Thursday, April 18, 2024

Tag: SCOTUS

Supreme Court questions use of obstruction law in Jan. 6 riot...

This law is now at the center of a legal battle concerning its suitability for punishing those who stormed the Capitol during the certification of the 2020 election results.

Supreme silence: High court decision curtails protest rights, stifling voices in...

As the case now returns to lower courts for further proceedings, the national discourse on the limits of free speech and the right to protest continues to evolve.

Corporations have been salivating over this SCOTUS decision 

"If agencies are stripped of their power to regulate, the big losers will be the American public."

Justice Thomas may also be dodging tax bill with failure to...

A report suggests that these gifts, if considered supplemental income, may have significant tax implications, potentially putting Justice Thomas at risk of tax fraud conviction.

Supreme Court could trigger hundreds of billions in corporate tax cuts...

"The Roberts Court could decide with the stroke of a pen to simultaneously forgive big business decades of tax dues."

Clarence Thomas secretly participated in Koch network donor events

Thomas, who attended at least two Koch donor summits, put himself in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court.

Reforming partisan SCOTUS may be as simple as voting in local...

Because state lawmakers’ districts are often small, they are far more accessible and much more sensitive to public pressure than members of Congress and the U.S. Senate.

Clarence Thomas acknowledges undisclosed real estate deal with Harlan Crow and...

Writing in his annual financial disclosure form, Thomas said that he “inadvertently failed to realize” that the deal needed to be publicly disclosed.

Alabama ignoring SCOTUS show true danger of partisan court

The most effective solution may be not just ethical regulations and term limits, but reforming the way we conduct presidential elections entirely.

How Republicans flipped America’s state supreme courts

State supreme courts were once dominated by Democrats, but not anymore.

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New report reveals millionaires’ tax rates slashed by half since 1950s, fueling wealth inequality

This stark reduction in tax rates for the wealthiest Americans coincides with an era of escalating income disparity and could be costing the federal government hundreds of billions in lost revenue annually.

Missouri Republican Attorney General Bailey sues Media Matters using consumer law to censor the...

An analysis of Mo. Attorney General Andrew Bailey's bogus allegations against Media Matters.

Democrats challenge Biden administration: Are US weapons used by Israel in accordance with international...

This inquiry, led by Texas Representatives Veronica Escobar and Joaquin Castro, targets the very heart of America's foreign arms policies and its ethical implications.

New study reveals microplastics’ alarming journey from everyday items to human organs

The extensive reach of these particles beyond the gut and into critical body tissues, raises significant concerns particularly for the most vulnerable: Our children.

An urgent plea to leftists in the 6 battleground states likely to decide the...

If we want to remain a country where we still have the ability to agitate for justice and equality, then it’s incumbent on us to vote with that in mind.