The Latest Breaking News from Brett Kavanaugh

John Roberts is the chief justice of the US Supreme Court. But the fall of Roe v Wade and abortion rights have left him 'weakened'

As Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, John Roberts has enjoyed one of the most powerful positions in American society. But when Donald Trump installed three of his own picks on the bench, suddenly everything changed.

ABC News · Jul 1, 2022

SCOTUS sets up election theft for GOP

Supreme Court ends infamous term with promise for worse outcomes next time

Salon · Jul 1, 2022

I can't believe I pay taxes for this

Yes, I think we should pay taxes. But from SCOTUS salaries to the police, I have questions about our ROI

Salon · Jul 1, 2022

Abortion funds languish in legal turmoil, their leaders fearing jail time if they help Texans

It’s unclear whether Texas’ tangled web of abortion laws would make it a crime to pay for a Texan to leave the state to get an abortion, but the threat has compelled the funds to cease services.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 29, 2022

US Supreme Court rules Oklahoma can prosecute crimes on Native American land

‘The Court’s precedents establish that Indian country is part of a State’s territory,’ Kavanaugh writes as Gorsuch slams majority for ‘ahistorical and mistaken’ interpretation ‘of Indian law’

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022

McConnell: Blocking Obama's SCOTUS pick led to overturning Roe v. Wade

"It’s the single-most consequential decision I’ve made in my public career," McConnell said.

Axios · Jun 29, 2022

US top court expands state power over Native land in Oklahoma

State can prosecute non-Native Americans for crimes committed on tribal land when victim is Native, Supreme Court rules.

Al Jazeera · Jun 29, 2022

Supreme Court rules Oklahoma can prosecute non-Natives who commit crimes on tribal lands

The opinion has the potential of redoing the court system not just in Oklahoma but in all 50 states.

Axios · Jun 29, 2022

Conservative justices vowed to respect precedent: Did they lie or just parse words?

WASHINGTON — As a Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh described the legal principle of respecting past precedent as “critically important” and specifically cited the landmark case of Roe v. Wade that established a legal right to abortion nearly 50 years ago.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

Tony Norman: An iron fist on the scales of justice

For decades, Justice Clarence Thomas sat mostly silent on the Supreme Court bench, content to let others debate the controversies of the day. Because Thomas would not argue in public, court watchers had no idea of how he processed arguments beyond his written dissents and concurrences.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022