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Pacino. Scorsese. Oscar Isaac. Why Did These People All Sign On to Such a Terrible Movie? Laura Miller

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The Supreme Court's New Expansion of the Second Amendment Is Genuinely Deranged -- Mark Joseph Stern

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Their Album Was Banned. Their Members Were Arrested. But at Trial, the Jurors Couldn't Stop Laughing. -- Isaac Butler -- It was the only album in U.S. history to be deemed "obscene." It was saved by a few old ladies.

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I Visited Washington D.C.'s Putrid Reflecting Pool. What I Saw Was Far Worse Than I Expected. Christina Cauterucci - Even for 2026, this is really on the nose.

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Trump's Mass Deportation Machine Won Big at the Supreme Court -- Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern

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The Supreme Court Ran Wild Today. Let's Get You Caught Up. -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

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The Supreme Court's Latest Immigration Decisions Will Be Deadly - Shirin Ali

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