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Sarah Gad after she graduated from law school at the University of Chicago, credit Benjamin Nawrocki

Wednesday August 16, 2023

Former addict is now a lawyer defending people like her younger self
Gen Z plaintiffs just won a historic climate case
SCOTUS too powerful? Then take away its power.
The power and legacy of our first Black Justice

Ohio voter, credit Maddie McGarvey, The New York Times

Wednesday August 9, 2023

The hockey mom who is one of the most feared human rights lawyers in the world
The lawyer who pitted Asian Americans against Black Americans
Jack Smith’s indictment of the entire legal profession
Ohio voters reject a brazenly undemocratic scheme

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson at the State of the Union address credit Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, Getty Images

Wednesday August 2, 2023

Black judges presiding over Trump’s prosecution is poetic justice
Justice Jackson is slowly beating conservatives at their own game
How can anyone trust a court that does not abide by ethics?
Say hello to the new Wisconsin Supreme Court

Rainbow and American flags, credit AP Photo, Mark Lennihan, File

Wednesday July 26, 2023

Stop pretending slavery was beneficial to the enslaved
These lawyers are trying to convince the profession to stop using slave cases
SCOTUS codified discrimination against me, and possibly you
Homophobes are having a field day since last month’s ruling

Jessi Fernandez prepares for a celebration of 2023 graduates at Homeboy Industries, credit Genaro Molina, Los Angeles Times

Wednesday July 19, 2023

Justice Jackson wasted no time
The completely made up doctrine beloved by the conservative legal movement
The trauma of Clarence Thomas
A former LA gang member finds resurrection at UC Berkeley

A same-sex marriage supporter waves an LGBTQIA Pride flag in front of the US Supreme Court, credit Anna Moneymaker, Getty Images

Wednesday July 12, 2023

Inspired by Thurgood Marshall, he went to law school and crushed the bar exam
The most harmful decisions may have come from district courts, not SCOTUS
The importance of staying vigilant about the Supreme Court
A monumental LGBTQ+ case is heading to the Supreme Court