How the US Supreme Court Undermined Democracy in 2024

What can be done about this Supreme Court's very worst decisions?

The four worst Supreme Court decisions of the post-Trump era.

The U.S. Supreme Court and democratic backsliding - Keck - 2024

Rather than serving as a reliable democratic guardrail, the Court has regularly exercised what Dixon and Landau call “weak-form abusive judicial ...

How Supreme Court's immunity ruling 'transforms' US presidency

Experts say shielding official presidential action from prosecution undermines rule of law and enables abuse of power. Donald Trump in court.

Has Citizens United decision undermined democracy?

Federal Election Commission, which determined the first amendment prohibits the government from restricting corporations from spending money on ...

Biden criticises 'extreme' Supreme Court in push for reform - BBC

Joe Biden has criticised the "extreme opinions" of the Supreme court as he proposed sweeping reforms including the removal of life appointments.

Unmasking the Anti-Democracy Agenda of Project 2025

We spoke with voting rights experts, pro-democracy advocates and right-wing extremist researchers about how Project 2025 could upend ...

Election 2024: Courts are supposed to be above politics ... - AP News

Dozens of lawsuits have already been filed over the 2024 elections, an unusually high number this far before Election Day.

Understanding democratic decline in the United States

The effort by Trump to subvert the 2020 election is the most obvious, but far from the only, example of democratic decline in the U.S..

How the Supreme Court became a political battlefield - BBC

The Supreme Court's nine justices are split along ideological lines, with the current court's six conservatives forming a sizeable majority.

How the Supreme Court dominates our democracy

Judicial review gives any five justices power over the whole government. Why?

The Supreme Court's Extreme Majority Risks Turning Back the Clock ...

Beyond the most direct effect of harming Americans and their rights, this extremist brand of judicial activism has also eroded trust in the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court and democratic backsliding - Keck - 2024

This paper assesses the performance of the Supreme Court as democratic guardrail during five prior periods of democratic crisis in the United States.

How the Supreme Court Is Undermining Voting Rights - Bolts

An election law expert responds to questions from Bolts readers on how the court is affecting democracy and what comes next—from threats to the ...

How Does the Citizens United Decision Still Affect Us in 2024?

In the 2024 election, the Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United will likely enable record-breaking amounts of campaign spending.

Supreme Court's dramatic rightward turn may undermine its political ...

People carry images of Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and John Roberts as abortion ...

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Case that Could Undermine ...

The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a pair of cases, Loper Bright Enterprises, Inc. v. Gina Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. ...

23-719 Trump v. Anderson (03/04/2024) - Supreme Court

Trump, who seeks the Presidential nomination of the Republican Party in this year's election, from becoming President again. The Colorado ...

In Major Setback for Democracy, Insurrectionist is Allowed to Stay on ...

The ruling means Donald Trump is still eligible to appear on the Colorado ballot, despite his role in the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol.

Democracy Works: How the Supreme Court could shape the 2024 ...

Dahlia Lithwick has covered the Supreme Court since the landmark Bush v. Gore decision in 2000. In that time, she's seen a sea change in the ...

Dems launched onslaught of schemes slammed as tactics to ...

Democrats have launched an onslaught of political and legal tactics ahead of the 2024 election that have been slammed as attempts to ...