Madeleine Carlisle

Madeleine Carlisle is a reporter for TIME in New York City

Recent Articles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 have...

By Madeleine Carlisle

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

Texas Trans Kids' Families Fear Child Abuse Investigations

"I’m just waiting for someone to knock on the door."

By Madeleine Carlisle

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

Supreme Court Now Subject to New Ethics Rules

Justices must now follow the same financial disclosure rules as members of Congress

By Madeleine Carlisle

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 Wednesday,...

By Madeleine Carlisle

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

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

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

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.

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

‘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

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

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
12345...24
More from TIME
More From TIME