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There’s Unsettling New Evidence About William Rehnquist’s Views on Segregation
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.
by
Dahlia Lithwick
,
Richard L. Hasen
via
Slate
on
June 1, 2023
The Class of RBG
The remarkable stories of the nine other women in the Harvard Law class of ’59—as told by them, their families, and a SCOTUS justice who remembers them all.
by
Molly Olmstead
,
Dahlia Lithwick
via
Slate
on
July 21, 2020
Why Clarence Thomas Is Trying to Bring Eugenics Into the Abortion Debate
They really do not have anything to do with each other.
by
Adam S. Cohen
,
Dahlia Lithwick
via
Slate
on
June 17, 2019
The Murderer Who Started a Movement
David Gunn’s murder was the first targeted killing of an abortion doctor in America. His killer now has an opportunity for parole.
by
Dahlia Lithwick
via
Slate
on
October 31, 2017