Tag: Supreme Court
Supreme Court’s new ethics code: A step forward or a superficial...
In light of recent ethics scandals involving justices like Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor, there is a growing call for transparency and real reform within the Supreme Court.
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.
Clarence Thomas’ 38 vacations: The other billionaires who have treated the...
Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood.
How Republicans flipped America’s state supreme courts
State supreme courts were once dominated by Democrats, but not anymore.
America vs. the Supreme Court
Is the Supreme Court intent on showing the world how to upend public efforts to address discrimination, gun violence, and climate change?
Supreme Court strikes down President Biden’s plan to erase billions in...
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court claimed that the Biden administration's plan lacked authority and overstepped the powers of the Education Department and instead needed to go through Congress.
‘Failure isn’t an option’: Progressives plan to mobilize if Supreme Court...
"The Higher Education Act should be used immediately and rapidly to deliver on this essential commitment."