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Madeleine Carlisle
Madeleine Carlisle is a reporter for TIME in New York City
Recent Articles
High Court Could Limit EPA Water Protections
The Supreme Court will hear a case that climate activists argue could leave millions of acres of wetlands unprotected.
By Madeleine Carlisle
September 30, 2022
Prepare for Another Blockbuster Supreme Court Term
The Supreme Court will hear major cases this term on affirmative action, voting rights, and immigration policy.
By Madeleine Carlisle
September 26, 2022
Donald Trump and Three of His Kids Sued for Alleged Business Fraud By New York AG
The suit alleges they falsely inflated Trump’s assets by billions of dollars in order to mislead lenders.
By Madeleine Carlisle
September 21, 2022
Special Master Appears Skeptical of Trump's Claims He Declassified Mar-a-Lago Documents
Trump has claimed publicly that he declassified the government records that were taken from Mar-a-Lago. Judge Raymond Dearie wants to see evidence.
By Madeleine Carlisle
September 20, 2022
What to Know About Trump Ally Tom Barrack’s Trial
The billionaire has been charged with acting as an agent of the UAE to influence Donald Trump’s foreign policy.
By Madeleine Carlisle
September 19, 2022
Who is Raymond Dearie, the Special Master Reviewing the Mar-a-Lago Documents?
Dearie will now be tasked with reviewing the materials taken by the FBI during the unprecedented search of the former President’s home
By Madeleine Carlisle
September 15, 2022
Senators Delay Vote to Protect Same-Sex Marriage
Senators delayed a vote on a bill to protect same-sex marriage after struggling to get the necessary 10 Republicans on board.
By Madeleine Carlisle and Jasmine Aguilera
September 15, 2022
The Major Ongoing Investigations Into Donald Trump
Here’s what to know about investigations into Trump, from his alleged Jan. 6 conduct to handling of classified documents.
By Madeleine Carlisle
September 12, 2022
How the Republican Party Has Evolved on Same-Sex Marriage
The vote on a bill to protect same-sex marriage—which needs 10 Republican votes to pass—marks a pivotal moment for the GOP.
By Madeleine Carlisle
September 8, 2022
Public Libraries Face Threats to Funding and Collections as Book Bans Surge
"We haven’t seen this volume of censorship efforts in 30 or more years.”
By Madeleine Carlisle
September 7, 2022
Positive Views of the Supreme Court Drop Sharply After Abortion Ruling
In its 35 years of polling on the court, Pew has never documented a wider partisan gap in views of the institution.
By Madeleine Carlisle
September 1, 2022
‘Gender Queer’ Author ‘Relieved’ After Court Rules Book Can’t Be Restricted in Virginia
'It's important to not lose heart," Maia Kobabe says
By Madeleine Carlisle
August 31, 2022
What to Know About the Controversy Over FBI Agent Timothy Thibault
Thibault has been embroiled in criticism from Republicans since earlier this summer when Senator Chuck Grassley accused him of political partisanship.
By Madeleine Carlisle
August 31, 2022
LGBTQ Teachers Struggle to Navigate Florida's So-Called 'Don't Say Gay' Law
LGBTQ educators in Florida describe widespread confusion over how much they need to hide their own identities, limit discussion of LGBTQ people or history, or notify parents if a student comes out to them.
By Madeleine Carlisle
August 25, 2022
Lawyer Alleges Alex Jones Lied on the Stand in Sandy Hook Case
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was already in a mountain of legal trouble after he was found liable in Connecticut and Texas last fall for defaming families of victims who were killed in 2012’s Sandy Hook...
By Madeleine Carlisle
August 3, 2022
Kansas Abortion Vote Offers Roadmap for Future of Access
Kansas’ Aug. 2 primary election marked the first major win for abortion rights supporters since the fall of Roe v. Wade.
By Abigail Abrams and Madeleine Carlisle
August 3, 2022
Kansas Abortion Vote Offers First Test of New Post-Roe Battleground: State Constitutions
The Aug. 2 vote will mark the first time the issue of abortion has been on the ballot since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
By Madeleine Carlisle/Overland Park, KS and Abigail Abrams
July 27, 2022
As Texas Targets Trans Youth, a Family Leaves in Search of a Better Future
As state governments restrict trans rights, families of trans children face the painful decision of whether to stay or move away from their home states.
