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Andrew Koppelman

Andrew Koppelman is John Paul Stevens Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University.

Merrick B. Garland (AP/Charles Dharapak)

Why the GOP’s Merrick Garland strategy could be a disaster for Republicans

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U.S. Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia (AP/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

The tragedy of Antonin Scalia: How one of the most brilliant jurists of his generation went so wrong

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Justice Anthony Kennedy (AP/Damian Dovarganes)

Anthony Kennedy’s awkward gay-marriage revolution: Why his SCOTUS opinion was imperfect — but also deeply profound

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U.S. Supreme Court Justices Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan (Reuters/Larry Downing)

The Supreme Court made the right call on marriage equality — but they did it the wrong way

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Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia, Samuel Alito, John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Anthony Kennedy (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Traditional marriage gets a SCOTUS smackdown: The incomprehensible right-wing logic that’s poised to go down in flames

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Antonin Scalia (Shaun Heasley/Reuters)

Antonin Scalia’s gay marriage mystery

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Roberts’ crafty victory

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Rick Scott (AP/Steve Cannon)

Uninsured still being screwed

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Anthony Kennedy joins the radicals

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A demonstrator outside the Supreme Court on Thursday. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Terrible arguments prevail!

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John Roberts and Samuel Alito (Reuters/Jim Young)

“Tough luck” becomes law

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(AP/Charles Dharapak)

Obamacare hater No. 1

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(Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

Origins of a healthcare lie

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John Roberts, Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia (Reuters)

The Court’s innocent victims

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Attorney Paul Clement speaks before the Supreme Court on Wednesday. (AP/Dana Verkouteren)

A brutal day for healthcare

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Paul Clement speaks in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on Tuesday, as the court continued hearing arguments on the health care law. (AP/Dana Verkouteren)

Craziness prevails in Obamacare hearings

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Attorney Robert A. Long speaks in front of the Supreme Court as the court began three days of arguments about the health care law signed by President Obama. (AP/Dana Verkouteren)

The Supreme Court just wants to be popular

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Previewing the Supreme Court’s healthcare reform hearings

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