SCOTUS may "intervene" in 2024 election "People are underestimating how messy this could get," expert says amid growing election-related litigation Salon · Oct 9, 2024
Trump and guns loom large as scandal-hit supreme court gets back to work Battered by ethics scandals, the court shows no signs of reining itself in – and it could play a key role in the election The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2024
Bill would reform "power hungry" SCOTUS The sweeping plan would add six new judges to the high court, appointed over three successive presidential terms Salon · Sep 26, 2024
‘We are staying in this race’: behind the unraveling of Mark Robinson’s campaign in North Carolina The Republican candidate for governor’s own words have been landing him in trouble long before the latest reports The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2024
Judge in Trump’s classified documents case under fire for failing to disclose right-wing banquet Trump-appointed federal judge Aileen Cannon tossed classified documents case against former president in July The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024
Samuel Alito and German rightwing aristocrat linked to US anti-abortion activist US supreme court justice and Gloria von Thurn und Taxis found to have rubbed elbows with hardliner Leonard Leo The Guardian - US · Sep 17, 2024
David Brock on Clarence Thomas and supreme court hijack: ‘The original sin’ Brock once attacked Anita Hill, who accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment. His new book slams Thomas The Guardian - US · Sep 16, 2024
Liz Cheney blocked January 6 scrutiny of Ginni Thomas, book says Anti-Trump Republican stymied investigation of activist married to supreme court justice, says reporter David Brock The Guardian - US · Sep 15, 2024
Amy Coney Barrett is the Supreme Court’s main character Every family is bound to have drama, including the nine-person ménage on the Supreme Court. Hints of tensions and frustrations were noticeable this part term — with Amy Coney Barrett in the center of the drama. Ariana Baio breaks it down The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2024
Judge says election won't affect timeline for Trump prosecution - Roll Call Judge Tanya S. Chutkan said Thursday she would not consider the election as she sets a schedule in the Washington case against Donald Trump. Roll Call · Sep 5, 2024
The Latest ProPublica Story About Ginni Thomas ProPublica obtained a recording of a call that the First Liberty Institute held with donors. [For full disclosure, I have spoken at several First Liberty events.] As readers of this blog likely know, First Liberty has litigated landmark religious liberty cases before the Supreme Court, including Kennedy v. Bremerton School… Reason · Sep 5, 2024
Ginni Thomas supported group working against Supreme Court reform: report Wife of Supreme Court justice says religious rights group has ‘filled the sails of many judges’ The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2024
Clarence Thomas’s wife thanks group for efforts to block court ethics reforms Ginni Thomas writes ‘thank you so, so, so much’ to group for fighting effort to rein in wayward supreme court justices The Guardian - US · Sep 4, 2024
Ginni Thomas praises anti-reform group In call with donors, First Liberty Institute’s Kelly Shackelford read the supportive email he said came from Thomas Salon · Sep 4, 2024
Reason · Sep 4, 2024 Court Watchers Can Safely Skip Justice Jackson's New Book She doesn't write about the Court, and the press is strictly prohibited from asking about anything of interest.
International Business Times · Sep 2, 2024 Justice Jackson Supports 'Enforceable' Ethics Code For Supreme Court Judges Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson distanced herself from commenting on the current disputes involving Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, but she is in favor of an enforced code of ethics for the Supreme Court.
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2024 Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is hitting the road to promote her new memoir, 'Lovely One' Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is embarking on a high-profile, nationwide tour to promote her new memoir, “Lovely One.”
International Business Times · Aug 27, 2024 Aileen Cannon Unlikely To Be Removed From Trump Classified Docs Case, Even If Jack Smith Wins Appeal, Former Prosecutor Says The federal judge tossed the case last month
Salon · Aug 27, 2024 Smith appeal could lead to Cannon ouster "There are some things in the law that are open to debate," commented attorney Neal Katyal. "This one is not"
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2024 Jack Smith urges appeals court to revive Trump’s Mar-a-Lago case after Judge Cannon’s ‘nonsensical’ ruling The special counsel’s office is appealing Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to shut down the classified documents case
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2024 Republican group cites notorious Dred Scott ruling as reason Kamala Harris can’t be president Group also challenged right of Vivek Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley to appear on Republican primary ballots
Latin Times · Aug 22, 2024 SCOTUS rules with Republicans, bars Arizonans without proof of citizenship from registering to vote The Supreme Court partially agreed to a request from the RNC, barring people from voting if they don't provide some proof of citizenship when they register
Reason · Aug 17, 2024 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.
Salon · Aug 12, 2024 SCOTUS quietly jumpstarts Project 2025 Donald Trump’s authoritarian playbook on Christian nationalism is already in motion
Top News · Aug 6, 2024 Justice Clarence Thomas Faces Scrutiny Over Undisclosed Travel Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas faces scrutiny for undisclosed luxury travel on a GOP donor's private jet, raising ethics concerns.