supreme court Clarence Thomas stuns courtroom by asking his first question in a decade Mark Frauenfelder

trump What if Trump loses but refuses to go? Alarming interview with a law professor Mark Frauenfelder

authoritarianism Cops and spooks all over the world rely on a junk-science "walking polygraph" method to steer their investigation Cory Doctorow

twitter An important, elegant thought experiment on content moderation regulation Cory Doctorow

trademarks FUCT: Supreme Court strikes down block on "immoral or scandalous" trademarks Rob Beschizza

lunchbucket joe Anita Hill rejected Joe Biden's fauxpology Mark Frauenfelder

law Supreme Court lets military transgender ban go into effect Rob Beschizza

picks Brett Kavanaugh called Hillary Clinton a bitch Rob Beschizza

gender Anita Hill on how sexual harassment allegations should be handled Cory Doctorow

News Orrin Hatch on Kavanaugh accusations: "…it would be hard for senators not to consider who he is today" Gina Loukareas

law UPDATED: Clarence Thomas rumored to be considering retirement Cory Doctorow

media Torrents of lava will gush across the Western United States, and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan

History Rosa Parks was a radical, lifelong black liberation activist, not a "meek seamstress" Cory Doctorow

gay marriage Supreme Court OKs gay marriage, ends nationwide bans Rob Beschizza

racism Supreme Court nails Abercrombie and Fitch 8-1 over discrimination policy Rob Beschizza

nofrontdoor Supreme Court: Police can’t hold suspects without probable cause, to wait for drug-sniffing dog Xeni Jardin

civil liberties Cops can’t hold suspects without probable cause: Supreme Court Mark Frauenfelder

Science Patent life: how the Supreme Court fell short Maggie Koerth