John Paul Stevens

Twenty years ago, Sandra Day O'Connor's deleted draft opinion rejected favoring white applicants over Asian Americans. Why did Clarence Thomas adopt it?

A close look at the grand compromise of 1976.

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.

Through an assault on administrative agencies, the Supreme Court is systematically eroding the legal basis of effective governance.

The Carter-Baker report was intended to strengthen Americans’ trust in the electoral process. It’s become a weapon for right-wing attacks on voting rights.

In an excerpt from his new book, ‘Let the Lord Sort Them,’ Maurice Chammah explains where a 1970s legal team fighting the death penalty went wrong.

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

It's a myth that the Founders opposed the regulation of deadly weapons.

A review of Zephyr Teachout's "Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin’s Snuff Box to Citizens United."

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.