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Supreme Court Watch
July 5, 2024
Felipe De La Hoz
The Potential Upside of the Supreme Court’s Chevron Decision
The courts no longer have to bow to executive whims, which may give noncitizens a better chance.
July 3, 2024
Timothy Noah
The Supreme Court’s War on Regulation Is Going to Tank the Economy
The right-wing justices declared open season on regulations that don’t just protect the environment, health, and safety, but the economy too.
July 2, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Trump Hush-Money Judge Ominously Warns a Sentence May Never Come
The Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity has delayed another one of Donald Trump’s lawsuits.
July 2, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Clarence Thomas Pushes Dangerous Definition of Assault Weapons
Thomas was not happy the Supreme Court declined to hear arguments against an assault weapons ban in Illinois.
July 2, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Supreme Court Sets Up Legal War to Weaken the Government
The high court sent nine cases back to the lower courts in light of recent rulings weakening federal agency authority.
July 2, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Lawyer Argues Fake Electors Were “Official” Presidential Act
Donald Trump is already using the Supreme Court immunity ruling exactly how you’d expect.
July 2, 2024
Thom Hartmann
The Next Step Is to End All Prosecutions of Trump
Clarence Thomas says Jack Smith should go back to The Hague and prosecute European war criminals, because American fascists are now officially immune.
July 2, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Supreme Court Trump Immunity Ruling Already Having Terrifying Effects
Donald Trump is trying to leverage his newfound power in his other legal battles.
July 2, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Rips Into Jack Smith in Late-Night Rant on Supreme Court Ruling
Donald Trump went after special counsel Jack Smith just hours after the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling—in a foreboding sign of what’s to come.
July 2, 2024
Talia Jane
Watch: Mike Johnson’s Brazen Trump Defense Is Pure Gaslighting
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s explanation of the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling makes absolutely no sense.
July 1, 2024
Holly Brewer
The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King
The conservative justices have ignored history altogether and created a shocking new precedent: The president is above the law.
July 1, 2024
Melissa Gira Grant
Sotomayor Exposed the Court Conservatives’ Hypocrisy With One Line
The liberal justice, dissenting from the majority’s ruling on Trump’s immunity case, quoted the court’s Dobbs decision back to them.
July 1, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Top Trump Adviser Reacts to Immunity Ruling With Three Alarming Words
Top Trump campaign adviser Chris LaCivita responded to the part of the Supreme Court ruling that excuses a president ordering political assassinations.
July 1, 2024
Edith Olmsted
The Disturbing Footnote in Supreme Court’s Trump Immunity Ruling
In a short footnote, Chief Justice John Roberts says the federal cases against Donald Trump cannot continue if he is elected.
July 1, 2024
Alex Shephard
The Supreme Court Just Showed Why Biden Must Drop Out
Monday’s immunity ruling made the stakes of this election even higher—and made it clear that Biden must step aside for someone who can stop Trump and save the country.
July 1, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
The Most Chilling Line in Supreme Court’s Trump Immunity Ruling
The court not only handed Donald Trump ultimate power, but it also gave him an extra boost to handle future trials against him.
July 1, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Supreme Court Immunity Ruling Destroys Independent Justice Department
Chief Justice John used Donald Trump’s immunity ruling to casually wreck the concept of an independent Department of Justice.
July 1, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Supreme Court’s Trump Immunity Ruling Decimates Jack Smith’s Case
The court’s decision on Donald Trump’s immunity doesn’t just delay his trial. It guts the entire case against him.
July 1, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Celebrates Supreme Court Giving Him Total Power in Immunity Case
Donald Trump can’t wait for what comes next.
July 1, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Donald Trump Jr. Mocks Jack Smith Over Supreme Court Ruling
The younger Trump celebrated his father essentially receiving absolute immunity.
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