Donald Trump said all legal scholars, ‘on both sides,’ wanted federal abortion law overturned. That’s wrong. Roe v. Wade inspired legions of supporters and opponents. Before the 2022 ruling, numerous legal scholars urged the Supreme Court to uphold it. April 11, 2024 Louis Jacobson
Opinion | How the media is covering Donald Trump’s Supreme Court case The general consensus seems to be that the court is unlikely to allow Colorado to bar Trump from the state’s ballot. February 9, 2024 Tom Jones
Opinion | Media reaction to the Supreme Court rejecting affirmative action at U.S. colleges Including an examination of ‘two bizarre loopholes,’ why corporate diversity programs may be next, and more. June 30, 2023 Tom Jones
Why doesn’t the Supreme Court have a formal code of ethics? A ProPublica story about Justice Clarence Thomas accepting gifts from a billionaire has renewed calls for the court to adopt a formal ethics code April 17, 2023 Matthew Crowley
Opinion | The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board blasts ProPublica over its Clarence Thomas investigation In an astonishingly brazen editorial, the Journal’s editorial board called it ‘The Smearing of Clarence Thomas’ and a ‘non-bombshell.’ April 10, 2023 Tom Jones
Opinion | ProPublica’s bombshell report about Clarence Thomas and other links for your weekend review The Supreme Court justice has been treated to luxury vacations by a billionaire Republican for more than 20 years without disclosure, ProPublica says. April 7, 2023 Tom Jones
Will vasectomies and tubal ligations rise post-Supreme Court ruling? Plus, why some drugstores are limiting sales of Plan B pills, companies worry about controversial abortion conversations at work, and more. June 29, 2022 Al Tompkins
Violence against abortion providers is on the rise Incidences of stalking, blockades, hoax devices and suspicious packages, invasion, and assault and battery all increased sharply in 2021. June 24, 2022 Al Tompkins
Opinion | The Supreme Court moves closer to ruling on Roe v. Wade A ruling could come at any moment, but a stacked Supreme Court docket makes it difficult to predict a date. June 23, 2022 Tom Jones
Opinion | Newsrooms must reframe abortion coverage and the worn-out debate around the rules of objectivity Coverage often fails to capture the complexity of American viewpoints on abortion, and newsroom rules about speech stifle conversation. May 5, 2022 Kelly McBride
Opinion | Is the story the Supreme Court draft or the leak? Depends on who’s talking. We don’t know where the leak came from. Until we do, look for saber-rattling from those who care more about the leak than the real story. May 5, 2022 Tom Jones
5 claims Justice Samuel Alito makes in the draft opinion on Roe v. Wade, fact-checked We examined several of Alito's facts and found that he had a pattern of omitting details that might lead someone to reach different conclusions. May 5, 2022 Jon Greenberg
Opinion | Media coverage and reaction to Politico’s Supreme Court scoop about Roe v. Wade Mediaite called it the ‘scoop of the decade.’ The Washington Post said it was ‘a history-altering bombshell.’ May 4, 2022 Tom Jones
What would state laws look like in a post-Roe world? If the Supreme Court does overturn Roe v. Wade, the rules governing abortion would revert to the states, leading to hard-fought policy battles. May 4, 2022 Louis Jacobson
Politico’s Supreme Court leak leaves some lingering ethics questions Politico's editors would help skeptical readers if they explained how they made their decision to publish an unprecedented draft court opinion. May 2, 2022 Kelly McBride
