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The Supreme Court allowed Texas to kill a man the state earlier said it was not permitted to kill
Justice Jackson: "I cannot understand the Court’s rush to extinguish [life], much less in the circumstances of this case." And, for paid subscribers…
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SCOTUS keeps mifepristone available on current terms, including mailing of the abortion drug
Thomas and Alito each authored a separate dissent.
May 14
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SCOTUS majority gives Alabama GOP a chance to use a map already found to be unconstitutional
Justice Sotomayor, for the three Dem appointees, noted in dissent that the majority acted "without regard for the confusion that will surely ensue." The…
May 12
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John Roberts likes being political. He just doesn't like the accountability that comes with it.
Roberts complained Wednesday that people view the justices as "political actors." They are, though, issuing political decisions that have real-world…
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The many problems with and caused by Monday's Supreme Court voting-case order
The rush to act in the wake of last week's Voting Rights Act decision has meant stretching, if not ignoring, the ordinary rules. And, for paid…
May 5
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The Fifth Circuit would like to run the United States
The far-right federal appeals court and the district court judges below them are taking actions to control and influence what happens outside of…
May 4
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Mifepristone is back at the Supreme Court in case over mailing the medication abortion drug
After a Fifth Circuit ruling Friday that would end mailing of the mifepristone, a drugmaker asked the justices to act immediately to keep the FDA policy…
May 2
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SCOTUS guts what remained of the Voting Rights Act before taking on TPS termination case
It was Alito's decision, but Roberts has sought Wednesday's VRA result for more than 40 years. In the arguments over temporary protected status…
Apr 29
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SCOTUS majority lets shadow docket order justify tossing out Texas redistricting case ruling
The GOP appointees reversed a 160-page ruling that found Texas's mid-decade redistricting map likely unconstitutional. Also: SCOTUS arguments over…
Apr 27
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Three rulings in the past week show the scope and breadth of efforts to fight anti-trans attacks
A Montana Supreme Court decision protecting birth certificates, a ruling on Trump's anti-trans prison policies, and final judgment vacating RFK Jr.'s…
Apr 21
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The 2016 Supreme Court memos and the mess that John Roberts has made of his court
The New York Times scoop about the Clean Power Plan case SCOTUS memos highlights the conservative justices' brazen disregard for their own rules — both…
Apr 20
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Why Justice Sotomayor's apology to Justice Kavanaugh makes sense
There are just nine votes on the court, and each time they cast those votes they’re setting the rules that all of us need to live under for now…
Apr 15
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