Anything relating to state and federal courts, court reform, SCOTUS, etc.
Maya Angelou warned us: “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Just how many times do the conservative Supreme Court justices have to show us who they are before we respond accordingly?
A group of House Democrats is pushing a legislative proposal that would establish an investigative body within the U.S. Supreme Court to probe potential ethical improprieties in the wake of another Court-related controversy.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito won’t recuse himself from Jan. 6 or 2020 election-related cases amid the controversy surrounding a New York Times report that his household flew an upside-down flag in 2021.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), introduced a bill requiring Supreme Court justices to provide written explanations and record votes for decisions in their shadow docket.
The U.S. Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s 200th federal judge today, which is more judicial appointments than the past five presidents had at this point in their administrations.
If the question is whether cities like Grants Pass are engaging in “cruel and unusual” behavior, this should be an open-and-shut case.
If we want to preserve what we have left we have to acknowledge the very real and present threat and demand champions who will fight back.
A troubling trend is emerging in the nation’s most conservative federal appeals court.
With the fate of democracy hanging in the balance, we are left wondering whether the courts are up to the task of holding Trump accountable at all.
The power to appoint judges is yet another critical reason we must continue to invest in electing more Democratic governors.
