Why did this conservative US judge endorse Kamala Harris? What matters to Michael Luttig is getting past January 2025 with democracy intact. We can argue later about how to govern The Guardian - US · Aug 21, 2024
How John Eastman helped AG Harris Get Elected, and why VP Harris Thought Leondra Kruger was too "Cautious" for SCOTUS, While KBJ Would Be "Bold" Two tidbits from the New York Times that I did not know. Reason · Aug 18, 2024
Alito faces pushback from other Supreme Court justices, insiders reveal as leaks mount for high court Two justices repotedly switched their position in a case after reading Alito’s draft opinion, court insiders have said The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2024
Biden's Supreme Court Reforms Are Unnecessary and Wrong The Supreme Court is not as “extreme” or divided as it may seem. Reason · Jul 31, 2024
Biskupic Part III Confirms What We Already Knew: Justice Alito Lost Majority Opinions in NetChoice and Trevino. There is little here that can't be gleaned from the docket and the split opinions. Reason · Jul 31, 2024
A President Harris might not get any Supreme Court picks – Biden proposes term limits to make sure all future presidents get two To emphasize the importance of an election, presidential candidates often predict that the next president will have an opportunity to fill one or two vacancies on the U.S. Supreme Court. The Conversation · Jul 29, 2024
President Biden Announces Not Seeking Reelection President Biden's term saw significant achievements in gun safety, diversity in the judiciary, and climate legislation. Top News · Jul 21, 2024
President Biden Faces Criticism For Referring To Secretary Of Defense President Biden's remarks about Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spark debate on communication and respect in leadership roles. Top News · Jul 18, 2024
Expert: SCOTUS ruling worse than thought Under Supreme Court ruling, prosecutors can't use evidence of "official" conduct to try "unofficial" acts Salon · Jul 8, 2024
How the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling opened the door for a shocking question: Can presidents kill their rivals? A hypothetical scenario that lets Trump send SEAL Team 6 to assassinate his rivals has raised alarms for what a president could do without legal restraints, Alex Woodward reports The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2024
The Supreme Court Didn't Destroy the Regulatory State. It Stood Up for Due Process. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says these cases will "devastate" the regulatory state. Good. Reason · Jul 2, 2024
High court passes on case of Georgia man on death row who says Black jurors were wrongly purged The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider the case of a Black man on death row in Georgia who says his trial was unfair because the prosecutor improperly excluded Black jurors The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2024
In blockbuster term, Supreme Court boosts its own sway - Roll Call Legal experts say the Supreme Court's most impactful rulings this term may be those where it flexed its influence over government actions. Roll Call · Jul 2, 2024
Supreme Court's Decision On Presidential Immunity Sparks Controversy Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity sparks debate over accountability and balance of power in the executive branch. Top News · Jul 1, 2024
The Conversation · Jul 1, 2024 ‘Above the law’ in some cases: Supreme Court gives Trump − and future presidents − a special exception that will delay his prosecution The United States Supreme Court has handed former president Donald Trump what may be the most favorable legal decision he could have reasonably hoped for in his fight against federal prosecution for his attempts to reverse the 2020 election outcome.
Reason · Jul 1, 2024 Supreme Court's Presidential Immunity Ruling Could Shield Outrageous Abuses of Power By requiring "absolute" immunity for some "official acts" and "presumptive" immunity for others, the justices cast doubt on the viability of Donald Trump's election interference prosecution.
The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2024 ‘A law-free zone around the president’: Supreme Court liberal justices denounce ‘nightmare’ immunity ruling Liberal wing has ‘fear for our democracy’ after major ruling shields Trump and all presidents from criminal prosecution
The Guardian - US · Jul 1, 2024 Sotomayor says immunity ruling makes a president ‘king above the law’ Stark dissent from liberal supreme court justice says decision will let presidents commit crimes with impunity
Roll Call · Jul 1, 2024 Supreme Court eases time limits on challenges to federal rules - Roll Call The Supreme Court made it easier to challenge long-standing federal rules, the latest in a series of decisions about government actions.
The Conversation · Jul 1, 2024 Supreme Court rules that Trump had partial immunity as president, but not for unofficial acts − 4 essential reads The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a president, including former President Donald Trump, “may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled, at a minimum, to a presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts.”
Roll Call · Jul 1, 2024 Historians, legal experts express dismay at Trump immunity ruling - Roll Call Historians and legal experts warned Monday that the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling opens the door to dangerous abuses of power.
Top News · Jul 1, 2024 Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Dissents Against Supreme Court Ruling Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes Supreme Court ruling granting President immunity, warning of dangerous precedent.
Roll Call · Jul 1, 2024 Supreme Court shields presidents from prosecution for official acts - Roll Call A sharply divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that presidents, including Donald Trump, are immune from federal prosecution for official acts.
The Guardian - US · Jul 1, 2024 What is the fallout if the supreme court grants Trump presidential immunity? Justices to decide Monday on Trump’s claim of absolute immunity over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election
Top News · Jun 29, 2024 Liberal Justices Dissent In Recent Supreme Court Cases Liberal Supreme Court justices dissent against recent conservative majority rulings, emphasizing constitutional rights and advocacy for marginalized commun...