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<title><![CDATA[Scott Lemieux - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/20550.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Scott Lemieux]]></description><category domain="20550">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Why Conservatives Are Worried About Justice Barrett]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett-elon-musk-trump-rcna200324</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[She is the justice most likely to convince another Republican-nominated justice to push back against Trump.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Getting Real About the Post-'Roe' World]]></title>
							<link>https://prospect.org/justice/getting-real-about-the-post-roe-world/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There was never any reason to be complacent about the end of legal abortion, nor should we think that the impact of the Supreme Court's latest ruling will be muted.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[J.D. Vance's Trolling of NYC Is Populism at Its Most Cynical]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/j-d-vance-s-twitter-trolling-new-york-city-trump-ncna1273888</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Feeling the pressure of a tight primary, Vance felt compelled this past weekend to dredge up one of the most hackneyed cliches in the conservative playbook.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[NCAA Ruling Will Be the End of Unpaid Student Athletes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/ncaa-supreme-court-ruling-heralds-end-era-unpaid-student-athletes-ncna1271721</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The justices left no doubt that all the league's laughable legal justifications would not withstand scrutiny were another case to come before them.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Filling a High Court Vacancy May Backfire on Republicans]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/republicans-will-fill-supreme-court-vacancy-year-if-they-get-ncna1234693</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Making the court grounds for an endless cycle of retaliation and counter-retaliation between the parties is a constitutional crisis that no one needs.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Yes, Roe vs. Wade Really Is in Trouble]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2019/5/15/18623073/roe-wade-abortion-georgia-alabama-supreme-court</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Roe v. Wade has survived for decades because of luck. That's about to change.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Kennedy's Legacy as Enabler of Trump's Racist Agenda]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/justice-kennedy-s-retirement-cements-his-legacy-enabler-trump-s-ncna887106</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court justice might have been remembered as a principled conservative. Instead, he'll facilitate the worst of the president's agenda.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Backwards Interpretation of the IG Report]]></title>
							<link>http://theweek.com/articles/779492/trumps-backwards-interpretation-ig-report</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump claims the inspector general's report about the FBI vindicates him. That's completely absurd.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Masterpiece Case Could Undermine Future Civil Rights]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/how-narrow-ruling-masterpiece-cakeshop-could-undermine-future-civil-rights-ncna879976</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The ruling will likely be interpreted by lower courts, which are currently being stacked with Trump appointees.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats, Prepare to Pack the Supreme Court]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/article/148358/democrats-prepare-pack-supreme-court</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If Republicans refuse to let the other party govern, all options should be on the table.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gary Cohn's Breaking Point]]></title>
							<link>http://theweek.com/articles/759469/gary-cohns-breaking-point</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Why Trump's tariffs were the final straw for his top economic adviser]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Remember, Much of What Trump Does Can Be Undone]]></title>
							<link>http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-lemieux-trump-endurance-20180101-story.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Reserve your outrage for the lasting damage.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What a Surprise: Another Tax Plan to Help the Super Rich]]></title>
							<link>http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-lemieux-gop-tax-plan-20171103-story.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Despite a few sops to middle class families with children, the Republican bill redistributes wealth upwards]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Plan to Make Voters Older, Wealthier &amp; Whiter]]></title>
							<link>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-lemieux-voting-commentary-idUSKBN19X28H</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[By Scott Lemieux Whatever else can be said about the Republican Senate health care bill, it cannot be accused of pandering. The Better Care]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Supreme Court Will Never Be the Same]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/article/141927/supreme-court-will-never</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has changed the Supreme Court for good. On Thursday, Democrats successfully filibustered President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s nomination of Neil Gorsuch, the 49-year-old arch-conservative from the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Colorado. Senate...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will Trump Era Finally Kill Paul Ryan's Wonkish Cred?]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/article/140869/will-trump-era-finally-kill-paul-ryans-wonkish-cred</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Paul Ryan, the speaker of the House, has long had a reputation as the Serious Republican. He is an alleged policy wonk who, whether you agree with his politics or not, is knowledgeable and committed to generating innovative policy proposals. In many quarters, this reputation appears to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Trump Era Is Already a Disaster for Civil Rights]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/article/138854/trump-era-already-disaster-civil-rights</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In 1986, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III was'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'correctly!'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'deemed by a Republican Senate to be too racist to serve on the U.S. District Court. This was a highly uncommon step: Sessions at the time was the second federal judicial nominee in 50 years to be rejected by the Senate...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Public Option Would Fix Health Law's Marketplace]]></title>
