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June 6, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Steve Bannon’s Lawyer Goes Ballistic Over Prison Sentence
The judge had to tell David Schoen to calm down.
June 6, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Alito’s Neighbor Skewers Justice for “Harassing” Her Over Flags
Emily Baden says the Supreme Court justice and his wife went out of their way to attack her.
June 6, 2024
Matt Ford
Judge Aileen Cannon Will Entertain Any Excuse to Delay Trump’s Trial
The federal judge overseeing the classified documents case keeps coming up with increasingly ridiculous reasons not to begin the trial.
June 5, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s Georgia Election Interference Case Is Effectively Dead
The case has been paused pending related legal proceedings.
June 5, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Mike Johnson Puts Dumbest People You Know on Intel Committee
One of the new members of the House Intelligence Committee is currently suing the FBI.
June 4, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Elon Musk Begs Supreme Court to Take Up Trump Twitter Files Fight
The request could affect how evidence is collected in lawsuits.
June 3, 2024
Talia Jane
Infowars Receives More Bad News From Supreme Court
Conspiracy theorist Owen Shroyer lost a far-flung appeal in his January 6 case. Cue the crocodile tears.
May 31, 2024
Matt Ford
Samuel Alito Knew Exactly What That Upside-Down American Flag Meant
As he made clear in a Supreme Court opinion in 2022, he’s well aware of how private intentions and public perception can differ when it comes to flying flags.
May 30, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Chief Justice Roberts Kicks Democrats in Teeth Over Alito
Roberts is refusing to engage over Alito’s flags scandal.
May 30, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Vindictive Trump Plots Ruthless Revenge Over His Legal Battles
A spokesperson for the former president warned that “justice needs to be served.”
May 29, 2024
Talia Jane
Trump Celebrates Samuel Alito’s Disturbing Loyalty
Donald Trump is proud of the Supreme Court justice with the upside-down flag.
May 29, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Alito’s Pathetic Defense for Refusing to Recuse Himself Over Flags
The Supreme Court justice blamed his wife for the January 6–related flags seen flying outside two of his houses.
May 29, 2024
Talia Jane
Alito’s Pathetic Flag Defense Crumbles with New Revelations
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s neighbors—and a police report—say his version of events is totally bogus.
May 29, 2024
David Masciotra
Ted Kennedy Warned Us About Samuel Alito. He Was Ignored.
The Supreme Court justice’s flag controversy should come as no surprise to anyone who paid attention to his nomination hearings in 2006.
May 24, 2024
Burton D. Sheppard
How to Crack Down on Election Deniers? Make Them Pay. Literally.
Not only is election denialism antidemocratic. It’s expensive—it cost at least half a billion dollars after 2020. The solution? Make the denialists pay. Here’s how.
May 22, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Are You Serious?! Samuel Alito Flew Yet Another January 6 Flag
The “Appeal to Heaven” flag was spotted last summer at his vacation home in New Jersey.
May 22, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Dems Take Action Against “Shameless” Samuel Alito Over Jan. 6 Flag
Representative Steve Cohen introduced a resolution to censure the Supreme Court justice.
May 21, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Mitch McConnell Thinks Alito’s Insurrectionist Flag Is Just Fine
The Senate Minority Leader actually thinks that the Supreme Court justice is the real victim.
May 21, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Peter Navarro Lays out Trump Second Term Agenda From the Jailhouse
The imprisoned former senior Trump aide pledges that his ex-boss would close the border almost immediately.
May 21, 2024
Matt Ford
Samuel Alito Has Fox News Brain
The fact that the American flag flew upside down at his house not long after January 6 further confirms his warped worldview.
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