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Supreme Court ruling could let GOP add 19 House seats and “clear the path for a one-party system”
Blaise Malley, Salon
Supreme Court case could wipe out all Democratic-held seats in some deep-red Southern states.
Oct 8, 2025, 5:40 PM
New Supreme Court term will reshape Trump's powers
BBC News
Legal challenges have been the main means of slowing Trump's unilateral power grab attempts. That's about to change
Oct 6, 2025, 8:08 PM
WATCH: Supreme Court denies Ghislaine Maxwell appeal
ABC News
The Supreme Court has declined to take up the appeal of Maxwell, who was contesting her prosecution and conviction on grounds that the government had violated an agreement made with Jeffrey Epstein before his death.
Oct 6, 2025, 4:04 PM
The Democrats’ Most Formidable Foe Is Not Donald Trump
Jason Linkins, The New Republic
According to a fresh Gallup poll this week, 43 percent of Americans regard the Supreme Court as “too conservative,” against 36 percent who feel that the Roberts court is an even-tempered administrator of justice. That 43 percent is a new high, per Gallup: “Be…
Oct 5, 2025, 10:00 AM
The Supreme Court Could Make It Easier to Bring a Gun Everywhere
Matt Ford, The New Republic
The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it would review a Hawaii law that forbids gun owners from bringing firearms on private property without the property owner’s explicit permission. If the law falls, the court could make it significantly harder for sta…
Oct 4, 2025, 10:00 AM
Supreme Court allows Trump to nix temporary status for Venezuelan migrants
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The US court's conservative supermajority once again backed Trump's efforts to limit temporary immigration pathways.
Oct 3, 2025, 9:48 PM
Supreme Court opens with cases that test the limits of a constitutional revolution
Morgan Marietta, Salon
The most influential cases before the court reflect the cultural and partisan clashes of American politics.
Oct 3, 2025, 10:00 AM
How SCOTUS’ Affirmative Action Decision Fundamentally Changed College Campuses.
Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine
The Department of Justice has reached a new low.
Sep 27, 2025, 7:00 PM
Trump officials ask Supreme Court to uphold ban on birthright citizenship
BBC News
The Trump administration asks the court to clear the way for the order, which has faced a series of legal challenges.
Sep 27, 2025, 5:01 PM
Supreme Court allows Trump to withhold $4 billion in foreign aid
Juliana Kim, NPR
The court's majority said Trump's foreign policy authority outweighed the harms claimed by the international aid groups suing.
Sep 26, 2025, 11:06 PM
US Supreme Court sides with Trump on freezing $4bn in foreign aid
Joseph Stepansky, Al Jazeera English
A lower court had previously ordered Trump to disburse the congressionally approved aid before its expiration date.
Sep 26, 2025, 9:50 PM
Comey’s indictment is a warning to the Supreme Court justices
Ian Millhiser, Vox
About two decades ago, Justice Antonin Scalia went on a duck hunting trip with then-Vice President Dick Cheney. This trip became an issue because the Supreme Court was considering a case challenging some of Cheney’s official actions within the Bush administra…
Sep 26, 2025, 7:29 PM
Supreme Court Uses Shadow Docket To Let Trump Fire FTC Commissioner While Pretending They Haven’t Already Decided The Case
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
The Supreme Court pulled off another shadow docket masterpiece this week, granting Trump’s request to keep FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter fired while simultaneously pretending they haven’t already made up their minds about whether presidents can ign…
Sep 25, 2025, 10:15 PM
Supreme Court allows Trump firing of FTC commissioner
Devin Dwyer, ABC News
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld President Donald Trump's termination of Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter.
Sep 22, 2025, 7:43 PM
The Supreme Court is about to decide one of the biggest economic policy cases ever
Ian Millhiser, Vox
A long-simmering showdown over whether President Donald Trump may seize control over the Federal Reserve appears to be entering its endgame. It is highly likely that the Supreme Court will weigh in on this dispute either Monday evening or Tuesday. If the Cou…
Sep 15, 2025, 7:39 PM
After U.S. Supreme Court reversal, Alabama’s high court will allow unemployment claims case to move forward
Brian Lawson, WHNT News 19
In a Friday ruling, the Alabama Supreme Court is granting plaintiffs- who sued Alabama over long delays in unemployment claims processing – a chance to have ...
Sep 12, 2025, 9:12 PM
The Judiciary Is Breaking Down: Federal Judges Now Openly Revolt Against SCOTUS Shadow Docket During Live Court Hearing
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
We’ve been tracking the growing judicial revolt against the Supreme Court’s shadow docket nonsense, from individual district judges getting snarky in footnotes to anonymous judges speaking to reporters. But what happened Thursday at the Fourth Circuit Court o…
Sep 12, 2025, 8:41 PM
Federal Judges Are Done Playing Nice: NBC Reports Full-Scale Revolt Against SCOTUS Shadow Docket Bullshit
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Last week, we wrote about two federal judges who were clearly fed up with the Supreme Court’s shadow docket nonsense—one sarcastically “apologizing” to Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, the other flat-out calling their approach “Calvinball.” Turns out those wer…
Sep 11, 2025, 7:13 PM
The Government Wants to See Your Papers
Tom Nichols, The Atlantic
And the Supreme Court decides that the Fourth Amendment might not be for everyone.
Sep 9, 2025, 10:55 PM
US Supreme Court to decide legality of Trump’s tariffs
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The Supreme Court has scheduled to hear the case in November, lightning fast by its typical standards.
Sep 9, 2025, 10:21 PM
US Supreme Court paves way for Trump to cut $4bn in foreign aid
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Emergency stay granted by court one day after government requests it be allowed to ignore lower court order.
Sep 9, 2025, 8:42 PM
DC Circuit Makes Rookie Mistake In Actually Following Binding Precedent In A Case Involving Donald Trump Firing People
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals did something remarkable last week—they followed binding Supreme Court precedent. In 2025. Involving Trump. Which, predictably, got them immediately overruled by the Supreme Court just days later. In a 2-1 decision, the court d…
Sep 9, 2025, 6:59 PM
US Supreme Court allows Trump to oust FTC commissioner for now
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The court action gives the justices more time to consider Trump’s request to let him fire Rebecca Slaughter.
Sep 8, 2025, 8:37 PM
US Supreme Court allows Trump’s controversial immigration raids to continue
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Decision effectively allows immigration agents to use racial profiling to detain people, greenlighting sweeping raids.
Sep 8, 2025, 6:28 PM