By Madeleine Carlisle/Portland, Ore.
July 14, 2022
Does Religious Freedom Protect a Right to an Abortion?
When Florida passed a law this spring that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, Rabbi Barry Silver was furious. And when it looked like the Supreme Court was likely to overturn Roe v....
By Madeleine Carlisle and Abigail Abrams
July 7, 2022
Supreme Court Rules Biden Can End the ‘Remain In Mexico’ Policy
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Biden Administration has the authority to end the controversial Trump-era immigration policy known as “Remain in Mexico,” in a win for Joe Biden and his Administration’s ability to...
By Jasmine Aguilera and Madeleine Carlisle
June 30, 2022
Fetal Personhood Laws: What to Know After Roe v. Wade
The laws extend the legal protections of people to a fetus or embryo before viability.
By Madeleine Carlisle
June 28, 2022
Clarence Thomas Signals Same-Sex Marriage and Contraception Rights at Risk
In his opinion concurring with the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion established in Roe v. Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that the high court should revisit all cases built on...
By Madeleine Carlisle and Julia Zorthian
June 24, 2022
Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court has scrapped the constitutional protection for abortion.
By Abigail Abrams and Madeleine Carlisle
June 24, 2022
Title IX Changes Avoid Trans Athlete Questions
The proposed reforms roll back many of the Trump Administration's changes.
By Katie Reilly and Madeleine Carlisle
June 23, 2022
The Supreme Court Just Expanded Gun Rights. Here’s What That Means
The Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution protects the right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside of the home, a decision that experts say will make it easier for millions of Americans to carry...
By Madeleine Carlisle
June 23, 2022
Interview: Jim Obergefell on Same-Sex Marriage Anniversary
The plaintiff in the landmark SCOTUS case talks to TIME about a possible post-Roe future and why he's running for office
By Madeleine Carlisle
June 22, 2022
Supreme Court Says Taxpayer Money Can Go to Religious Schools
Maine cannot prevent parents from using the state’s publicly-funded tuition assistance program to send their kids to private religious schools, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The 6-3 decision—the latest in a series of...
By Madeleine Carlisle and Katie Reilly
June 21, 2022
Right-Wing Groups Target LGBTQ Pride Events
Panda Dulce was just about to begin her Drag Queen Story Hour on Saturday in San Lorenzo, Calif., when a group of eight to 10 men marched into the library yelling homophobic and transphobic slurs....
By Madeleine Carlisle
June 16, 2022
Supreme Court: Immigrant Detention Indefinite
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that immigrants detained in the United States are not entitled to a bond hearing, a decision that means that the thousands of people with open immigration cases who...
By Madeleine Carlisle and Jasmine Aguilera
June 13, 2022
Here's How Much the Supreme Court Justices Made Last Year
New financial-disclosure reports released Thursday reveal how much the U.S. Supreme Court Justices made last year—and show that some of them were able to add six figures to their salaries through lucrative book deals. Amy...
By Madeleine Carlisle
June 9, 2022
The Pain and Pride of a Generation Changing How America Sees Gender
A photo essay documents gender expansive adolescents navigating a fraught political and cultural moment
By Madeleine Carlisle
June 8, 2022
Texas' Gun Laws Have Become Looser in Recent Years. The Uvalde School Shooting Likely Won't Change That
Texas' gun laws—among the most permissive in the country—have come under heightened scrutiny after an 18-year-old gunman shot and killed at least 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday. Six mass shootings...
By Madeleine Carlisle
May 25, 2022
Judge Blocks Biden's Effort to End Title 42
Title 42 will now likely remain in place for the foreseeable future
By Jasmine Aguilera and Madeleine Carlisle
May 20, 2022
Texas Trans Kids' Families Fear Child Abuse Investigations
"I’m just waiting for someone to knock on the door."
By Madeleine Carlisle
May 19, 2022
Inside the Right-Wing Movement to Ban Trans Youth From Sports
In the spring of 2020, Idaho became the first state in the United States to ban transgender girls and women from participating in women's sports. Two years later, fifteen states have enacted similar laws. Trans...
