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Alito defends the high court while dodging the process mirror

Justice Alito laments political pressure on the bench in a rare interview, yet sidesteps how strategic retirement planning and originalist shortcuts weaken the judiciary's legitimacy.

By Adele Rutherford · October 5, 2026

Supreme Court blocked Trump's plan to shrink the electorate

When you grow up in Flint, you learn early that the people in charge don’t just make mistakes—they make calculations.

By Maya Ellison · September 15, 2026

The sleeper referendum that could reshape the national judiciary

The rot isn’t in the chambers of law; it’s in the architecture of power itself.

By Maya Ellison · August 1, 2026