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May 11, 2023
Matt Ford
George Santos Can’t Even Do Corruption Right
The charges leveled against the New York lawmaker highlight how little thought he put into his grift.
May 10, 2023
Matt Ford
The Right’s Stupefying Defense of the Supreme Court
Conservatives are up in arms that the high court has become embroiled in a legitimacy crisis.
May 9, 2023
Magazine
Ryann Liebenthal
The Right’s War on Student Debtors May Cost Us All
Is the Supreme Court willing to unleash legal chaos to defeat Biden’s loan cancellation program?
May 8, 2023
Matt Ford
How Clarence Thomas Keeps the Influence Machine Running
The justice has consistently ruled in ways that favor political favor-traders.
May 5, 2023
Tori Otten
How Clarence Thomas Smeared His Own Sister to Gain Right-Wing Cool Points
Lying about money is apparently nothing new for the Supreme Court justice.
May 5, 2023
Prem Thakker
Washington Post
Levels Another “Racist,” “Baseless” Attack on Clarence Thomas!
If you’re to believe the right’s defense of the Supreme Court justice’s latest financial scandal, anyway
May 4, 2023
Prem Thakker
The Growing Number of Lawmakers Calling on Clarence Thomas to Resign—or Be Impeached
Here’s a list of every member of Congress calling for Clarence Thomas’s removal from the court.
May 4, 2023
Prem Thakker
Dick Durbin Says Someone Should Do Something on Clarence Thomas (but Not Him)
The Senate Judiciary chair is acting like he can’t do anything about the Supreme Court.
May 4, 2023
Tori Otten
Clarence Thomas’s Friend Basically Confirms the Harlan Crow Tuition Story
Mark Paoletta seemed to be trying to defend the Supreme Court justice.
May 4, 2023
Prem Thakker
You Suspected the Clarence Thomas-Harlan Crow Story Wasn’t Over? You Were Right!
A new report reveals how the billionaire megadonor paid the tuition of the Supreme Court justice’s grandnephew.
May 4, 2023
Tori Otten
Mike Lee’s Defense of Clarence Thomas Will Make You Lose Your Mind
The Republican senator is trying to support the Supreme Court justice amid mounting financial scandals. And, well, words do this post no justice.
May 3, 2023
Matt Ford
A Republican Attorney General Is Asking the Supreme Court to Save Richard Glossip’s Life. It May Not Be Enough.
He has the evidence on his side, but the high court usually can’t be dissuaded from upholding a death penalty conviction.
May 2, 2023
Michael Tomasky
The Supreme Court Is Out of Control
Join us in an urgent project to track the dangerous ideas and decisions of this activist court.
May 2, 2023
Tori Otten
The Lie at the Heart of the States’ Case Against Student Debt Relief
A new investigation has found that the numbers submitted by the plaintiffs simply don’t add up.
May 1, 2023
Matt Ford
Is This the Supreme Court Case That Kills the “Administrative State”?
The justices have agreed to hear a case that could make it easier to kneecap federal agencies.
April 28, 2023
Prem Thakker
Congress Has Known About John Roberts’s Wife’s Shady Financial Dealings for Months
Another financial scandal for another Supreme Court justice.
April 28, 2023
Matt Ford
Disney’s Lawsuit Against Ron DeSantis Could Get Very Weird
This lawsuit has it all: tangled politics, obscure legal doctrines, and the possibility of the Supreme Court again upending American life.
April 28, 2023
Grace Segers
Why Banning Mifepristone Will Hurt More Women Than You Think
It’s not just an abortion pill. It’s also critical for pregnant women facing a tragic loss.
April 27, 2023
Melissa Gira Grant
Confused About Mifepristone’s Status? That’s Exactly What Republicans Want
While the Supreme Court temporarily preserved access to the abortion pill, these constant switches make it harder for those seeking abortion, as well as their providers.
April 27, 2023
Grace Segers
Don’t Look Now, but a Bipartisan Plan to Rein in the Supreme Court Has Arrived
Clarence Thomas’s news-making scandals have senators eager to rein in the high court. At least one Republican has signed on to the effort.
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