By Madeleine Carlisle
May 16, 2022
Supreme Court Now Subject to New Ethics Rules
Justices must now follow the same financial disclosure rules as members of Congress
By Madeleine Carlisle
May 13, 2022
New Survey Finds Increasing Reports of Suicidal Thoughts Among LGBTQ Youth in the U.S.
A new study by the LGBTQ suicide prevention nonprofit The Trevor Project found that over the past three years, the rates of suicidal thoughts have trended upward among LGBTQ youth in America. The survey, published...
By Madeleine Carlisle
May 4, 2022
Inside the Debate Over South Carolina's Use of Firing Squads
On March 18, the South Carolina Department of Corrections announced that the $53,600 renovation of its death chamber was complete. For prisoners on death row who choose to face the firing squad, the state installed...
By Madeleine Carlisle
April 26, 2022
Remain in Mexico Battle Shows Flawed U.S. Immigration Policy
On April 26, the Biden Administration will argue before the U.S. Supreme Court that it has the authority to end a controversial Trump-era policy that requires migrants seeking asylum in the United States to wait...
By Madeleine Carlisle
April 25, 2022
Alabama's Anti-LGBTQ Legislation Could Have National Consequences
Katie doesn’t want to leave Alabama. The 15 year old has spent her entire life in the state. It’s home. But soon she may have to. On April 8, Republican Governor Kay Ivey signed a...
By Madeleine Carlisle
April 15, 2022
History-Making Trans State Legislator's Plan for Protecting LGBTQ Kids
Settling down with a chai latte in a coffee shop in Manassas, Virginia, Danica Roem acknowledges that some of the rumors about her are true. She did once do a keg stand on camera while...
By Madeleine Carlisle / Manassas, Va.
April 13, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed to the Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday, becoming the first Black woman Justice in the nation’s history. Jackson was confirmed to the Supreme Court by a vote of 53-47 with bipartisan...
By Madeleine Carlisle
April 7, 2022
‘Don't Say Gay' Lawsuit Plaintiffs Speak Out
Lourdes Casares and Kimberly Feinberg have been together for over 17 years. After they wed in 2016 when same-sex marriage became legal in Florida, they thought they would be guaranteed all the “rights and privileges”...
By Madeleine Carlisle
March 31, 2022
How the Biden Administration Contradicts Itself on Key Immigration Policies
It was a warm evening in August when Keren, a 34-year-old migrant woman from Honduras, noticed a seriously injured man running down the street in Nogales, Sonora, a city just across the U.S.-Mexico border from...
By Jasmine Aguilera and Madeleine Carlisle
March 28, 2022
Democrats Hope for Bipartisan Confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings were historic, grueling, and at times combative between Senators. Now, what a handful of Republicans make of her answers during more than 22 hours of questioning will determine...
By Madeleine Carlisle
March 24, 2022
Justices Expand Prisoners' Religious Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Texas death row prisoner likely has the right to have his Baptist pastor touch and audibly pray over him as he is put to death. The state...
By Madeleine Carlisle
March 24, 2022
What We Learned During Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Hearings
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s two days of questioning of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson were marked by tense exchanges between Senators, the airing of grievances over confirmations past, and inflammatory descriptions of gruesome child...
By Madeleine Carlisle
March 23, 2022
Republicans Accuse Ketanji Brown Jackson of Being Weak on Crime
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s second day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings lasted more than 12 hours. But over the course of the marathon session, a central theme emerged: Republicans accused the D.C. Circuit Court judge of...
By Madeleine Carlisle
March 22, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmation Hearings: Day One Recap
On day one of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Democrats and Republicans could agree on one thing: her historic nomination comes at a critical moment for the U.S. Supreme Court. In remark after...
By Madeleine Carlisle
March 21, 2022
What Ketanji Brown Jackson May Be Asked at Hearings
On Monday, D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will sit before a panel of 22 Senators for what may be the most important job interview of her life. When President Joe Biden nominated Jackson to...
By Madeleine Carlisle
March 17, 2022
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