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Supreme Court signals it will uphold a tax on foreign income and leave a wealth tax for another day

The Supreme Court seems inclined to uphold a tax on foreign income while leaving broader questions about a never-enacted tax on wealth for another day

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor paved a path for women on the Supreme Court

One fall day in 2010, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor slipped into the courtroom where she worked for nearly 25 years to take in an “amazing” sight — three women in black robes

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2023

Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman to sit on US Supreme Court, dies at 93

The former justice served from 1981 until 2006, during a time of transition for the nation’s highest court.

Al Jazeera · Dec 1, 2023

SCOTUS ethics code is "peak gaslighting"

"Without any kind of enforcement mechanism, this has all the heft of a set of New Year's resolutions," expert says

Salon · Nov 14, 2023

The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement

The new rules leave compliance up to each justice. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor have been under scrutiny for gifts, benefits, travel received from outside sources.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 14, 2023

US supreme court announces ethics code amid pressure over gift scandals

Code of conduct published following months of criticism of rightwing justices accepting undisclosed gifts

The Guardian - US · Nov 13, 2023

These Public Officials Blocked Critics on Social Media. Was That Constitutional?

The Supreme Court considers whether and when banishing irksome constituents violates the First Amendment.

Reason · Nov 3, 2023

At the Supreme Court, 'First Amendment interests all over the place'

At issue were cases that test the ability of public officials to block critics from their "personal" social medial pages, a practice that Donald Trump often engaged in when he was president.

WEKU · Oct 31, 2023

Democrats plan to subpoena Leonard Leo over perks to supreme court justices

Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow will also be subpoenaed over roles in paying for gifts for Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito

The Guardian - US · Oct 31, 2023

SCOTUS could soon make shootings worse

A case made to appeal to Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito may end mental health and domestic violence gun restrictions

Salon · Oct 27, 2023