Essays

Supreme Court rules that birthright citizenship is the law of the land

In two landmark decisions, the Supreme Court expands gun rights for concealed carry holders and casual drug users

Supreme Court likely to reject limits on concealed carry but uphold bans on gun possession by drug users

The Supreme Court's decision on birthright citizenship will depend on its interpretation of one phrase

Supreme Court opens with cases testing the limits of a constitutional revolution

All Are Not Welcome: Universities must be open to debate, closed to coercion

The Democrats are playing high-school games

Coercion and coddling take campus

Why the death of Chevron matters

Why I joined UATX

Master storyteller highlights the need for free speech

UTA professor: Colleges must speak the truth and not bow to protesters

Supreme Court considers whether to uphold law that keeps guns out of the hands of domestic abusers

How a heated Q&A on Israel and Hamas led to a department chair's resignation

Supreme Court supermajority will clarify its constitutional revolution this year, deciding cases on guns and federal agencies

A constitutional revolution is underway at the Supreme Court, as the conservative supermajority rewrites basic understandings of the roots of US law

The Supreme Court is back in session, with new controversial cases—here's what to expect

A seismic change has taken place at the Supreme Court—but it's not clear if the shift is about principle or party

A revolutionary ruling—and not just for abortion: A Supreme Court scholar explains the impact of Dobbs

Supreme Court sweeps aside New York's limits on carrying a gun, raising Second Amendment rights to new heights

Abortion right guaranteed by Roe will be replaced by state power if the Supreme Court adopts the leaked Alito opinion

Supreme Court signals shift on abortion, but will it strike down Roe or leave it to states to decide when personhood occurs?

Gun rights at the Supreme Court: Justices will consider if the fundamental right to keep a gun at home applies to carrying weapons in public

US Supreme Court gets set to address abortion, guns, and religion

Supreme Court unanimously upholds religious liberty over LGBTQ rights—and nods to a bigger win for conservatives ahead

Is 'polished populism' the future of the post-Trump GOP?

Biden wins—experts on what it means for race relations, US foreign policy, and the Supreme Court

3 ways a 6-3 Supreme Court would be different

The right to vote is not in the Constitution

Supreme Court reforms, strengthens Electoral College

Supreme Court ruling on Dreamers sends a clear message to the White House: You have to tell the truth

Supreme Court to decide the future of the Electoral College

Supreme Court phoning it in means better arguments, more public engagement

Supreme Court DACA decision isn't just about Dreamers—it's about whether the White House has to tell the truth

Christianity at the Supreme Court: From majority power to minority rights

This year at the Supreme Court: Gay rights, gun rights, and Native rights

Roberts rules: The two most important Supreme Court decisions this year were about fair elections and the Chief Justice

From 'Total exoneration!' to 'Impeach now!'—The Mueller report and dueling fact perceptions