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Commentary: The illegitimate attacks on the Supreme Court’s legitimacy

Legitimacy. The word has dominated discussion of the U.S. Supreme Court for years. Some, mostly on the left, claim that the court has lost its legitimacy. The debate on this question even has spread to the court itself, with comments on the matter made by Justices Elena Kagan, John Roberts…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Democrats’ midterm chances are better partly because of one person: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

What a difference six months make. Earlier this year, it was generally conceded that Republicans would sweep to victories in the midterm elections, giving them control of the House and Senate.

Chicago Tribune

Supreme Court’s newest justice pushes back as it considers curbing Black voting districts

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative wing considered limiting the creation of majority-Black voting districts, even amid forceful pushback from new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

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Judge boycotts Yale over cancel culture

“I don't want to cancel Yale. I want Yale to stop cancelling people like me," said Judge James Ho

Salon

Trump mocked Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s health during cancer treatment, new book claims

Former president made wink-wink comments about late justice’s health to aides

The Independent UK

A seismic change has taken place at the Supreme Court – but it's not clear if the shift is about principle or party

In the summer of 2022, the U.S. witnessed a dramatic change in how the majority of Supreme Court justices understand the Constitution.

The Conversation

Special master ruling shows Trump’s takeover of courts has started to sting

Aileen Cannon, who Trump nominated in 2020, granted his wish over the Mar-a-Lago search – a maverick decision that is the thin end of the wedge

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Leader of Christian faith group linked to Amy Coney Barrett admitted driving women to tears in leaked video

People of Praise is a Christian Charismatic group, the movement that inspired the dystopian series “The Handmaid’s tail”

The Independent UK

Barrett's sect caught on leaked video

Women "cried intensely in response to teachings about their roles in relationships with men," The Guardian reports

Salon

First Thing: California to ban sales of new gasoline-powered vehicles

Ban on sales by 2035 welcomed but affordability and charging infrastructure pose challenges. Plus, Texas judge overturns gun ban

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: leaked video shows Amy Coney Barrett’s secretive faith group drove women to tears

Wife of founder of People of Praise says members ‘were always crying’ during discussions about women’s subservience to men

The Guardian - US

Vogue on KBJ and ACB

Contrast how the fashion magazine treats the two newest members of the Supreme Court.

Reason

‘Are we going to see Justice Barrett next?’ Conservatives react to Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Vogue feature

Critics demanded to know why right-wing Justice Amy Coney Barrett had not been featured

The Independent UK

The Biden Administration Defends the Federal Ban on Gun Possession by Medical Marijuana Users

The Justice Department says that policy is rational and consistent with the right to keep and bear arms.

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Noah Feldman: There's a lot of Harvard and Yale on the Supreme Court. And that's OK

Eight of the nine Supreme Court justices went to Harvard or Yale law schools. So did nearly a fifth of the federal judiciary. This rankles some politicians, watchdog groups and others who see it as an outrageous manifestation of elitism that needs to be changed, given how much power this…

Salon

Collins abortion bill "political stunt"

Unless they're "willing to end the filibuster, there's no reason to take it seriously," advocate says

Salon

Supreme Court "originalism" is pure BS

Right-wing justices claim they're delving for true meanings beneath the Constitution. It's another Big Lie

The Independent UK

High court's Sotomayor, Barrett try to persuade each other

Two of the Supreme Court justices who disagree most often on the outcomes of cases say they both still try hard to persuade each other, and sometimes succeed

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Salon

SCOTUS leak derailed effort to save Roe

Roberts tried to sway Justice Brett Kavanaugh before an unidentified leaker blew up his efforts

Salon

Abortion Dr. gets threats due to Barrett

The Indiana abortion dr. involved in the 10-year-old Ohio girl case was called out by Barrett, and now threatened

The Guardian - US

Daughter of doctor who gave 10-year-old an abortion faced kidnapping threat

Caitlin Bernard of Indiana is named on an extreme anti-abortion website linked to Amy Coney Barrett

Tribune News Service

Murkowski reflects on Supreme Court votes, with abortion a key issue in Alaska’s US Senate race

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski sets herself apart in the Senate as one of few Republicans openly supporting abortion access — and she is the only one facing reelection this year, making it a key issue in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race.

Salon

The Supreme Court and Birgitte Nyborg

If the main character of "Borgen" offers an object lesson for women today, so does Justice Amy Coney Barrett

The Independent UK

Supreme Court justices prayed with influential conservative Christian legal group, member claims

Liberty Counsel has denied that its members prayed with justices in recent years

Newsroom.co.nz

Inside the US Supreme Court's perilous lurch to the right

Hayden Thorne examines how conservative judicial activism is reshaping American law in dangerous ways.

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