Articles by Charlotte Greene

Ninth Circuit Blocks California School Secrecy Law on Gender Transitions

California’s ongoing fight over what public schools may, must, or may not tell parents just took a sharp turn in federal court. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an injunction blocking enforcement of parts of California’s AB 1955, a state law that...

Can a President Suspend Habeas Corpus?

Habeas corpus sounds like Latin you can safely ignore until the day it becomes your problem. In plain English, it is the right to ask a judge a simple question: Why is the government holding this person? If the government cannot justify the detention under law, the court can order release or other...

The White House Octagon and the Limits of Presidential Spectacle

A cage on the White House South Lawn is not the kind of sentence most of us expect to read in a civics lesson. And yet, this weekend, an Ultimate Fighting Championship fight night is scheduled with “The Octagon” built on the South Lawn, timed to President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and...

The Fifth Circuit’s Horse Racing Fight Is Back, and SCOTUS Gets the Cleanup

There is a particular kind of legal mess that doesn’t come from the Constitution itself. It comes from a lower court deciding, repeatedly, that it knows better than everyone else, including the Supreme Court. That is where we are again with federal regulation of horse racing. A deeply...

Gordon Wood’s Defense of the American Revolution

When Americans argue about the Founding, they often argue past one another. One side points to soaring language about liberty. The other points, rightly, to the brutal realities of the era: slavery, legal inequality for women, and a political community that drew its boundaries tightly. The recent,...

A Supreme Court Mail Ballot Case With Big Stakes for Snowy, Remote States

Election Day often brings to mind a polling place, a line, and results that start rolling in that night. But for many Americans, especially in rural and remote communities, voting looks different. It can depend on a plane, a boat, a snow machine, or simply the hope that the mail arrives on time....

Supreme Court Reopens Fight Over Gas Furnace Rules

The Supreme Court reopened a fight over federal efficiency rules for natural gas home-heating equipment this week, vacating a lower-court decision that had upheld the Biden-era standards and sending the case back to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. No full opinion, no sweeping...

Patagonia vs. Pattie Gonia: When Trademark Law Meets Parody

There is a familiar American story hiding inside a very modern fight: a famous brand says it has to police its name, and an activist says their work depends on being recognizable. On Jan. 21, 2026 , Patagonia filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against environmental activist and drag performer...

Supreme Court Revives Challenge to Biden-Era Gas Furnace Rule

The Supreme Court has reopened a fight over federal energy efficiency standards for home heating, clearing the way for natural gas trade groups to keep challenging a Biden-era rule that would effectively push a large share of today’s gas furnaces out of the market. The Court did not issue a full...

Of Course Trump Is Going After E. Jean Carroll

When a private citizen sues a powerful public figure and wins, that is the legal system doing what it is supposed to do. When that same person then becomes the target of a criminal investigation under an administration led by the figure she sued, it is hard not to hear the warning embedded in the...

WNBA Weighs ‘USA 250’ All-Star Patches After Slavery Objection

The WNBA is weighing whether to add a “USA 250” patch to uniforms for the league’s All-Star Game on July 25 in Chicago , hosted by the Chicago Sky . It is a small piece of fabric that has turned into a big civic argument: what does it mean to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary when...

A painful case out of Southampton, England is now reverberating well beyond the U.K. After 18-year-old Henry Nowak was stabbed and later died while in police custody, senior U.S. officials publicly condemned what happened. Downing Street, in turn, pushed back, warning outsiders not to inflame...

Thomas Scolds Court’s Priorities After Death-Row Ruling

One of the hardest things to explain about the Supreme Court is that it is not required to take most cases. The justices choose their docket, and that choice can be as consequential as any final ruling. This week, Justice Clarence Thomas issued a pointed dissent that was less about the legal...

In the final stretch before Maine’s Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday, the national conversation around one candidacy has become less about policy and more about basic fitness for public office. Republican senators are speaking plainly about why they believe Democrat Graham Platner should not...

DOJ Opens Investigation Into E. Jean Carroll After Trump Civil Verdicts

The Justice Department has opened an investigation that involves writer E. Jean Carroll, who successfully sued Donald Trump for sexual abuse and defamation. The department has not disclosed the scope or purpose of the inquiry. An investigation is not proof of wrongdoing and does not necessarily...

GOP Worries Trump’s Late Runoff Messaging Could Backfire

In politics, endorsements are supposed to be clarifying moments. But when they are reiterated at the last minute, they can do the opposite. That was the worry some Texas Republicans and campaign strategists voiced publicly and, in some cases, privately after former President Donald Trump again...

Trump’s Iran Posts and the Constitution’s War Powers Line

Over Memorial Day weekend, President Donald Trump posted a series of rapid, sometimes conflicting messages about negotiations with Iran. At one moment, he suggested a peace deal was essentially in hand. Less than 24 hours later , he tempered that assessment. By the end of the holiday, he floated a...

Mojtaba Khamenei and the ‘Courier Deal’ Problem

When Americans picture diplomacy, we tend to imagine conference rooms, flags, and a leader stepping up to a microphone to say what they agreed to and why. The current U.S. talks with Iran are testing that mental picture in a very concrete way. Counterterrorism analysts say Iran’s supreme leader,...

Tulsi Gabbard Resigns as Director of National Intelligence

Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her position as Director of National Intelligence, notifying President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office Friday that she needs to step away from government service to support her husband through a serious illness. Her last day at the Office of the...

Passport Photo Sizes

Passport photos are one of those small details that can slow down an application faster than people expect. The photo rules are not universal. Each country sets its own standard dimensions, cropping expectations, and technical requirements, and even a “close enough” print from a retail photo...