Steven Mazie
@stevenmazie
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I cover SCOTUS @TheEconomist and teach @BHSEC. Brooklynite, @UMich pol science PhD, dad of three, runner. Views here are mine.
Brooklyn, NY
Joined March 2012
The Supreme Court’s legitimacy crisis is about abortion rights—and much more. My cover story https://t.co/vLZHfRZGVV from @TheEconomist
economist.com
The nine justices are increasingly at odds with the majority of citizens
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It would be a serious diminution of Congress’s power.” On “The Intelligence” @stevenmazie explains a Supreme Court case that could reshape America’s government
economist.com
Also on the daily podcast: a satellite bonanza puts astronomy at risk and one penmaker thrives in the digital age
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Ryan Goodman, who is in fact an expert on the law of war, calls it a “textbook war crime” and notes precedent dating back to WWII for it being a war crime to kill survivors of a sunken boat.
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NEW: In a late-night filing, the Department of Justice confirms for the first time that Secretary Noem herself personally issued the order not to obey Judge Boasberg’s command that planes carrying hundreds of Venezuelan men to be imprisoned and tortured in CECOT be turned around.
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👀 Look for two possible SCOTUS orders today on big fully briefed emergency-docket cases: ✔️ whether Trump can deploy the National Guard to Chicago ✔️ whether Texas can use its freshly gerrymandered map in the 2026 midterms
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Tomorrow, all briefs will be in hand for SCOTUS to rule on Trump's emergency plea to deploy National Guard troops. The law does not seem to be on his side. My @TheEconomist analysis
economist.com
The Supreme Court seems likely to say no
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One significant update since I filed the article: after last week's oral argument in Learning Resources v. Trump, I have changed my view on tariffs and now predict Trump *loses* that case. (Nervously standing by my other predictions.)
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What will SCOTUS do in 2026? My contribution to The World Ahead 2026, The Economist's predictions for the coming year @TheEconomist
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Donald Trump can expect the Supreme Court justices to hand him more wins in 2026—and a few losses
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sorry, through the end of the *fiscal* year (so, another 10 1/2 months)
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NEW: as expected, the SNAP showdown at SCOTUS ends in a fizzle: Trump withdraws his application to avoid fully funding SNAP because the government shutdown has ended and those benefits will be funded through the end of the year
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Trying to figure out what #SCOTUS just did with #SNAP, and why Justice Jackson temporarily froze the district court's ruling? Here's me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it: https://t.co/DEUGy6u4HG
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A very quick explainer on why Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
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I’m on this morning’s The Intelligence, our daily podcast, talking SCOTUS & tariffs. It’s the only non-paywalled @TheEconomist podcast so listen & share (and subscribe)! https://t.co/Be2xgg8yIE
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Podcast Episode · Economist Podcasts · 11/06/2025 · 25m
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...with input from SCOTUSbot, our AI tool to predict Supreme Court decisions
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It was not a good day for the president's trade war. My @TheEconomist analysis of today's tariff showdown at SCOTUS
economist.com
Some of his levies may soon be toast
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Now that he’s won the iPhone really needs to stop transliterating his name as Mom Donnie
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There’s been some confusion about whether the public is still invited to oral arguments during the government shutdown. They are!
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PSA: there are only two people waiting in the public line for tomorrow’s hearing, so plenty of space for those who want to attend this historic hearing.
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Bescaffolded SCOTUS not looking…tariffic…on eve of Learning Resources v. Trump
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How Trump could lose tomorrow's SCOTUS case but keep fighting his trade war
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No matter its ruling, the president has back-up powers
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