Mark Joseph Stern

Mark Joseph Stern covers courts and the law for Slate.

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Kris Kobach’s Latest Humiliation: a Contempt Order That Lays Out His Lawbreaking and Ineptitude

Mark Joseph Stern

April 19, 2018 6:02 PM
Trump Judicial Nominee Probably Didn’t Call Undocumented Immigrants “Maggots” (Updated Post)

Mark Joseph Stern

April 19, 2018 12:57 PM
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Just Assigned a Majority Opinion for the First Time Ever

Mark Joseph Stern

April 18, 2018 3:54 PM
Why Neil Gorsuch Sided With the Liberal Justices to Protect Immigrants From Deportation

Mark Joseph Stern

April 17, 2018 5:22 PM
The Supreme Court Is Terrible at Hiring Diverse Law Clerks, but Neil Gorsuch Is Surprisingly Good at It

Mark Joseph Stern

April 16, 2018 3:21 PM
Is That Empty Air in Your Chip Bag a Scam? Maybe, but Not in Court.

Mark Joseph Stern

April 16, 2018 5:57 AM
How an Anti-KKK Law Could Bring Down a Notorious Voter-Suppression Group

Mark Joseph Stern

April 13, 2018 3:48 PM
Why the Wing, a Women-Only Social Club, Is Getting Away With Violating Human Rights Laws

Mark Joseph Stern

April 11, 2018 5:56 PM
Clarence Thomas Is Moving Closer to the Trumpist Fringe. His Wife Ginni Is Already There.

Mark Joseph Stern

April 10, 2018 7:35 PM
A D.C. Ride-Sharing Service Illegally Discriminated Against Minority Communities for Nearly Two Years

Mark Joseph Stern

April 09, 2018 5:29 PM
For Republicans, Dumping Scott Pruitt Would Be a Win-Win-Win-Win-Win-Win-Win

Mark Joseph Stern

April 06, 2018 5:52 PM
How a Trump Official Abused His Power to Prevent Undocumented Minors From Getting Abortions

Mark Joseph Stern

April 05, 2018 6:34 PM
Paul Ryan’s Challenger Randy Bryce Explains Why He Wants to Abolish ICE

Mark Joseph Stern

April 04, 2018 6:22 PM
Washington State’s Sweeping Voting Rights Reforms Should Be a Model for the Entire Country

Mark Joseph Stern

April 03, 2018 6:39 PM
Sonia Sotomayor Has Become a Lonely Voice Fighting Against the Supreme Court’s Rightward Turn

Mark Joseph Stern

April 02, 2018 7:11 PM
Facebook Allows Advertisers to Target Users on the Basis of Their Interest in Illegal Firearms

Mark Joseph Stern

April 02, 2018 11:46 AM
The Census’ New Citizenship Question Excludes an Entire Category of Americans

Mark Joseph Stern

March 30, 2018 11:52 AM
Stephen Reinhardt, America’s Most Liberal Federal Judge, Has Died

Mark Joseph Stern

March 29, 2018 10:10 PM
Trump Is Defenseless Against Robert Mueller

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern

March 29, 2018 5:54 AM
The Supreme Court Appears No Closer to Solving Partisan Gerrymandering After Yet Another Oral Argument

Mark Joseph Stern

March 28, 2018 7:02 PM