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May 18, 2023
Matt Ford
Why Does the Second Amendment Only Apply to “Law-Abiding” Gun Owners?
A recent lower court ruling has neatly exposed the Supreme Court’s conservative majority’s funny ideas about the Bill of Rights.
May 17, 2023
Tori Otten
Some Rare, Temporary Good News From the Supreme Court on Guns
The Supreme Court has declined to block an assault weapons ban in Illinois ... for now.
May 16, 2023
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Nina Burleigh
Who Is Leonard Leo’s Mysterious Dark Money King?
America needs to know who Barre Seid is, what kind of country he wants, and just how massive an impact his $1.6 billion gift can have on our political discourse.
May 16, 2023
Matt Ford
Who Gets to Own a Gun in America?
A recent Supreme Court ruling on gun rights is leading to interesting results in the lower courts.
May 15, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Why Clarence Thomas’s Troubles Have Just Begun
Two of the more aggressive Senate Democrats are asking Thomas and Harlan Crow questions. And they have a lot of ways to get answers.
May 12, 2023
Matt Ford
Neil Gorsuch’s Ruling Against the Pork Industry Contained a Telling Confession
Intentionally or not, the justice revealed a certain amount of awareness of how the high court’s conservative majority—and its power—is perceived.
May 11, 2023
Matt Ford
George Santos Can’t Even Do Corruption Right
The charges leveled against the New York lawmaker highlight how little thought he put into his grift.
May 10, 2023
Matt Ford
The Right’s Stupefying Defense of the Supreme Court
Conservatives are up in arms that the high court has become embroiled in a legitimacy crisis.
May 9, 2023
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Ryann Liebenthal
The Right’s War on Student Debtors May Cost Us All
Is the Supreme Court willing to unleash legal chaos to defeat Biden’s loan cancellation program?
May 8, 2023
Matt Ford
How Clarence Thomas Keeps the Influence Machine Running
The justice has consistently ruled in ways that favor political favor-traders.
May 5, 2023
Tori Otten
How Clarence Thomas Smeared His Own Sister to Gain Right-Wing Cool Points
Lying about money is apparently nothing new for the Supreme Court justice.
May 5, 2023
Prem Thakker
Washington Post
Levels Another “Racist,” “Baseless” Attack on Clarence Thomas!
If you’re to believe the right’s defense of the Supreme Court justice’s latest financial scandal, anyway
May 4, 2023
Prem Thakker
The Growing Number of Lawmakers Calling on Clarence Thomas to Resign—or Be Impeached
Here’s a list of every member of Congress calling for Clarence Thomas’s removal from the court.
May 4, 2023
Prem Thakker
Dick Durbin Says Someone Should Do Something on Clarence Thomas (but Not Him)
The Senate Judiciary chair is acting like he can’t do anything about the Supreme Court.
May 4, 2023
Tori Otten
Clarence Thomas’s Friend Basically Confirms the Harlan Crow Tuition Story
Mark Paoletta seemed to be trying to defend the Supreme Court justice.
May 4, 2023
Prem Thakker
You Suspected the Clarence Thomas-Harlan Crow Story Wasn’t Over? You Were Right!
A new report reveals how the billionaire megadonor paid the tuition of the Supreme Court justice’s grandnephew.
May 4, 2023
Tori Otten
Mike Lee’s Defense of Clarence Thomas Will Make You Lose Your Mind
The Republican senator is trying to support the Supreme Court justice amid mounting financial scandals. And, well, words do this post no justice.
May 3, 2023
Matt Ford
A Republican Attorney General Is Asking the Supreme Court to Save Richard Glossip’s Life. It May Not Be Enough.
He has the evidence on his side, but the high court usually can’t be dissuaded from upholding a death penalty conviction.
May 2, 2023
Michael Tomasky
The Supreme Court Is Out of Control
Join us in an urgent project to track the dangerous ideas and decisions of this activist court.
May 2, 2023
Tori Otten
The Lie at the Heart of the States’ Case Against Student Debt Relief
A new investigation has found that the numbers submitted by the plaintiffs simply don’t add up.
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