This Court Has Revealed Conservative Originalism to Be a Hollow Shell
The Supreme Court’s right-wing justices claim to be originalists, but then they pick and choose the history that fits their ideological preferences.
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GraphicaArtis / Getty; The Atlantic No, Really, the Right to an Abortion Is Supported by the Text and History of the Constitution
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe, it will betray the Fourteenth Amendment’s promise of bodily autonomy.
Getty; The Atlantic The Supreme Court Might Kill Voting Rights—Quietly
Conservative justices seem poised to use complex, technical doctrines that will likely sanction all manner of state voter-suppression measures.
Interim Archives / Getty / The Atlantic The 14th Amendment Was Meant to Be a Protection Against State Violence
The Supreme Court has betrayed the promise of equal citizenship by allowing police to arrest and kill Americans at will.
Kean Collection / Getty / The Atlantic How Scalia Made It Difficult to Bring Cases to Court
The late Supreme Court justice wrote a number of opinions that limited the ability of racial minorities, victims of police misconduct, and others to vindicate their constitutional rights.
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