The Lines the Court Won’t Cross
The Supreme Court is mostly giving the Trump administration what it wants—with interesting exceptions.
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Chip Somodevilla / Getty First Comes ICE, Then Come Lawsuits
When a direct path to justice is blocked, states must look for a legal work-around.
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Higher education can—and should—fight the Trump administration, but the age of lavish government support is coming to a close.
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Justices Kagan, Jackson, and Sotomayor aren’t merely disagreeing with the majority’s technical readings of the law.
Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Chip Somodevilla / Getty; Drew Angerer / Getty; Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / AP. America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State
For most people, the courts will continue to operate as usual—until they don’t.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty.
