Equal Protection Clause

How white-dominated racial power produces inter-ethnic group conflict.

His works underpins the Dobbs decision. His legacy matters enormously to what's next for constitutional law.

The Supreme Court Justice's defense of Plessy v. Ferguson in a 1993 memo continues to influence the court's interpretation of the 14th amendment.

The demand of antislavery activists for accused fugitives to be guaranteed a jury trial was an implicit recognition of Black citizenship.

How a landmark Supreme Court decision was shaped by the racist idea that poor children can’t learn.

A new book argues that the real estate industry’s campaign to defend housing segregation still echoes in today’s politics.

For decades, policymakers have debated who may access public education and the social safety net.

The enduring lesson of American history is that the republic is always in danger when white supremacist sedition and violence escape justice.

The 14th Amendment offers a remedy that is both simpler and likelier to work.

The controversy surrounding the 2000 presidential election led to sweeping voting reforms, but opened the door to a new set of problems still affecting us.

I learned, while writing about her, that her precision disguised her warmth.

The state prides itself on its abolitionist history. But its identity has been shaken by recent racist incidents.

Today's housing crisis in San Francisco originates from zoning laws that segregated racial groups and income levels.

The Constitution of 2018 is not the Constitution written by the Framers in 1787, and no one should wish otherwise.

The long road to "Citizens United."

Peyote use has been defended with religious liberty arguments. So has Bible reading in public schools.

The author of a new biography explains how Murray changed the way that discrimination is understood today.

The Supreme Court is about to take up another blockbuster voting rights case. At its core is a struggle over the limits of history.

Despite her path-braking work as a litigator before the Court, she doesn't believe that large-scale social change should come from the courts.