“Can a politician punish the press for getting something wrong?” In 1960, The New York Times ran a full-page ad supporting the civil rights movement. It was called “Heed Their Rising Voices.” And yes — some details were wrong. Then L.B. Sullivan, a Montgomery, Alabama city commissioner who supervised the police, sued for libel. The ad didn’t even name him. But an Alabama jury awarded him $500,000 — a massive judgment meant to send a message. His case went all the way to the Supreme Court. And in

We knew it was going to happen, and this week it did. The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. I wanted to share a few thoughts as we gear up for the fight ahead.