News briefs CDC advisers endorse booster shots that target omicron for Americans 12 and up Tribune News Service · Sep 2, 2022
Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice, reportedly urged lawmakers to overturn Biden’s win in Wisconsin The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas worked behind the scenes to overturn the results of the 2020 election in at least two states, according to The Washington Post, which reported Thursday it had seen emails from Ginni Thomas to Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin she hoped to influence. Tribune News Service · Sep 1, 2022
Ginni Thomas lobbied Wisconsin lawmakers to overturn 2020 election The wife of supreme court justice Clarence Thomas urged a Wisconsin state senator and representative to do their ‘duty’ The Guardian - US · Sep 1, 2022
Ginni Thomas emails urged new 2020 electors in Wisconsin The wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas contacted at least two Wisconsin state lawmakers urging them to overturn President Joe Biden’s win in 2020 in the tightly contested state The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022
Ginni tried to overturn Wis. election It wasn't just Arizona — messages show Thomas leaning on Wisconsin lawmakers to block Biden's win Salon · Sep 1, 2022
New York enacts new gun restrictions in response to supreme court decision After court overturned 1911 New York law, state lawmakers produced act to create ‘gun-free zones’ and strengthen gun control measures The Guardian - US · Sep 1, 2022
Commentary: Supreme Court originalists fail to see the Founders’ true intention The U.S. Supreme Court has figured prominently and controversially in the news recently. In addition to decisions limiting states’ control over gun safety while expanding states’ power over women’s reproductive rights, the court has broken down long-standing barriers between separation of church and state by authorizing public funding of private… Chicago Tribune · Aug 31, 2022
MTV VMAs 2022: The 6 biggest talking points, from Johnny Depp’s shock cameo to Taylor Swift’s album reveal Raucous ceremony included surprise cameos, album announcements and a history-making win The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022
2022 MTV VMAs: Billy Eichner eviscerates ‘homophobe’ Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Thomas was among the justices to overturn ‘Roe v Wade’, limiting access to abortion procedures The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022
1st Circuit Says Maine's Residency Rule for Medical Marijuana Suppliers Is Unconstitutional Protectionism Notwithstanding federal pot prohibition, the appeals court says, the requirement violated the Commerce Clause's implicit prohibition of anti-competitive interstate trade barriers. Reason · Aug 22, 2022
Trump's VOA chief paid 'extravagantly' to investigate critics: Watchdog A law firm received $1.6 million in taxpayer money to investigate officials at the U.S. Agency for Global Media. An inspector general has concluded that was a "gross waste" of federal resources. WEKU · Aug 19, 2022
Today in Supreme Court History: August 17, 1988 8/17/1988: Republican party nominates George H.W. Bush for President. He would appoint David Souter and Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. Reason · Aug 17, 2022
Title X advocates worry that birth control may go the same way as abortion A Supreme Court ruling overturned Roe v. Wade. Now there's a big push to increase funding for Title X, a federal program that offers birth control and other reproductive care to low-income patients. WEKU · Aug 16, 2022
Roe v. Wade ruling spurs LGBT Texans to change plans, leave state AUSTIN, Texas — Wedding dates are getting moved up. Paternity documents and wills are being updated. Homes are up for sale. Tribune News Service · Aug 10, 2022
Tribune News Service · Aug 9, 2022 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…
Tribune News Service · Aug 9, 2022 Ted Cruz softens on same-sex marriage, says ‘reasonable people can disagree’ WASHINGTON — Like many conservatives, Sen. Ted Cruz has gone out of his way since the Supreme Court struck down Roe vs. Wade to ease fears that, with abortion rights erased, gay marriage is the next target.
WEKU · Aug 8, 2022 Scared after the fall of Roe, these 2 Texas women rushed to tie the knot Following the Supreme Court's decision, Carlie Brown and Molly Pela rescheduled their wedding for nine months earlier. They fear that without federal protections, their family remains vulnerable.
Tribune News Service · Aug 7, 2022 Scalia’s legacy lives on in Supreme Court’s abortion, gun cases WASHINGTON — The seeds of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent rulings on guns and abortion lie in the legal theories of a justice who died six years ago.
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022 Cyber Ninjas ‘dead voters’ claim debunked by Arizona attorney general: ‘Many were very surprised to learn they were allegedly deceased’ Now-defunct company was commissioned to investigate baseless claims of fraud in Arizona
The Guardian - US · Aug 2, 2022 Bloodied but unbowed: liberal justices wield dissents as weapon of resistance The three justices may be in the minority, but their opinions are sounding an alarm that equal rights are under threat by the new rightwing supermajority of the supreme court
The Conversation · Aug 1, 2022 Confidence in the Supreme Court is declining – but there is no easy way to oversee justices and their politics Recent evidence showing that Virginia Thomas, wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent at least 29 text messages to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows urging him to help overturn the 2020 election has reignited a long-simmering debate about judicial ethics and the nation’s highest court.
Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2022 Judge who voted to overturn Roe v Wade steps down from teaching role Thomas, 74, has faced a backlash for his part in ending the federal right to abortion by overturning the Roe v Wade ruling last month
Salon · Jul 29, 2022 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 Conversation · Jul 28, 2022 After Roe's overturning, Americans are demanding Supreme Court term limits Following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning half a century of abortion rights under Roe v. Wade, nearly two-thirds of Americans want fundamental court reform, specifically term limits for Supreme Court justices.
Axios · Jul 28, 2022 Dems fear red states banning abortion will zero in on birth control next Democrats fear that red, anti-abortion states could restrict or even ban birth control.