Justice Sonia Sotomayor urges lawyers to stand up for embattled legal system Supreme court justice does not mention Trump by name but called threats and harassment ‘an attack on democracy’ The Guardian - US · May 9, 2025
Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a liberal darling, has died Retired Supreme Court Justice David H The Independent UK · May 9, 2025
President Biden's and the Democrats' Assault on the Supreme Court and the Rule of Law Democrats tried to alter unconstitutionally the membership of the Supreme Court; they extorted Facebook into censoring free speech; they issued presidential executive orders unsupported by statute; and they pushed unprecedented prosecutions of Biden's predecessor in office, and his 2024 opponent, in the presidential race. Reason · May 9, 2025
Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts lays down the law on judiciary power in veiled swipe at Trump Sometimes the judiciary has to ‘ check the excesses of Congress and the executive,’ Roberts emphasized. The Independent UK · May 8, 2025
Even judges appointed by Trump are ruling against him During his first term in office, President Donald Trump appointed 226 federal court judges, including three U.S. Supreme Court justices. Trump successfully installed judges who promoted his political agenda, including overturning the landmark ruling from 1973 that declared the Constitution guaranteed the right to abortion, Roe v. Wade. The Conversation · May 6, 2025
America First Legal Foundation v. Chief Justice John Roberts A FOIA lawsuit that seeks executive branch control over the Judicial Conference of the United States and Administrative Office of the United States. Reason · May 4, 2025
Prominent pastor notified books loaned to African American museum may be returned amid review A prominent pastor and veteran of the Civil Rights Movement says he was told items he had loaned to the Smithsonian Institution would be under review for whether they should remain on display at the institution The Independent UK · May 2, 2025
Is a faith-based charter school a threat to religious freedom, or a necessity to uphold it? The weighty decision lies with the Supreme Court As demonstrators gathered outside, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on April 30, 2025, about whether Oklahoma can operate the nation’s first faith-based charter school. St. Isidore of Seville would be a virtual, K-12 school run by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa. The Conversation · May 1, 2025
Fox News runs op-ed imploring readers to ‘ignore biased polls’ as Trump blasts the network over its own poll The omission comes as Trump adviser Stephen Miller railed against Fox News in a recent interview and urged the network to ‘fire its pollster’ The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025
A Tale Of Two Shadow Dockets The Supreme Court moves heaven and earth to block removal of alleged gang members who are almost certainly removable, but says nothing about Ohio initiative process being declared unconstitutional. Reason · Apr 23, 2025
US Judge Fighting Trump's Orders Reveals Menacing Tactic Being Used to Silence Her and Other Judges Trump is waging an unprecedented campaign against legal institutions, targeting pillars of the judicial system through executive orders and social media attacks. International Business Times UK · Apr 23, 2025
Can Trump Fire Powell? "Can Trump fire Powell?" may not matter anymore as the White House uses its power to get what the president wants from the Fed: lower interest rates. Kiplinger · Apr 22, 2025
Roberts can't control a monster he made This is beyond a constitutional crisis because Roberts’ Supreme Court already granted Trump presidential immunity Salon · Apr 15, 2025
The Chief Justice "Facilitates" Another Shadow Docket Compromise In Noem v. Garcia The Trump Administration didn't lose but it didn't quite win either. Reason · Apr 11, 2025
Reason · Apr 9, 2025 On Remand, the 5th Circuit Again Blocks a Lawsuit by a Texas Reporter Arrested for Newsgathering Even if Laredo cops punished Priscilla Villarreal for constitutionally protected speech, the appeals court says, they would be protected by qualified immunity.
Reason · Apr 9, 2025 John Roberts Only Postponed the Bigger Fight Over Trump's Deportations The Supreme Court did not answer two of the biggest legal questions raised by Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act.
The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025 Trump touts Supreme Court deportation ruling as a major victory, but legal fight is far from over The Trump administration is touting a Supreme Court ruling allowing it to resume deportations under the Alien Enemies Act as a major victory, but the immigration fight is far from over
The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025 Now Fox News is suggesting Trump could win Nobel Peace Prize over tariffs ‘Is there a Nobel Prize in trade? I don’t know, but maybe he might be up for that one,’ Fox News anchor John Roberts declared on Tuesday
Reason · Apr 8, 2025 Trump's Manly Tariffs Plus: Supreme Court in a holding pattern, NYC acts like money grows on trees, and more...
Reason · Apr 8, 2025 Twice, SCOTUS Finds Coastal Courts Improperly Exercised Venue In two consecutive orders, the Court signals that progressive litigants forum shopped to the wrong courts.
Latin Times · Apr 7, 2025 Supreme Court Indefinitely Blocks Court Order Requiring The Return Of Maryland Father Deported To El Salvador A court order required Kimar Abrego Garcia to be returned to the U.S. on Monday night
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025 Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador
Reason · Apr 4, 2025 An Executive Power Case That Trump May Win The Supreme Court seems likely to agree that a member of the National Labor Relations Board may be fired by the president at will.
International Business Times · Apr 2, 2025 Fox News Calls Out Republican Lawmaker for Excusing Musk's Wisconsin Loss Despite Mocking Democrats for Losing Florida A Republican congresswoman was called out by Fox News host John Roberts, who audibly laughed while reminding her that Elon Musk spent "$25 million of his own money" advocating on behalf of the Republican candidate in a judicial race who ultimately lost the election.
The Conversation · Mar 27, 2025 US stands on the brink of a constitutional crisis as Donald Trump takes on America’s legal system As the 19th-century French political philosopher, Alexis de Tocqueville, memorably observed, Americans have a tendency to fight their political battles in court. Barely two months into his presidency, Donald Trump is demonstrating increasing frustration as trade unions, civil rights organisations and states attorneys general challenge the implementation of his policies…