Steven Lubet

Steven Lubet is Williams Memorial Professor at the Northwestern University School of Law, and the author of Fugitive Justice: Runaways, Rescuers, and Slavery on Trial.

FOOL ME TWICE

Was Clarence Thomas Fooling Us Then or Now?

The Supreme Court justice is talking out of both sides of his mouth when it comes to reporting lavish gifts from his conservative billionaire pals.

Steven Lubet

A photo illustration of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito with a background of the Supreme Court and dollars.

SCOTUS STAREDOWN

Alito Is Just Begging for Regulations on Supreme Court

His defiance over ethics concerns only drives home their importance, and how much more robust standards need to be applied to the high court.

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A photo illustration of a blacksmith surrounded by chains.

JUST CALL IT EVIL

An Enslaved Blacksmith Had to Enslave His Family to Be Free

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted the “benefits” of slavery, but the formerly enslaved Allen Jones’ story demonstrates what a sick lie that is.

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A photo composite of Tree of Life synagogue shooter Robert Bowers mugshot and Jewish Star of David and memorials for victims

OLDEST CONSPIRACY THEORY

Death Penalty Opponents Downplay Mass Shooter’s Antisemitism

Capital punishment is racist and immoral, but a recent op-ed co-written by a current and a past ACLU director breezes past the killer’s Jew-hatred in arguing against his execution.

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THIS ISN’T LEGAL

Yale Law School Needs to Stand Up to This Bullying Judge

Why is the most prominent legal academy in the country bending to the will of Judge James Ho, an anti-cancel culture crusader threatening to boycott its students?

Steven Lubet

Steven Lubet

Was Clarence Thomas Fooling Us Then or Now?

Alito Is Just Begging for Regulations on Supreme Court

An Enslaved Blacksmith Had to Enslave His Family to Be Free

Death Penalty Opponents Downplay Mass Shooter’s Antisemitism

Yale Law School Needs to Stand Up to This Bullying Judge

Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories Are Going Mainstream

Meet the Palestinian Terrorist Who Lied Her Way Into America

Millard Fillmore’s Tumble From Nobody to Racist Pariah

It’s High Time We Killed the College Admissions Essay

Can Trump Commit Treason and Get Away With It?