Something stinks in the Supreme Court—and it’s not just because the pair of cases it’s considering are ostensibly about fish! It’s more that the court has once again cooked up a fake case that would allow it to tear down major precedent. This time, it would deliver Republican megadonors and activists a giant gift by hobbling federal agencies that interpret and enforce the law. Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern break down what exactly is going on here, and why it’s so fishy (even if it isn’t really about fish).

Plus, in case you missed it last month: Lithwick and Stern discussed the court’s propensity for hearing cases built on shameless lies.

And there’s finally an ethics inquiry into Clarence Thomas. Dennis Aftergut and Austin Sarat consider whether it will actually go anywhere.

Abortion is the most important issue for Democrats in the 2024 election—so why isn’t Biden campaigning harder on it? Jill Filipovic argues that the president needs to be putting more of a point on how abortion rights are inextricably tied to the threat........

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