Friday, May 15, 2026

Tag: SCOTUS

‘Why are these conflicts allowed?’ corporate giving to group tied to...

"You want to 'preserve #SCOTUS history'?'" said one watchdog group. "Hire a curatorial staff. Don't run a pay-for-play."

‘Disastrous’: SCOTUS upholds Title 42 migrant policy during court fight

"As a Covid control strategy, a humanitarian policy, and a border policy, Title 42 has not only failed but caused irreparable harm on a massive scale."

Right-wing SCOTUS majority signals support for anti-LGBTQ+ reactionaries

"It does not bode well for the future of civil rights law that Gorsuch believes a state imposes 'reeducation training' on employers when it reminds them how to comply with nondiscrimination rules," said one court observer.

The Trump Supreme Court is nothing new

Donald Trump’s three appointments to the court—Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett—cemented in place a rightward shift in its center of gravity that had begun decades earlier.

‘Corrupt as hell’: Demands for Clarence Thomas to resign follow new...

"Reminder that Clarence Thomas heard election cases while his wife conspired to overthrow democracy."

Fears of another Supreme Court assault on abortion rights grow after...

"I can't believe in a matter of months we've gone from losing the constitutional right to abortion to debating whether doctors can provide lifesaving care to patients."

The selfish politics of anti-abortionists 

Those claiming to be against abortion often rely on being able to access the procedure when they need it—a common conservative approach to social needs.

Pressure to end protests at Supreme Court justices’ homes is mounting,...

Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, protests outside justices' homes have only increased — despite calls for greater enforcement.

This right-wing U.S. Supreme Court is the new King George III

Our most fundamental rights are being trampled by a tyrannical, unaccountable, and unelected force.

The Supreme Court’s crisis of legitimacy

What other recourse is there, except to reach for the pitchforks?

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A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.

House progressives demand answers over alleged abuse in US-Ecuador military operation

Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon explain the legal basis for joint US-Ecuador operations after reports alleged civilian sites were bombed and detainees were tortured.

From ICE to Iran, veterans are challenging US militarism

Antiwar veterans are leveraging their unique credibility to oppose the war in Iran, stop ICE and support active duty resisters.

Amazon deforestation falls to eight-year low as scientists warn gains remain fragile

Researchers credit stronger enforcement and environmental protections in Brazil while warning that fires, illegal logging, and political threats continue to endanger the rainforest.

The fuel to my revolutionary optimism

As distant as it may seem, I am only two generations removed from the 1948 Catastrophe of Palestine, where over 750,000 Palestinians were displaced from their land, and thousands were massacred.