Taking legislative authority away from the federal government doesn't necessarily mean freer individuals. It might just mean granting vastly more authority to the states--which already have far broader police powers than most of us would care to admit.
Dahlia LithwickWhat's exquisitely weird about the Donald Trump/Judge [Gonzalo] Curiel formulation is that this isn't even a case about race.
Dahlia LithwickThere can be no difference between same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples anywhere in the USA.
Dahlia Lithwick