With the Supreme Court’s landmark gambling decision this week, many more Americans might soon be able to place a legal wager on their favorite sport. So what kind of money are we talking about? The U.S. casino industry says Americans illegally bet at least $150 billion on sports every year. But it’s hard to measure […]
Graphics by Rachael Dottle Congress isn’t the only branch of government that could go through a shake-up in 2018. For the second year in a row, rumors are circulating that Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who is 81 years old and wrapping up his 30th year on the high court, is poised to retire when […]
It is rare for the U.S. Supreme Court to hear two cases addressing the same topic in a single term, but that didn’t stop partisan gerrymandering. The court heard another gerrymandering case, out of Maryland, on Wednesday, after already hearing one from Wisconsin in October. But why? Reading the tea leaves of the Supreme Court […]
It’s been a big year for free speech at the Supreme Court. Two of the most high-profile cases argued before the court so far have revolved around free speech rights, four other cases on the docket this term involve free speech questions, and yet another case where the issue is paramount greets the court on […]
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Monday in a case that’s being billed as a potentially devastating blow to organized labor in the U.S. In Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31, the justices will decide whether laws in 22 states and the District of Columbia that […]