Size matters for Trump in a case at the hands of the Supreme Court At the centre of a case before the Supreme Court is the validity of trademarking an insult directed at former president Donald Trump The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023
Supreme Court seems ready to deny trademark for 'Trump Too Small' T-shirts The case dates back to a presidential primary debate to 2016 and Sen. Marco Rubio's mocking of candidate Donald Trump as having "small hands." WEKU · Nov 1, 2023
Democrats plan to subpoena Leonard Leo over perks to supreme court justices Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow will also be subpoenaed over roles in paying for gifts for Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito The Guardian - US · Oct 31, 2023
Weathy friend forgave $267K Thomas loan "Thomas takes cash while crushing your freedoms. He's corrupt as hell," Democratic lawmaker says Salon · Oct 27, 2023
SCOTUS could soon make shootings worse A case made to appeal to Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito may end mental health and domestic violence gun restrictions Salon · Oct 27, 2023
First Thing: Israeli army conducts ‘targeted’ tank raid in Gaza Army describes ‘relatively large’ ground incursion. Plus, why Dutch maternity care is the envy of the world The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023
New Clarence Thomas ethics questions about forgiveness on luxury RV loan In August, The New York Times reported that Anthony Welters, a wealthy friend of Thomas's, loaned him $267,000 to buy the RV. WEKU · Oct 25, 2023
Clarence Thomas may not have paid off friend’s secret $267K RV loan Wealthy benefactor defended loan to Justice Thomas as help for a friend The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023
Clarence Thomas failed to fully repay $267,000 loan for luxury RV, inquiry finds Loan to conservative justice from businessman Anthony Welters – which tax expert says ‘made no logical sense’ – was forgiven in 2008 The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023
SCOTUS Will Decide When the Government's Social Media Meddling Violates the First Amendment The justices agreed to consider whether the Biden administration's efforts to suppress online "misinformation" were unconstitutional. Reason · Oct 22, 2023
Review: Slow Burn Steps Inside the House at the Center of Clarence Thomas Controversy A podcast about a man everyone already has an opinion about. Reason · Oct 20, 2023
Amy Coney Barrett says she supports an ethics code for Supreme Court justices Several justices have faced ethics questions in recent months, but the Supreme Court has so far resisted imposing a code of ethics. WEKU · Oct 17, 2023
Amy Coney Barrett calls ethics code for scandal-hit supreme court ‘a good idea’ Conservative justice nominated by Trump offers no timeline for implementation or details of what code would contain The Guardian - US · Oct 17, 2023
Justice Amy Coney Barrett calls for ethics code for Supreme Court: 'It would be a good idea for us to do it' “It would be a good idea for us to do it, particularly so that we can communicate to the public exactly what it is that we are doing in a clearer way.” Fortune · Oct 17, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023 Justice Barrett expresses support for a formal US Supreme Court ethics code in Minnesota speech U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett says it would be a good idea for the nation’s highest court to adopt a formal code of conduct
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023 New Hampshire man pleads guilty to threatening Matt Gaetz in voicemail The man said he was ‘emotional and intoxicated when he left the voicemail,’ court documents revealed
Salon · Oct 12, 2023 Radical SCOTUS is "not an accident" Salon talks to the Emmy-winning documentarian about SCOTUS corruption, Mitch McConnell and the court's rich history
Salon · Oct 12, 2023 The man behind SCOTUS right-wing rule The inside story of how Leonard Leo built machine that remade American legal system — and what he plans to do next
Salon · Oct 5, 2023 Thomas' Koch trip undermines his defense “Even using Thomas’ flawed logic... there’s no way this chartered flight fits into that exception," expert says
The Guardian - US · Oct 5, 2023 The US supreme court is facing a crisis of legitimacy There’s a growing sense among many Americans that the Roberts court with its 6-3 hard-right supermajority is irrevocably broken
Roll Call · Oct 3, 2023 Supreme Court sounds skeptical that Congress overstepped spending power - Roll Call Several justices seemed hesitant to curtail the congressional power to make federal funding decisions in oral arguments Tuesday.
The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023 Clarence Thomas recuses himself from John Eastman appeal amid ethics criticism Conservative justice has faced scrutiny for not reporting lavish gifts from right-wing groups, figures with interests before his court
Roll Call · Oct 2, 2023 Clarence Thomas recuses from Supreme Court case on House Jan. 6 panel - Roll Call Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas bowed out of a Jan. 6-related case at the center of a congressional committee’s power to investigate.
The Guardian - US · Oct 2, 2023 Abortion, guns, democracy: US rights at stake as supreme court term begins As rightwing supermajority starts third term, legal experts ask how far it will go in reconfiguring the legal landscape of US
The Guardian - US · Oct 1, 2023 Biden worries ‘extreme’ supreme court can’t be relied on to uphold rule of law Trump installed three conservative justices, tilting the court 6-3 to the right, which delivered significant victories for conservatives