How the US supreme court shredded the constitution and what can be done to repair it
Laurence H Tribe
US supreme court decisions: the biggest cases this term and their outcomes
January 2024
New role for Amy Coney Barrett’s father inside Christian sect sparks controversy
Alleged abuse survivors at People of Praise worry Michael Coney may block group’s handling of sexual abuse from becoming public
October 2023
Amy Coney Barrett calls ethics code for scandal-hit supreme court ‘a good idea’
FBI interviewed individuals who accuse Amy Coney Barrett faith group of abuse
August 2023
‘I’ve acquired a thick skin’: Amy Coney Barrett says she welcomes court criticism
Conservative justice says scrutiny comes with the job but declines to comment on how court could effect reform amid ethics scandals
July 2023
Head of school linked to Amy Coney Barrett’s faith group abruptly resigns
Then a professor at Notre Dame, the supreme court justice was on a board that selected Jon Balsbaugh to head the Trinity Schools
November 2022
Amy Coney Barrett urged to step away from gay rights case because of faith affiliation
The US supreme court justice’s history with the People of Praise raises questions about her impartiality in upcoming case
October 2022
Open letter to top publisher condemns $2m Amy Coney Barrett book deal
More than 250 literary figures protest against acquisition by Penguin Random House of book by conservative US supreme court justice
August 2022
Revealed: leaked video shows Amy Coney Barrett’s secretive faith group drove women to tears
Mitch McConnell greatly damaged US democracy with quiet, chess-like moves
Gary Gerstle
June 2022
Legal claims shed light on founder of faith group tied to Amy Coney Barrett
Examination of People of Praise comes as supreme court seems poised to reverse Roe v Wade
March 2022
Ted Cruz and the ‘racist baby’: sometimes reality threatens my political maturity
Emma Brockes
Try as I might to rise above US tribalism, I felt a visceral dislike for the men grilling Biden’s supreme court nominee, says the Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
January 2022
Group whose anti-abortion ad Amy Barrett signed accused of promoting harassment of doctors
From stand-in stars to tech titans: The Observer’s faces to watch in 2022
December 2021
Five takeaways from US supreme court’s Mississippi abortion rights case hearing
The Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Oganization case could weaken the provisions of the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade ruling
September 2021
To protect the supreme court’s legitimacy, a conservative justice should step down
Lawrence Douglas
If presidents do not get to replace justices in an election year, then Coney Barrett’s confirmation is illegitimate; if presidents do, then Gorsuch’s is illegitimate. You can’t have it both ways
Never mind the court’s wildly rightwing bent and secretive ‘shadow docket’ – or Barrett’s refusal to recuse herself from a case with a clear conflict of interest