Disorder in the Court

A series on the legal press and the most explosive Supreme Court in generations: how we cover it, how we’ve failed, and how we can do better.

I Know One Way the Supreme Court Got to How It Is. I Watched It Happen for Years.

Dahlia Lithwick

In 1999, an Insidious Christian Movement Saw an Opportunity at the Supreme Court. They Succeeded Beyond Their Imaginations.

Mark Joseph Stern

The Most Haunting Symbol of What the Supreme Court Has Become Is Right Out Front

Alexander Sammon

My Brother Killed a Man. Then Arizona Killed My Brother.

As told to Molly Olmstead

What It’s Like After the Supreme Court Rules Your Child’s Death Doesn’t Count

Shirin Ali

After My Wife Got Cancer, Her Catholic School Fired Her. It Only Got Worse From There.

As told to Molly Olmstead

How the ProPublica Guys Broke That Huge Clarence Thomas Story

Hillary Frey

Too Many Reporters Cover SCOTUS With Kid Gloves. It’s Long Past Time to Take Them Off.

Jay Willis

What I Realized After Justice Alito Attacked Me for Critiquing the Shadow Docket

Steve Vladeck

There’s a Clear Model for How the Court Could Solve Its Ethics Problem

Norm Ornstein

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