Elie Mystal

Elie Mystal Trump’s order limiting mail-in voting is patently unconstitutional—but that didn’t stop the court from giving it the green light. The post The Supreme Court Is Helping Trump Rig th...

Elie Mystal In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explains how the ballroom could gut key environmental protections. Plus, the heartbreak of Jason Arday. The post Trump’s Ballro...

Elie Mystal From adding a citizenship question to not tracking race and ethnicity, the administration wants to minimize Black and brown political power. The post The Trump Plan to Cook the Cen...

Elie Mystal The Senate nominee has woefully undercooked ideas on Supreme Court reform—and that’s a problem. The post The Gaping Hole in El-Sayed’s Progressive Agenda appeared first on The Nation.

Elie Mystal In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent bemoans our long failure to prosecute war criminals. Plus: the death of Nolan wells and the nightmare so many Black parents fear....

Elie Mystal In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent schools the Democrats on the proper response to Trump’s speech. Plus: Where have all the African American baseball players gone? ...

Elie Mystal The senator's infamous cry of rage spoke not only to his cruelty but his larger role in changing the court. The post Lindsey Graham’s Defense of Brett Kavanaugh Told Us Everything ...

Elie Mystal In this week's Elie v. US, our justice correspondent delves into 7 cases that got overlooked in the end-of-term frenzy. The post All the Awful Supreme Court Rulings You Probably Mi...

Elie Mystal The ruling is about whether trans people have the same rights as everybody else—and the Court said they don’t. The post The Supreme Court’s Anti-trans Ruling Goes Well Beyond Sport...

Elie Mystal The Supreme Court’s decision upholding birthright citizenship is a victory that may contain the seeds of a future defeat. The post Birthright Citizenship Lives to Die Another Day a...

Elie Mystal In a pair of twin rulings, the court undermined the independence of the key independent agencies—except one. The post The Supreme Court Just Gave Trump a Terrifying New Power appea...

Elie Mystal The court took a look at Trump's obviously bigoted handling of the Temporary Protected Status program and said, “Nothing to see here.” The post The Supreme Court Once Again Endorse...

Elie Mystal In a far-reaching ruling, the court violated a man’s constitutional rights—and undermined fundamental civil rights protections. The post The Supreme Court Loves Religious Freedom—...

Elie Mystal If we want to make it another 250 years, the Constitution is going to have to do a lot more than protect individual political and civil rights. The post Will America Ever Give Whit...

Elie Mystal In this week’s Elie v. US, our Justice Correspondent explains why he’s rooting for the Iranian national soccer team. Plus: the DOJ’s scary rollback of gun regulations. The post I H...

Elie Mystal As long as they’re packing heat. The post The Supreme Court Has Agreed to Protect Drug Users appeared first on The Nation.

Elie Mystal In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent warns of a potential ICE invasion of New York. Plus: the administration escalates its assault on trans rights. The post The Tru...

Elie Mystal Todd Blanche might be the most craven attorney general yet. Thankfully, he’s also incompetent. The post Trump’s AG Appointee Is a Literal Sock Puppet appeared first on The Nation.