Topic: originalism
Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order: What the Law Says, What Wong Kim Ark Held, and What the Supreme Court Decided
Trump's Jan. 2025 EO on birthright citizenship is accurately described but overstates Wong Kim Ark's scope. SCOTUS settled it 6-3 in June 2026: the EO is unconstitutional.
Court Packing vs. Court Stacking: A Fact-Check of Every Major Claim
Trump hasn't 'packed' the courts (added seats), but McConnell's vacancy blockade and 271 lifetime appointments across two terms constitute the most aggressive court-stacking operation in modern…
Originalism When Convenient: A Case-by-Case Audit of the Conservative Supreme Court's Own Standard
The conservative majority says it decides by text, history, and tradition. A case-by-case audit of six landmark rulings finds the method applied where it helps and set aside where it would not.