Poised to report out Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court, Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats no doubt feel pleased, having used her confirmation hearing to turn the tables on Republicans, and brand the Supreme Court's conservative justices as pro-corporate "activists." With this new approach, they have clearly seized the attention...

With President Obama's choice to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens weeks away, media attention is understandably trained on his leaked short list, their respective pro's and con's, fans and foes, up's and down's. But observers have missed a story likely to prove bigger, especially in terms of...

Having failed to block enactment of health insurance reform, Republicans have turned to the courts to obstruct implementation. From a legal standpoint, the complaints filed in Florida and Virginia by 14 state attorneys general are legally flimsy and transparently political. Plainly, these suits were crafted, not to prevail in court...