The Latest Breaking News from Kavanaugh

If Justices Thomas and Alito are dissent, and Justices Kavanaugh and Barrett vote with the progressives, the Chief may join the majority to avoid having Justice Sotomayor make the assignment.

Justice Kavanaugh's six-page majority opinion does not withstand scrutiny against Justice Thomas's 20-page dissent.

Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh argue they do, in defense of--checks notes--Steven Donziger.

Back in the day, most local newspapers hired reporters who covered the dealings in local courts. Alas, with budget cuts, those positions have gone by the wayside. It is very rare indeed for the national media to care at all what happens in small-town courts. Of course, the single-judge divisions…

Why did Justices Kagan and Sotomayor, but not Justice Jackson, join Justice Barrett's dissent?

The Bank Secrecy Act divides the justices in an unusual way, and Justice Barrett authors her fourth opinion in an argued case.

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I only count two votes to ratify Big Tech's sweeping immunity claims

Kagan: "Kavanaugh, J. (recognizing that the argument may be forfeited, but opining on it anyway)."

"A sustained campaign of condemnation isn’t going to push these judges to write liberal opinions, but it could chasten them toward more moderate ones."

In March 2020, Senator Charles Schumer stood outside the Supreme Court and assailed the two newest members: "I want to tell you, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price. You won't know what hit you if you go forward…