Jeannie Suk

Jeannie Suk Gersen writes about how teaching constitutional law online during the coronavirus pandemic has narrowed the distance between her and her students, while also exposing inequities.

Donald Trump's time in office has shaken American politics to its core. On The New Yorker Radio Hour, we'll examine some of the ways that his impact will be felt long after he's gone.

Biden has promised to codify abortion rights should the new, more conservative court overturn Roe. It's a solution that sounds good but is far from sufficient.

I I missed the call. But the fact that it had been made on a Saturday morning—September 29th, 2018—was cause for concern. Why was the dean, who never phoned me, calling on a weekend? When I rang back his voice was tense. He informed me that he was removing me from my classes "effective immediately." I was told to expect an email informing me of this decision. I was no longer allowed on campus. Nor was I permitted…

From The New Yorker's archive: a selection of pieces by Jane Mayer, Jelani Cobb, Jonathan Blitzer, Vinson Cunningham, and Jeannie Suk Gersen about voter fraud and the many myths surrounding it.

Jeannie Suk Gersen writes on the Trump campaign's slate of lawsuits regarding the election, and on ways that Republicans in Congress may yet undermine the popular vote if judicial strategies fail to reverse Joe Biden's victory.

There's plenty of evidence, but intention is key to a successful suit.

David Remnick talks with Susan B. Glasser, Evan Osnos, Jeannie Suk Gersen, and Amy Davidson Sorkin about the challenges to a peaceful transition of power. Plus: George Saunders on Lincoln.

The legal scholar Jeannie Suk Gersen on the call for Democrats to pack the Supreme Court.

Jeannie Suk Gersen writes that Justice Neil Gorsuch's textualist decision protecting gay and transgender individuals from discrimination may have laid the groundwork for a conservative case against race-conscious school-admissions policies.

Jeannie Suk Gersen writes about the U.S. constitutional crisis of 1876, the Bush v. Gore decision in 2000, and the projected role of the Supreme Court and battleground states' legal fights over voting procedures in the 2020 Presidential election, between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

A Supreme Court with a vested interest in avoiding new constraints on its own power must take seriously the threat of growing support for court-packing or term limits, Jeannie Suk Gersen writes.

There is a pattern in the way speech is silenced. Understanding it can help us stand up to the illiberalism of this moment.

Advocates say the new Title IX rules will hurt survivors.