The justices told lower courts to decide gun cases on colonial-era history. That isn’t working. ... The Supreme Court created mayhem on guns. Here’s how it could fix the mess.

The Supreme Court conducts its work largely out of public view, letting its opinions stand as one of the most visible markers of the justices’ rigorous debates on all aspects of American life.

The colonial-era law permits arrest without warrant of anyone accused of speaking or acting against the government. More than 13,000 are said to be imprisoned under it right now.

In an interview in his chambers and in a new book, the justice, who retired in 2022, discussed Dobbs, originalism and the decline of trust in the court. Skip to content Skip to site index U.S.