A ‘Reverse-Ginsburg’ Scenario Could Flip the Supreme Court without Packing

A ‘reverse-Ginsburg’ scenario could flip the Supreme Court without packing

In Henry VI, Shakespeare wrote, “Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends.” Many today would like to chisel those words above the doors to the Supreme Court. Time and time again, justices waited too long for their own legacies. For many conservatives, the decisive loss of both houses of Congress has created a true nightmare…

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's revenge: A Supreme Court warning for Republicans

Republicans gained from Ruth Bader Ginsburg's refusal to retire and, now, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito face a similar gamble.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Revenge

In August 2013, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was 80 years old, Barack Obama was president and reporters were asking the justice directly why she wouldn’t retire. Her answer was characteristically assured: she would remain as long as her health and intellect permitted. There would be another president after…