The Supreme Court operates as a political institution rather than an independent judiciary

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Elite schools kept using race in admissions after the U.S. Supreme Court banned it

Academic freedom often shields department conduct from civil rights oversight

Central banks should be independent of elected governments

Congress should expand the Supreme Court beyond nine justices

Federal judges should not impose nationwide bans on Trump administration advertisements

The federal judge’s order makes pretrial bans on presidential advertisements easier to obtain

Blocking taxpayer-funded presidential advertisements without proving electoral intent exceeds federal judicial authority

Democracy is not always the best form of government

The Supreme Court should leave political advertising rates to the FCC

FCC control of political advertising rates protects campaigns from judicially imposed price increases

Judicial skepticism toward the White House’s rationale strengthens review of press access

Supreme Court intervention is necessary to prevent FCC rates from reshaping midterm competition

Supreme Court justices should time their retirements to align with a favorable political landscape

The Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction to review Colorado’s climate damages ruling

Pro forma sessions are a justified check on presidential recess appointments

Presidents should be able to end federal collective bargaining rights by executive order

A federal judge should not be able to restore a prison union contract after the president ends collective bargaining rights

The Supreme Court was justified in lifting the stay on Christa Pike's execution

Universities should stay officially neutral on political and social controversies

Federal judges bear responsibility for the constitutional conflict created by Roger Rogoff’s appointment