
Mother Jones - 17 hours 32 min ago
Chief Justice John Roberts famously promised that he would run the highest court like an impartial umpire calling balls and strikes. Instead, Roberts and his fellow Republican appointees have studiously moved forward a radical agenda. This term, the justices in Roberts' six-three majority not only advanced their priorities, they accomplished them. As a result, Americans […]...

Huffington Post - 17 hours 44 min ago
The soccer star scored a critical goal in the round of 32 while the Trump administration licked its wounds after the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship.

Huffington Post - 18 hours 13 min ago
The Texas Republican called the Supreme Court decision Tuesday to uphold birthright citizenship a "travesty," but he once sang a very different tune.

The Hill - 18 hours 20 min ago
When a federal agency approves a product, can a corporation use that approval to block people from seeking justice? Monsanto argued yes. The Supreme Court agreed.

The Conversation - 18 hours 33 min ago
A case involving the potential dangers of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup, relates to broader efforts to protect consumers.

The Guardian - 18 hours 33 min ago
Federal prosecutors to focus on issue despite court backing constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship. Plus: Greek priest whose metal music has become cult smash Good morning. The acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, has said federal prosecutors and law enforcement officers will focus on combating so-called "birth tourism" which involves tourists, temporary visitors, or undocumented immigrants traveling to the US primarily to give birth and and secure birthright citizenship for...

The Conversation - 18 hours 33 min ago
Mail-in voting was created during the Civil War so soldiers could vote. That legacy helped shape how the Supreme Court ruled more than 160 years later.

The Guardian - 19 hours 20 min ago
The restoration of capital punishment in 1976 was based on a fantasy of fairness. It must be abolished Thursday will mark the 50th anniversary of the rebirth of the death penalty in the United States. On 2 July 1976, the supreme court handed down decisions in five cases that laid out a formula for passing constitutional muster. The formula the court devised and explained at length in one of those cases, Gregg v Georgia , was built on a wish and a prayer. It was a fantasy of fairness, powerful enough...

The Guardian - 19 hours 20 min ago
Birthright citizenship ruling only a surface level setback, with the court granting president's multiple power grabs The symbolic and high profile defeats cannot obscure a more uncomfortable truth. The US supreme court a vital cog in the US constitutional framers' vision of an intricate system of checks and balances aimed at reining in an excessively assertive president has made Donald Trump stronger than ever, and shows little inclination to stop. Continue reading...

The Hill - 19 hours 20 min ago
Republican lawmakers are brushing off President Trump's strident criticism of mail-in ballots, saying it won't deter GOP voters from using the voting method. The Supreme Court ruled this week that mail-in ballots may count if they are postmarked by Election Day but arrive afterward. Trump slammed the decision, calling it a "tremendous loss in the Supreme Court" while pressing for lawmakers to...

Mother Jones - 19 hours 50 min ago
The Supreme Court dealt Big Brother a blow on Monday with a landmark ruling for digital privacy rights in Chatrie v. United States. Conservative Justices John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, and Neil Gorsuch joined the liberal bloc of Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson in finding that smartphone location data is subject to […]...

Fox News - 20 hours 53 min ago
Gov. Gavin Newsom's office says the Supreme Court ruling on trans athletes in women's sports will not affect California's current laws or policies.

The Hill - 21 hours 20 min ago
President Trump says he sees an opportunity in Brett Kavanaugh's opinion on birthright citizenship, even though the Supreme Court justice joined the court's majority in dealing a major blow to his immigration agenda. Kavanaugh voted to block the president's executive order on birthright citizenship under federal law, but his opinion kept the door open to...

Slate - 21 hours 45 min ago
This week's Executive Dysfunction.

Fox News - 22 hours 20 min ago
The annual chorus of Court critics hit its highest volume every year at this time. Most Americans, however, rightly cherish and admire the Supreme Court...

NPR - 22 hours 20 min ago
The effects of the high court ruling that could lead to mass deportations will be felt across hospitals and emergency rooms, which already operate under persistent staffing shortfalls. But it's the long-term health care sector that will suffer the greatest disruptions, according to experts.