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May 29, 2024
Talia Jane
Amy Coney Barrett’s Husband Has a New Client—and It’s Disturbing
A new report raises serious questions about the Supreme Court justice’s conflicts of interest.
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 23, 2024
Matt Ford
Clarence Thomas Is a Big Fan of Racial Gerrymandering
In a Supreme Court decision siding with South Carolina Republicans, the right-wing justice took the opportunity to attack landmark civil rights rulings that protected Black voters’ political representation.
May 23, 2024
Talia Jane
MAGA Supreme Court Votes to Make Gerrymandering Much Worse
Meanwhile, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was caught with a second insurrectionist flag.
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
Matt Ford
A Federal Judge Just Called Out the Supreme Court
Carlton Reeves did not pull any punches in criticizing qualified immunity—and demanding that the justices finally do something about it.
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
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.
May 20, 2024
Michael Tomasky
Alito and Thomas Aren’t Really Jurists. They’re Theocratic Leninists.
The Supreme Court justices are intent on using maximal power to fundamentally reorder society.
May 17, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Far Right Loses Its Mind Over Sentencing of Paul Pelosi Attacker
Much like when the attack first happened, the far right thinks the whole thing is a giant conspiracy.
May 17, 2024
Talia Jane
Samuel Alito Can’t Even Lie Properly About That Upside-Down Flag
The Supreme Court justice tried to explain away reports of a “Stop the Steal” symbol outside his home. That only made things worse.
May 17, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Dick Durbin Finally Does Something After Jaw-Dropping Alito Scandal
The Senate Judiciary chairman is taking action after reports of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s “Stop the Steal” flag.
May 17, 2024
Talia Jane
Samuel Alito Tries Pathetic Excuse for That “Stop the Steal” Flag
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was caught with an upside-down flag outside his home. And his explanation makes zero sense.
May 16, 2024
Matt Ford
Even the Right-Wing Supreme Court Has Its Limits
Led by Clarence Thomas, the justices overwhelmingly rejected an outlandish conservative attempt to abolish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
May 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Clarence Thomas Goes Rogue, Does the Right Thing for Once
The Supreme Court justice authored the majority opinion protecting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
May 16, 2024
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Federico Finchelstein
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Emmanuel Guerisoli
The “Day One” Dictatorship
On the law in a fascist America
May 16, 2024
Greg Sargent
The Saga of Clarence Thomas and His Luxury RV Takes a Disturbing Turn
In a new letter, Democratic senators press the associate justice on whether he’s paid off the loan for that famous R.V.—and whether he may have ducked federal tax obligations.
May 15, 2024
Matt Ford
He Committed a Double Murder at 16. Does He Deserve to Die in Prison?
Arizona wants to keep Lonnie Allen Bassett locked up for good—despite a Supreme Court ruling that abolished mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveniles.
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