Donald Trump, left, greets John Roberts, chief justice of the US Supreme Court, arrives for a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Donald Trump greets John Roberts in the House Chamber of the US Capitol, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

(Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images

It can be tempting to look away from the Supreme Court. The cases are complicated, the traditions archaic, and these days the decisions are almost always devastating and the reasoning often perverse. But alas, the court is too important to ignore, particularly as John Roberts and his five ultra-conservative colleagues have turned it into a rubber stamp for Donald Trump.

Luckily, we at The Nation are blessed to have perhaps the only person in America who can make following the Supreme Court not only bearable but entertaining—our inimitable justice correspondent, Elie Mystal. Elie’s annual roundup of the court’s biggest upcoming cases is the cover story in our November issue.

Subscribe to The Nation to support all of our podcasts: thenation.com/subscribe.

More from The Nation

Pedestrians walk beneath the marquee of a Trans-Lux Theatre, during the Second World War, in Times Square, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, Manhattan, New York City, New York, circa 1943.

The Courts vs. Trump—Plus, “Gotham at War” The Courts vs. Trump—Plus, “Gotham at War”

On this episode of Start Making Sense: David Cole on Trump’s recent defeats in federal courts, and Brenda Wineapple on Mike Wallace’s history of New York City during World War II….

Jon Wiener