							<link>http://prospect.org/article/public-option-would-fix-health-insurance-marketplace</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ast week's announcement by Aetna that it would stop selling health insurance in 11 of the 15 states where it offers coverage through public exchanges is not a death blow to the Affordable Care Act, but it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s certainly not good news for President Obama'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s signature health-care...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sotomayor's Devastating Defense of Civil Liberties]]></title>
							<link>http://theweek.com/articles/631284/sonia-sotomayors-devastating-defense-civil-liberties</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor's opinion Monday in the Supreme Court's Utah v. Strieff ruling was a masterpiece. It will be widely and deservedly quoted for years for its deep understanding of why Fourth Amendment violations matter. Unfortunately, her opinion was a dissenting one, in part because...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Women's Right to Abortion Hangs in the Balance]]></title>
							<link>http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/02/womens-freedoms-laws-supreme-court-presidential-election-result</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, the US supreme court heard oral arguments in the most important abortion rights case to appear before it in more than two decades.House Bill 2, the Texas anti-abortion law being challenged in Whole Woman'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Health v Hellerstedt, would require most of the abortion...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The End of the Supreme Court as We Know It]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/article/129944/end-supreme-court-know</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Antonin Scalia, the recently deceased Supreme Court justice,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' leaves a complicated legacy behind him. Going forward, what matters most is that he was a generally (though not perfectly) reliable vote for the conservative faction on the Court. Scalia'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s sudden death effectively ends a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will Supreme Court Kick 10M Off Insurance?]]></title>
							<link>http://theweek.com/articles/532987/supreme-court-really-willing-tokick-10-million-people-health-insurance</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The longstanding legal war being waged by conservatives against the Affordable Care Act has already claimed a number of victims. Nearly four million people in relatively poor households have been denied medical coverage because the of the Supreme Court's 2012 decision to re-write the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Are Failing to Destroy Obamacare]]></title>
							<link>http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/05/republicans-destroy-obamacare-losing</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Republican party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s effort to deny any (if not all) access to affordable healthcare for as many people as humanly (though not humanely) possible took a major blow on Thursday, when the full DC circuit court of appeals decided to review the anti-Obamacare decision issued by two...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Many More Scandals Can the GOP Invent?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/15/gop-suing-obama-john-boehner-lawsuit</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Serious lawsuits start with some specific legal grievance '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' a claim that someone was injured by a defective product, say, or that a search was unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' and proceed from there. US House speaker John Boehner wants to sue the President of the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Disgraceful Rejection of Debo Adegbile]]></title>
							<link>http://prospect.org/article/disgraceful-rejection-debo-adegbile</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Debo Adegbile, President Obama's nominee to head the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, was rejected by the Senate earlier this week. This is a dismaying vote, a combination of Republicans increasingly hostile to civil rights and a small but crucial number of Democratic...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harry Reid's Triumph]]></title>
							<link>http://prospect.org/article/harry-reids-triumph</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[At least when it comes to executive branch and (most) judicial branch appointments, to paraphrase Leonard Cohen, democracy is coming to the United States Senate. Senate Democrats responded to the Republican minority's blockade against any Obama appointments to the D.C. Circuit by...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Progressives' Post-DOMA To-Do List]]></title>
							<link>http://prospect.org/article/progressives-post-doma-do-list</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Two of my favorite writers on legal subjects, Dahlia Lithwick and Barry Friedman, wrote a piece for Slate earlier this week wondering if the progressive agenda hasn't been exhausted by the victories on same-sex marriage. "While progressives were devoting deserved attention to gay...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Court's War on the Great Society]]></title>
							<link>http://prospect.org/article/supreme-courts-war-great-society</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) is arguably the most important and successful civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress. Today, without remotely adequate justification, a bare majority of the Supreme Court cut the heart out of the centerpiece of the Great Society....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Five Lessons From the Gosnell Case]]></title>
							<link>http://prospect.org/article/five-lessons-we-should-learn-gosnell-case</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The hot conservative story of late last week, starting with a USA Today op-ed by Kristen Powers, was the failure of the mainstream media to cover the horrifying case of Kermit Gosnell, a Philadelphia doctor accused of committing infanticide, and maiming and, in some cases, killing his...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Nominee the Senate Won't Obstruct]]></title>
							<link>http://prospect.org/article/nominee-senate-wont-obstruct</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Lemieux</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Login or RegisterDonate        Scott Lemieux  February 8, 2013Unpacking John Brennan's confirmation hearingPresident Obama's decision to nominate John Brennan to head the CIA was certainly not encouraging to anyone concerned about the administration's record on war powers and civil...]]></description>
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