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Supreme Court Watch
June 21, 2024
Matt Ford
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Law is Supreme Court Bait
But will the high court follow long-standing precedent or its more recent trends?
June 20, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Supreme Court Makes a Good Ruling for Once on Taxing the Rich
The justices opened the door for legislation on a wealth tax.
June 19, 2024
Matt Ford
Amy Coney Barrett Breaks With Supreme Court Originalists
She’s still conservative, but she seems to want to prevent her Supreme Court colleagues from going too far too quickly.
June 18, 2024
Parker Molloy
Alito-Taper Lauren Windsor Is No James O’Keefe. Not Even Close.
People can and should debate Windsor’s methods. What’s beyond debate is that she reveals important truths we’re better off knowing.
June 18, 2024
Kate Aronoff
The Oily Truth About This Supreme Court
Conservative justices on the court have a chance to hand two big wins to fossil fuel companies. Their links to those companies should worry us.
June 14, 2024
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Just Made Future Mass Shootings Even Deadlier
The court’s bump-stock ruling is a shell game.
June 14, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Sotomayor Brutally Slams Supreme Court’s Gun Hypocrisy in Dissent
The Supreme Court justice noted her conservative colleagues quickly abandoned their textualist principles in the ruling on bump stocks.
June 14, 2024
Edith Olmsted
It’s Alito’s Vitriolic Wife’s Favorite Holiday
Happy Flag Day to Martha-Ann Alito!
June 14, 2024
Talia Jane
Supreme Court Helps Out Mass Shooters by Overturning Bump Stock Ban
The court just overturned a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, frequently used in mass shootings.
June 14, 2024
Melissa Gira Grant
Republicans Can—and Will—Keep Trying to Ban Mifepristone
The Supreme Court shot down a lousy argument from a fabricated plaintiff. But anti-abortion groups still have other paths to ban medication abortion.
June 13, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Clarence Thomas Fails to Disclose More Gifts From Right-Wing Buddy
The Supreme Court justice conveniently forgot to report even more private jet travel with Harlan Crow.
June 13, 2024
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Shut Down the Fifth Circuit’s War on Abortion Drugs
Thanks, Justice Kavanaugh!
June 13, 2024
Talia Jane
Who Will Protect Starbucks if Not the Supreme Court?
Someone needs to look out for union-busting corporations.
June 13, 2024
Talia Jane
Hilarious “Trump Too Small” Case Comes to Sad End at Supreme Court
The man at the heart of the case wanted to sell T-shirts with the phrase, which he said were about Trump’s “dimunitive” features. And he went all the way to the Supreme Court.
June 13, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Supreme Court Shocks Everyone by Saving Abortion Pill—for Now
The conservative-majority court ruled against a challenge to mifepristone, one of the medications used to induce an abortion.
June 12, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Lindsey Graham Vows to Keep Supreme Court Corrupt
The South Carolina senator said he plans to block legislation to implement a code of ethics at the high court.
June 12, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Alito Caught on Tape Whining His Corruption Was Exposed
The Supreme Court justice accused ProPublica of unfairly targeting him and Clarence Thomas.
June 12, 2024
Matt Ford
The Real Lesson of the SCOTUS Tapes
Hint: It comes from what Roberts said, not Alito.
June 11, 2024
Talia Jane
Fox News Fixates on Beyoncé Tickets to Distract from Thomas Scandals
Fox News is desperate to talk about anything but the millions of dollars in gifts Clarence Thomas has received as a Supreme Court justice.
June 11, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Alito’s Wife Caught on Tape Spewing Venom at Everyone
Martha-Ann Alito complained about Pride Month, feminists, the Left, and the news media.
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