The Latest Breaking News from Robert H Jackson

The Trump administration is coming under fire for politicising the Department of Justice (DoJ) and undermining the US government’s enshrined separation of powers, which relies on an independent system of justice. This is a central principle of the US constitution, without which a president could govern virtually unchecked.

In November 2025, cinemas worldwide will release Nuremberg, a courtroom drama directed by James Vanderbilt. The film focuses on the International Military Tribunal against 24 major Nazi war criminals (though two were ultimately not tried) and seven Nazi organisations – including the SS, the Gestapo and the general staff of…

How a 1949 Supreme Court dissent gave birth to a meme that subverts free speech and civil liberties

A review of Prof. Mary Anne Franks' new book, Fearless Speech: Breaking Free from the First Amendment (plus a response by Prof. Franks to Prof. Mchangama's Tweeted criticisms, and a reply by Prof. Mchangama).

Justice Jackson's 2023 financial disclosure report revealed that she received four concert tickets from Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, valuing about $3,700. Patricia McCabe, the Supreme Court's Public Information Officer, released a statement: "Justice Jackson is 'Crazy in Love' with Beyoncé's music. Who isn't?" (For those outside the hive, Beyoncé and her now-husband,…

Rejecting a challenge to the state's strict gun laws, the court is openly contemptuous of Second Amendment precedents.

The blithe indifference of too many countries means Putin may feel safe, but history shows a determined world can prosecute evil, writes author and broadcaster John Kampfner

Arkansas Republican attacks Supreme Court nominee for serving as federal public defender