Tag: SCOTUS
House Democrats demand Justice Alito’s recusal from Trump cases over ‘ethical...
The Court’s ethical guidelines emphasize the importance of impartiality and the need for justices to avoid any appearance of political bias.
Supreme Court faces critical decision on homelessness: The battle over public...
As the Supreme Court scrutinizes the criminalization of homelessness, liberal justices challenge the constitutionality of punishing the essential human act of sleeping, highlighting the plight of affected families and children.
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.
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Apathy in the American Medical Association
It is well past time that they break their silence.
A mulish fool, a farce-spoiled pool and more swill from staggering misrule
No matter the mayhem, great or small,/ Dredge up “vandals did it” protocol.
Native American tribes came together to secure their rights to Colorado River water. Four...
If passed into law, the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act would resolve the largest outstanding claim on the Colorado River while providing about $5 billion in federal funding to build infrastructure to transport the water across the reservations.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."