same: a celebration of the life of a trailblazing legal giant who served for many as the nation’s moral compass, and at the same time, a fierce partisan battle over the appropriate timing of choosing Bader Ginsburg’s successor.
The movie’s success is impressive considering the heavyweight competition it stood up against.
