Fox News is now predicting Democrats will take control of the House in November midterms The Senate, where the GOP holds 53 seats, remains a toss-up, the conservative outlet says The Independent UK · Oct 14
AI and the climate crisis pose existential risks. The law offers a way to reduce them Liability lawsuits have held tobacco, oil and pharma companies to account in the past. AI investors won’t ignore this threat The Guardian - US · Oct 9
Prettifying Executions Does Not Make Them Quicker or More Reliable Lethal injection aims to disguise the brutal reality of capital punishment by dressing it in medical garb. Reason · Oct 7
Supreme Court weighs local governments' climate change lawsuits against oil and gas companies The Supreme Court is considering whether local governments can sue oil and gas companies for climate change costs The Independent UK · Oct 5
A Conversation with "One of the Most Influential Supreme Court Justices of Our Time" Jan Crawford's profile of Justice Alito based upon the interviews that will air on CBS News. Reason · Oct 4
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Let Federal Prisons Taper Hormone Therapy for Transgender Inmates While Lawsuit Continues The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to let federal prisons end hormone therapy for transgender inmates while a class action continues. Medical Daily · Oct 1
Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS opinions spotlight Welcome to the Sept. 28 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Ballotpedia · Sep 28
Trump Invites Xi Dinner Guests Behind a Curtain for a 'Special Treat' and Reveals an Unfinished Ballroom During a state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, Donald Trump invited guests including senior officials, Supreme Court justices and technology executives to tour the unfinished White House ballroom. International Business Times UK · Sep 25
Flash sale: AO snaps up camera seller Jessops from Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones Online electricals retailer says latest purchase continues to broaden its appeal beyond white goods, phones and TV The Guardian - UK · Sep 24
AO World buys Jessops from Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones Shares in AO World dropped 8% in morning trading on Thursday as it gave a more cautious outlook on second-half trading. Evening Standard · Sep 24
Chief Justice Rehnquist and Chief Justice Roberts Did Not See Eye-to-Eye About Dames & Moore v. Regan In the South Texas Law Review, Rehnquist described his opinion in Dames & Moore as "similarly important" to Gibbons v. Ogden. His law clerk, and future Chief Justice, would disagree. Reason · Sep 23
48 Million Mail Ballots on the Line: Why Trump's War With His Own Court Hits Latino Voters Hardest Trump calls his own Supreme Court picks "a shell" after they blocked his mail-ballot rule. The August win he skipped changes everything. Latin Times · Sep 18
Trump and the court: If he wins, he's happy. When he loses, he ridicules justices he appointed President Trump has personally reacted to Supreme Court decisions, both favorable and unfavorable. He expressed frustration after the court rejected his administration's mail ballot restrictions. The Supreme Court has granted Trump numerous victories on emergency appeals, advancing his agenda. However, the court has also delivered high-profile losses on tariffs and… The Economic Times · Sep 16
Smithsonian chief steps down amid Trump pressure over how US history is presented The Smithsonian announced Tuesday that Secretary Lonnie Bunch will leave his post at the end of the year as the institution faces continued scrutiny from the Trump administration over how its museums present US history. France 24 · Sep 9
The Guardian - US · Sep 8 Smithsonian Institution secretary to retire amid Trump attacks on museum independence ‘I have to be honest, it has been stressful,’ says Lonnie Bunch III
The Independent UK · Sep 8 Trump attacks drive first Black head of the Smithsonian Institution into retirement Lonnie Bunch says the decision has been made ‘with very mixed emotions’
The Independent UK · Sep 8 Lonnie Bunch to retire from Smithsonian leadership following clash with Trump administration Lonnie Bunch is stepping down from leading the Smithsonian Institution after a challenging year
International Business Times UK · Sep 3 'Here Is Where It Gets Completely Nuts': Analyst Slams Supreme Court Ruling on White House Ballroom A fractured US Supreme Court has allowed Donald Trump's controversial White House ballroom project to proceed, raising fears of a dangerous new loophole on presidential power over national landmarks.
Reason · Sep 3 John Roberts Overruled Trump's Tariffs. But He Can't Seem To Stop Trump's Ballroom. The chief justice finds himself in dissent in his latest showdown with the president.
The Independent UK · Sep 2 Hi ho, hi ho: Trump touts ‘hundreds of happy construction workers’ as he crows about ‘likely unlawful’ ballroom work Chief Justice John Roberts acknowledged that the project is ‘likely unlawful’ but the Supreme Court’s right-wing majority is allowing Trump’s pet project to proceed because the plaintiff lacked standing to bring a lawsuit challenging it
International Business Times UK · Sep 2 Former Trump Lawyer Ty Cobb Declares White House Is Turning Into a 'Whorehouse' and Las Vegas Former Trump lawyer Ty Cobb says the White House is becoming 'a whorehouse and Las Vegas' as Trump's controversial $400 million ballroom project moves forward.
Reason · Sep 2 CJ Roberts and the Smithsonian Bypass Congress To Build New Latino Museum On the same day that he accuses President Trump of bypassing Congress to build a new structure, his own entity bypasses Congress to build a new structure.
Reason · Sep 2 Trump's White House Ballroom Is a Monument to His Lawlessness By unilaterally razing and replacing the East Wing, the president again shows his disregard for the rule of law and the separation of powers.
Reason · Sep 2 Advocate John Roberts v. Chief Justice John Roberts How do you know what a lawyer really believes when he is always representing a client?
The Independent UK · Sep 1 Chief Justice John Roberts applauded for his dissent on Trump ballroom decision IN FULL