Dems send warning to Roberts over Thomas If “the Court does not resolve this issue on its own, the Committee will consider legislation to resolve it" Salon · Apr 11, 2023
Satan Clubs Should Be Allowed in Schools “After School Satan Clubs” cause no direct harm—they merely challenge the relationship between religious institutions and public schools. Reason · Apr 11, 2023
Entrepreneurs launched startups to provide easy access to abortion pills. Now, the Texas ruling on mifepristone might force them to pivot Startups Choix and Hey Jane must rethink their business models after a court ruling threatens FDA approval of a common abortion pill. Fortune · Apr 11, 2023
American women, let this be your wake-up call: it won’t end with mifepristone It doesn’t matter if you think abortion will be legal where you live – the anti-abortion movement wants a national ban The Guardian - US · Apr 11, 2023
Commentary: Clarence Thomas, a billionaire benefactor and the Supreme Court’s ethics crisis On Thursday, ProPublica revealed that a right-wing billionaire has secretly funded a lavish lifestyle for Justice Clarence Thomas. Then on Friday, a federal judge in Texas tried to block the use around the country of mifepristone, the medication used in half of all abortions. These two dramatic twists are part… Los Angeles Times · Apr 11, 2023
Senate Democrats ask chief justice to probe Clarence Thomas’ luxury trips WASHINGTON — All Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have called on Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate undisclosed luxury trips that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted from a wealthy Republican donor. Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2023
Roberts urged to probe Thomas trips "It is well past time for the Supreme Court to align with the rest of government in a proper code of ethics" Salon · Apr 11, 2023
Legal fight over abortion drug could quickly hit Supreme Court WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and several Democrat-led states took steps Monday to preserve access to a commonly used medication abortion drug after dueling federal court rulings about its availability. Tribune News Service · Apr 10, 2023
Senate panel will hold a hearing on the Supreme Court's ethical standards The hearing — which will happen "in the coming days," says Sen. Dick Durbin — comes in the wake of a news report about lavish trips Justice Clarence Thomas took from a friend but did not disclose. WEKU · Apr 10, 2023
Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for April 1 Welcome to the April 10 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 · Apr 10, 2023
What's next for the abortion pill mifepristone? Access to mifepristone, a medication that is used in about half of all abortions nationwide, hangs in the balance of two contradictory court rulings. A date with the Supreme Court is all but certain. WEKU · Apr 10, 2023
Mifepristone: What to know about the drug in the Supreme Court's abortion pill case The Supreme Court of the United States has now issued a ruling about a widely used abortion pill. Here's what you should know. LiveScience · Apr 10, 2023
Legal fight over abortion drug could quickly hit Supreme Court - Roll Call The Justice Department and several states took several steps Monday to preserve access to a commonly used medication abortion drug. Roll Call · Apr 10, 2023
AOC points out alarming detail in Clarence Thomas’ response to his GOP megadonor gifts The congresswoman claimed Justice Thomas’ statement raises “even more serious questions” The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023
Reason · Apr 10, 2023 Dueling Decisions Leave Abortion Pill's Fate Uncertain The divergent orders from judges in Washington state and Texas may bring the battle over mifepristone to the Supreme Court.
Reason · Apr 10, 2023 Elon Musk Throttles Substack, Clashing With Twitter Files' Matt Taibbi Plus: Dueling court decisions on an abortion drug, an update from Riley Gaines, and more...
Reason · Apr 10, 2023 Amateur Hour: A Little Bit of Python Can Let ChatGPT Discuss Your Documents Guest Post on Chat GPT by Professor Seth Chandler (UH)
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 10, 2023 Netanyahu's Likud Party Plummets in Local News Poll Support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party has plummeted, according to a poll showing it would lose more than a third of its seats if an election were held now and fail to gain a majority with his hard-right coalition partners. Amid a divisive battle over plans to…
The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023 Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania to seek 4th term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey says he’ll seek a fourth term, bringing unmatched name recognition in Pennsylvania politics to his party’s defense of a seat in a presidential battleground state
Reuters · Apr 10, 2023 Pakistan's finance minister opposes provincial snap polls mandated by court Provincial snap elections are not in the national interest of Pakistan given its economic turmoil and security situation, the country's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Monday.
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 9, 2023 Clarence Thomas’ lax ethics are a blow to the Supreme Court, and America According to ProPublica, Thomas took undisclosed globe-trotting luxury trips, hosted or paid for by a big-time Republican donor. The revelations about Thomas add to the court’s substantial credibility woes.
The Times of India · Apr 9, 2023 SC to hear Monday Delhi govt's plea challenging nomination of members to MCD by LG NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea of the Delhi government to quash the nomination of 10 members to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi by the Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena.
The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023 What does 1870s Comstock Act have to do with abortion pills? A 19th century “anti-vice” law is at the center of a new court ruling that threatens access to the leading abortion drug in the U.S. Dormant for a half-century, the Comstock Act is being been revived by groups seeking to block the mailing of mifepristone, the pill used in more…
Reuters · Apr 8, 2023 Thousands join Israeli judicial protests in shadow of attacks Tens of thousands of Israelis joined protests on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to tighten controls on the Supreme Court, despite heightened security worries after two deadly attacks a day earlier.
The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023 Matthew Kacsmaryk: Who is the Trump-appointed judge trying to ban abortion pills? Texas judge presiding over several cases with far-reaching national implications