Still At It
Houses of worship don’t have to offer employees contraceptive coverage. But other religious employers do. Supreme Court, here we come.
Abusive
Orange Is the New Black has increased awareness of abuses in the nation’s prisons, but the horrors exposed at Rikers Island and elsewhere are much worse.
STARRED AND BARRED
Allowing the Confederate flag on Texas license plates would offend a lot of people, but Texas’s decision to nix the Stars and Bars tramples the First Amendment.
Tortuous
You have to move heaven and earth to get a Green Card, but becoming a citizen of the U.S. is comparatively easy. Shouldn’t it be the other way around?
On the Docket
The Supreme Court kicks off its new term today, and while the cases won’t match last year’s highs, expect big decisions on campaign finance, criminal forfeiture, and much more, writes Ilya Shapiro.