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Parmy Olson, Bloomberg Opinion
May 5, 2022
A high school tour group passed a new 8-foot fence outside the Supreme Court building in Washington. The fence was erected in preparation for expected

Online privacy becomes critical if Roe v. Wade is overturned

The internet offers help but presents risks.
Sarah Longwell
May 5, 2022
J.D. Vance's win in an Ohio U.S. Senate primary election is likely to come as a disappointment to some Republicans who have been quietly hoping that f

There's no reason to think Republicans are ready to move on from Trump

J.D. Vance's win in the U.S. Senate primary in Ohio is the latest proof.
Laura Hermer
May 4, 2022
Demonstrators outside the Supreme Court following a public leak of a draft opinion that the Supreme Court has potentially voted to overturn Roe V. Wad

Pregnant people have rights. Products of conception don't.

The leaked Dobbs draft opinion gets fetal rights backward.
Editorial
May 4, 2022
Los Alegres Bailadores performed traditional Mexican folkloric dance in the Cinco de Mayo parade in 2019 in St. Paul. The festival is one of many that

Don't cancel St. Paul's summer fun

Security costs can be balanced with the need for celebration.
Opinion
May 4, 2022
Editorial cartoon: Daryl Cagle on the Supreme Court

Editorial cartoon: Daryl Cagle on the Supreme Court

Rick Olson
May 4, 2022
“We need to rededicate ourselves to the American ideals, even if we do not always, as a nation, completely live up them,” writes Rick Olson.

New Voices: Let's rededicate ourselves to our American ideals

But we must do that while seeing the world as it now is — not how we wish it were.
Opinion
May 4, 2022

Reimagine our state flag

Minnesota's state flag carries racist symbolism and is badly designed besides.
Arne Carlson, Tom Berkelman and Janet Entzel
May 4, 2022
The Minnesota House chambers

Reform the Legislature, don't make it full time

Our government should serve all the people, not just the wealthiest among us.
Letters
May 4, 2022
Mifepristone and misoprostol, medications used for at-home abortions, are seen in Guanajuato, Mexico, in December.

Readers Write: Abortion and Roe v. Wade

Abortion must remain available.
Ross Douthat, New York Times
May 4, 2022
A draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito was obtained by Politico, in a highly unusual leak from the nation’s highest court.

What was the strategy behind the leak of Alito's draft?

Whether the leaker was liberal or conservative, the action is part of a trend in judicial politics.
Bret Stephens, New York Times
May 4, 2022
“To avoid an arbitrary discretion in the courts,” Alexander Hamilton wrote in Federalist No. 78, “it is indispensable that [judges] should be bo

Overturning Roe would be a radical, not conservative choice

Some thoughts for the justices.
Letters
May 3, 2022
Demonstrators protest outside the Supreme Court after a draft opinion was leaked that overturns Roe v. Wade.

Readers Write: Abortion

Women deserve better.
Opinion
May 3, 2022

A win for New York voters

State's highest court rejects egregious gerrymandering by Democrats.
Opinion
May 3, 2022
Editorial cartoon: Bill Bramhall on the U.S. Supreme Court's legitimacy

Editorial cartoon: Bill Bramhall on the U.S. Supreme Court's legitimacy

Steven D. Reske
May 3, 2022
Abortion-rights demonstrators outside the Supreme Court following a leaked draft opinion that the Supreme Court has potentially voted to overturn Roe

Roe never settled the abortion issue — and overturning it won't, either

Asking the Supreme Court to solve this dispute to everyone's satisfaction is useless.
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