Linda Greenhouse

The Supreme Court and the law. More

Linda Greenhouse, the winner of a 1998 Pulitzer Prize, reported on the Supreme Court for The New York Times from 1978 to 2008. She teaches at Yale Law School and is the author of the memoir “Just a Journalist.” Other books include “The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction”; a biography of Justice Harry A. Blackmun, “Becoming Justice Blackmun”; “Justice on the Brink: The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Rise of Amy Coney Barrett, and Twelve Months That Transformed the Supreme Court”; and “The Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right,” which she wrote with Michael J. Graetz.

Requiem for the Supreme Court
The decision overturning Roe v. Wade is a stunning moment for America and for its high court.
By Linda Greenhouse
What the Supreme Court’s Vaccine Case Was Really About
The justices are turning around long-established law giving government agencies running room to do their jobs.
By Linda Greenhouse
Do We Have the Supreme Court We Deserve?
It has become a willing participant in a war for the soul of the country.
By Linda Greenhouse
The Supreme Court, Weaponized
The three justices appointed by Trump are doing exactly what they were sent to the court to do.
By Linda Greenhouse
The Supreme Court Gaslights Its Way to the End of Roe
The only question is, how will they explain it?
By Linda Greenhouse
What Happens When a Court Goes Rogue?
The Supreme Court has empowered a lower court that is out of control.
By Linda Greenhouse
Do Gun Rights Depend on Abortion Rights? That’s Now Up to the Supreme Court.
The outcome of a Texas law targeting abortion will provide the answer.
By Linda Greenhouse
Why Did the Supreme Court Stop This Particular Execution?
The Supreme Court routinely rejects death penalty appeals. But it halted an execution when religion became an issue.
By Linda Greenhouse
What We Lost When We Lost Sandra Day O’Connor
Forty years after her appointment as the court’s first woman justice, it’s worth reflecting on the path she took.
By Linda Greenhouse
God Has No Place in Supreme Court Opinions
Republican officeholders are no longer coy about their religion-driven mission to stop abortion.
By Linda Greenhouse