The Supreme Court declined to hear a case seeking to reinstate North Carolina’s voter ID law
Supreme Court articles on Democracy Chronicles
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the US and has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal courts and over state court cases involving issues of federal law. Also see our articles on Antonin Scalia and also on the Supreme Court case known as Citizens United.
Supreme Court Confirmations and Declining Democratic Institutions
This isn’t about partisan politics. This is about what we are doing to our own democratic institutions.
Gorsuch: Dark Money is For Congress to Solve, Not Judges
Judge Neil Gorsuch said that groups spending millions of dollars to get him confirmed don’t speak for him
Supreme Court Hopeful Gorsuch and Native American Sovereignty
Gorsuch’s record of supporting Native American sovereignty could play a big role in his confirmation
Would Supreme Court Term Limits Fix the Politicized Judiciary?
Life expectancies are almost double now what they were when the Constitution was written
A Good Time to Reflect on Thurgood Marshall’s Legacy
It was 50 years ago when Thurgood Marshall was confirmed to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court
Possible Political Earthquake in Virginia Gerrymandering Decision
The Supreme Court sided with Democrats and civil rights groups in a major redistricting case on Wednesday
How Harvard and Yale Dominate US Supreme Court
Donald Trump’s choice for the Supreme Court has something in common with the court’s current members
Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Backs Electoral College Abolition
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg expressed support for abolishing the Electoral College
What Happens if There is a Serious Post Election Dispute
The mechanisms that take over in an election dispute may not favor Democrats thanks to control of Congress