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Geoffrey R. Stone is the Edward H. Levi distinguished service professor of law for The University of Chicago.

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Dems Need to Pin Kavanaugh on Which Constitution He Supports

Where Does He Stand?

There are four main approaches to constitutional interpretation. Judiciary Committee Democrats need to work to get straight answers out of Kavanaugh on where he stands.

Geoffrey R. Stone | Published Aug 03, 2018

Here’s What Life Was Like for Women in America Before ‘Roe’

NO TURNING BACK

Knitting needles, scissors, coat-hangers, and ingested turpentine killed 200 women a year in the 1960s and injured thousands more. Is that really what we want?

Geoffrey R. Stone | Published Jul 10, 2018

The Nino I Knew: Tough, Brilliant & Kind

FAREWELL

Antonin Scalia, known to friends as Nino, was always destined for greatness. Behind his famously acerbic decisions was a man of humor, generosity, and intellect.

Geoffrey R. Stone | Published Feb 14, 2016

Supreme Court Will Rule for Marriage

Court Watching

Even if the court rules as expected, it won’t do enough to protect LGBT people from discrimination.

Geoffrey R. Stone | Published Apr 27, 2015

Will the Court Kill Obamacare This Week?

HIGH STAKES

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the latest challenge to Obamacare this week. Here’s why the case should be open and shut.

Geoffrey R. Stone | Published Mar 03, 2015

Does Free Speech Cover Murder Fantasies?

SOUNDS UGLY

A man wrote on Facebook he wanted to leave his ex-wife’s body ‘soaked in blood’ and wished to ‘slit the throat’ of an FBI agent.

Geoffrey R. Stone | Published Dec 01, 2014

Senate Control: It’s the Courts, Stupid

Judicial Watch

With a Republican victory in the Senate looking increasingly likely, the President’s ability to appoint federal judges is about to be curtailed. And that matters a lot.

Geoffrey R. Stone | Published Nov 02, 2014

Farewell to Obama’s Progressive Backbone

Eric Holder

From gay rights to voter-ID laws, this attorney general became the man to fight the way the president couldn’t. Yet his liberal voice was too often silenced on War on Terror issues.

Geoffrey R. Stone | Published Sep 25, 2014

The Future of Same-Sex Marriage

EQUALITY

Twenty-nine consecutive judicial decisions in the past year have held bans on gay marriage are unconstitutional. This is nothing short of extraordinary.

Geoffrey R. Stone | Published Aug 03, 2014

Slam the NSA’s Backdoor Shut

FIX IT

Just because the initial collection of intelligence is legal doesn’t mean it should be if it catches American citizens’ communications. A bill in Congress would fix that.

Geoffrey R. Stone | Published Jul 03, 2014

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