Newsmax host floats Pelosi conspiracy Chris Salcedo suggested Pelosi "encouraged violence" against SCOTUS so Biden could nominate a new justice Salon · Jun 15, 2022
Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for June 1 Welcome to the June 14 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 · Jun 14, 2022
McConnell rages over SCOTUS staffers “The security issue is related to Supreme Court justices," McConnell argued, "not nameless staff that no one knows" Salon · Jun 14, 2022
Ginni Thomas election effort even bigger Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' wife pushed at least 29 Arizona lawmakers to overturn 2020 election results Salon · Jun 14, 2022
A look at 2022’s decade-high rate of congressional retirements Welcome to the Monday, June 13, Brew. Ballotpedia · Jun 13, 2022
Mitch McConnell is furious Democrats are protecting kids before SCOTUS justices As Democrats heard from gun violence survivors, the senator insisted they should prioritize Brett Kavanaugh’s safety instead. Mic · Jun 8, 2022
SCOTUS Just Made It Even Harder To Sue an Abusive Federal Agent The Supreme Court continues to shield federal officers who are accused of violating constitutional rights. Reason · Jun 8, 2022
Ilya Shapiro Resigns From Georgetown University Law School "Further analysis shows that you’ve made it impossible for me to fulfill the duties of my appointed post," writes Shapiro. Reason · Jun 6, 2022
Texas Can't Start Enforcing Social Media Law, Says SCOTUS Plus: Who's bringing fentanyl across the border? Will Austin become a sanctuary city for abortion? And more... Reason · Jun 1, 2022
SCOTUS Lets Tony Timpa's Family Pursue Claims Against Cops Who Killed Him While Supposedly Trying To Help Him The lawsuit over Timpa's deadly prone restraint, initially blocked by qualified immunity, was revived by the 5th Circuit. Reason · May 31, 2022
CNN: SCOTUS Investigation Demands Phone Records From Clerks, Who Must Sign Affidavits Leaks about the leaks continue. Reason · May 31, 2022
SCOTUS leak prompts investors to press companies on abortion - Roll Call Activist shareholders are pressuring companies on access to abortion after a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion. Roll Call · May 26, 2022
ICYMI: Top stories of the week Elections took place in at least eight states on Tuesday, including statewide primaries in Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. Here’s a look at some noteworthy results in battleground races: Ballotpedia · May 20, 2022
Ballotpedia · May 17, 2022 Checks and Balances: Tennessee lawmakers end judicial deference The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.
Salon · May 14, 2022 Privacy, secrecy and the Supreme Court For a cabal that's about to kill off the constitutional right to privacy, SCOTUS sure keeps itself buttoned up
Salon · May 14, 2022 GOP's SCOTUS protest crackdown: legal? The Justice Department has not yet signaled that it will be pursuing legal action against any of the protesters
Reason · May 14, 2022 Justice Thomas on SCOTUS Leak: "You begin to look over your shoulder" Thomas on the Rehnquist Court: “We may have been a dysfunctional family, but we were a family.”
Salon · May 13, 2022 Far-right Catholics, racists link arms Activist arm of right-wing Catholic outlet Church Militant is increasingly entwined with racist "groyper" movement
Salon · May 12, 2022 The problem with abortion ban exceptions Doctors will soon be forced "to figure out whether the emergency is emergency enough," one expert predicted
Reason · May 11, 2022 "Betraying the Bench: Could the SCOTUS Leaker Face Criminal Charges?" An interesting article by two former prosecutors (T. Markus Funk and Andrew S. Boutros) and District Judge Virginia M. Kendall (N.D. Ill.)
Reason · May 11, 2022 More SCOTUS Leaks To Politico: Alito's Majority Still Holds Five, And No Other Draft Opinions Have Been Circulated Yet These leaks from a "conservative" look designed to quell controversy.
Salon · May 10, 2022 Post-Roe, IVF treatment may be impeded Giving a fertilized egg "personhood" throws a wrench in the standard in vitro fertilization procedure
Salon · May 10, 2022 SCOTUS gets religion — the law suffers Alito's draft opinion is full of specious legal and historical language — but it's just religious doctrine in drag
Ballotpedia · May 9, 2022 Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for May 1 Welcome to the May 9 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.