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The Latest Breaking News from John Roberts

Donald Trump's supreme enabler

The chief justice has ignored Trump’s worst behavior to advance an expansive conception of presidential power

Salon

Politics are playing a bigger role in Supreme Court decisions and John Roberts is pulling the lever

Chief Justice historically has tried to keep the Supreme Court out of politically charged discourse but that changed this term

The Independent UK

Leaked memo shows how Roberts helped Don

One memo previewed the Supreme Court's decision to grant Trump broad official immunity, overruling a lower court

Salon

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David Brock on Clarence Thomas and supreme court hijack: ‘The original sin’

Brock once attacked Anita Hill, who accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment. His new book slams Thomas

The Guardian - US

A Modest Revelation About Trump v. Anderson

Recent New York Times reporting about the Court's deliberations on the case modestly reinforces the view that the Court ruled that disqualification from office-holding under Section 3 requires congressional legislation.

Reason

The Supreme Court Reined in Federal Regulators. What Happens Now?

The Court this year reversed Chevron, a decades-old precedent giving bureaucrats deference over judges when the law is ambiguous.

Reason

Amy Coney Barrett is the Supreme Court’s main character

Every family is bound to have drama, including the nine-person ménage on the Supreme Court. Hints of tensions and frustrations were noticeable this part term — with Amy Coney Barrett in the center of the drama. Ariana Baio breaks it down

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How John Roberts gutted voting rights

Forget his reputation as a straight-shooting "umpire." Chief Justice John Roberts is a dangerous radical

Salon

A Revised Trump Indictment Tries To Overcome the 'Presumption' of Presidential Immunity

In charging the former president with illegal election interference, Special Counsel Jack Smith emphasizes the defendant's personal motivation and private means.

Reason

Donald Trump faces new 2020 election interference charges

The stripped-down criminal case comes as prosecutors seek to comply with a Supreme Court ruling that said presidents enjoy broad immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts while in office

Evening Standard

US prosecutors file revised indictment against Trump in election subversion case

Federal prosecutors narrowed the allegations against former US president Donald Trump in a revised indictment filed Tuesday over the Republican candidate's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The indictment was revised following the US Supreme Court's ruling in July that former presidents enjoyed a broad immunity from criminal prosecution.

France 24

Biden-Harris on Supreme Court Term Limits

An attack on the independence of the federal judiciary.

Reason

Clarence Thomas failed to disclose more private jet travel, senator says

Senate finance committee learned of additional undisclosed travel on Harlan Crow’s jet, says Ron Wyden

The Guardian - US

GOP plans to win election — in court

Republicans learned from their 2020 mistakes — and have good reason to believe the Supreme Court is on their side

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Senator Schumer Goes Nuclear With "No King Act"

The law would direct lower courts how to reject claims of presidential immunity, and strip SCOTUS of appellate review.

Salon

Expert: Roberts has "lost his authority"

New report shows Roberts' immunity ruling was "incoherent" and "manufactured," legal scholars told Salon

Reason

Biskupic Part III Confirms What We Already Knew: Justice Alito Lost Majority Opinions in NetChoice and Trevino.

There is little here that can't be gleaned from the docket and the split opinions.

The Guardian - US

Ex-justice department officials raise alarm over US supreme court’s immunity ruling

Scholars also warn it would embolden Donald Trump’s authoritarian streak should he win the presidency again

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The Conversation

This Supreme Court has redefined the meaning of corruption

The U.S. Supreme Court is deregulating corruption, with arguably grim consequences for American democracy.

Reason

Leaks From Moyle

My speculation was just the tip.

Salon

Experts: Kim Davis threatens LGBT rights

Legal experts say Kim Davis' appeal won't outlaw same-sex marriage — but could help fuel future attacks on rights

Ideal Home

Can I cut my neighbour's hedge? Find out where you stand legally

The experts share their guidance on everything you need to know

Salon

Fox cuts from Harris speech about Trump

The vice president made her campaign debut in Wisconsin at the largest Democratic rally of the year

Reason

The DOJ Claims Medical Marijuana Patients Who Own Guns 'Endanger the Public in Multiple Ways'

Defending the federal ban on gun possession by drug users, the government's lawyers seem increasingly desperate.

The Guardian - US

US prosecutors retool January 6 plea deals after supreme court ruling – report

Rightwing-dominated court narrowed how prosecutors can charge rioters with obstructing an official proceeding

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