Ruth Marcus

Washington, D.C.

Deputy editorial page editor overseeing signed opinion content and writing on domestic politics and policy

Education: Yale College; Harvard Law School

Ruth Marcus is deputy editorial page editor for The Post. She also writes a weekly column. Marcus has been with The Post since 1984. She joined the national staff in 1986, covering campaign finance, the Justice Department, the Supreme Court and the White House. From 1999 through 2002, she served as deputy national editor, supervising reporters who covered money and politics, Congress, the Supreme Court and other national issues. She joined the editorial board in 2003 and began writing a regular column in 2006. A graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School, she was a finalist for the Pulitz
Latest from Ruth Marcus

Court-packing is not the answer to this problem

The Supreme Court is unfairly constituted. But expanding the bench is not the solution.

December 17, 2021

The Supreme Court’s Texas abortion ruling reveals the conservative majority’s radicalism

The worst part – truly, the most shocking part – is what these justices are doing to the court's own authority.

December 11, 2021

No, the Constitution is not ‘neutral’ on abortion

The Constitution protects the individual against the tyranny of the majority. The Supreme Court should support that in regard to abortion.

December 7, 2021

Justice Sotomayor drops the S-bomb

Is this Sonia Sotomayor's finest hour?

December 3, 2021

The Rule of Six: A newly radicalized Supreme Court is poised to reshape the nation

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. holds the reins but is no longer firmly in control of his horses. Some of his most conservative justices are champing at the bit.

December 2, 2021

What can we expect from the Supreme Court on abortion? Ask Ruth Marcus and Henry Olsen.

Marcus and Olsen answered reader questions at 1 p.m. ET on Dec. 2 Read the transcript.

December 2, 2021

The question is not whether ‘Roe v. Wade’ is overturned — but how

Constitutional protection for a woman’s right to choose is about to be dramatically curtailed if not eliminated.

December 1, 2021

Why is this Justice Department fighting more oversight?

The department's inspector general can't investigate its lawyers for professional misconduct. The Trump Justice Department showed that needs to change.

November 20, 2021

The 5th Circuit sets its sights on the vaccine-and-testing mandate — and much more than that

In issuing a stay of the emergency OSHA rule, the conservative panel takes a disturbing turn into the validity of the federal regulatory state

November 13, 2021

Sorry, Mr. Trump: Executive privilege is President Biden’s to assert

Here's why the former president should lose the records fight.

November 12, 2021