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Mitch McConnell loathes Trump more than most, but he’s been his top enabler

Their unholy alliance cannot be mistaken for a Faustian bargain; neither had much soul left to sell

The Guardian - US

Reproductive rights take center stage during Biden’s State of the Union address

Biden sought to capitalize on the passions stirred by GOP threats to reproductive freedom, while avoiding the word ‘abortion’

The Guardian - US

US Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Texas Immigration Law

Justice Samuel Alito issued an order on Monday, temporarily halting the law until at least March 13, following an emergency request by the Justice Department.

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SCOTUS Ponders the Implications of Prosecuting Gun Owners for a Crime Invented by Bureaucrats

Several justices seemed troubled by an ATF rule that purports to ban bump stocks by reinterpreting the federal definition of machine guns.

Reason

Alito reveals Trump's plan for theocracy

A scary look at Justice Samuel Alito’s extreme version of religious freedom

Salon

SCOTUS can save Trump by delaying ruling

If Donald Trump loses, the Supreme Court's insurrection problem goes away

Salon

‘Did you just hear John Roberts scream?’: US supreme court to have outsized influence in 2024 election

Court temporarily waved off request from special counsel prosecuting Trump, but it’ll likely soon have to wade into fray

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How much are Supreme Court justices salaries?

Supreme Court justices earn more in their base salary than Cabinet-level positions in the executive branch

The Independent UK

Justice Neil Gorsuch took 10 minutes to approve Dobbs abortion opinion – report

New York Times reports conservative supreme court justice had no changes to 98-page draft of opinion that removed right to abortion

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court signals it will uphold a tax on foreign income and leave a wealth tax for another day

The Supreme Court seems inclined to uphold a tax on foreign income while leaving broader questions about a never-enacted tax on wealth for another day

The Independent UK

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor paved a path for women on the Supreme Court

One fall day in 2010, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor slipped into the courtroom where she worked for nearly 25 years to take in an “amazing” sight — three women in black robes

The Independent UK

Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman to sit on US Supreme Court, dies at 93

The former justice served from 1981 until 2006, during a time of transition for the nation’s highest court.

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US ethics groups hail Senate subpoenas for Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow

Watchdogs applaud after Democrats vote to summon key rightwing duo to answer questions amid supreme court ethics row

The Guardian - US

Senate Judiciary authorises subpoenas of conservative activists in Supreme Court ethics probe

Thursday’s contentious hearing ended in an entirely Democratic vote after Republican members of the committee walked out

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Second Amendment Roundup: Concessions by the Government in the Rahimi Oral Argument

Misdemeanants don’t fall within the “not law-abiding” category.

Salon

SCOTUS plays dumb about the public's ire

It's not just the useless "code of ethics" — the Dobbs decision revealed the real life impact of an imperious court

Salon

SCOTUS ethics code is "peak gaslighting"

"Without any kind of enforcement mechanism, this has all the heft of a set of New Year's resolutions," expert says

Chicago Sun-Times

The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement

The new rules leave compliance up to each justice. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor have been under scrutiny for gifts, benefits, travel received from outside sources.

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US supreme court announces ethics code amid pressure over gift scandals

Code of conduct published following months of criticism of rightwing justices accepting undisclosed gifts

Reason

These Public Officials Blocked Critics on Social Media. Was That Constitutional?

The Supreme Court considers whether and when banishing irksome constituents violates the First Amendment.

WEKU

At the Supreme Court, 'First Amendment interests all over the place'

At issue were cases that test the ability of public officials to block critics from their "personal" social medial pages, a practice that Donald Trump often engaged in when he was president.

The Guardian - US

Democrats plan to subpoena Leonard Leo over perks to supreme court justices

Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow will also be subpoenaed over roles in paying for gifts for Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito

Salon

SCOTUS could soon make shootings worse

A case made to appeal to Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito may end mental health and domestic violence gun restrictions

The Independent UK

Clarence Thomas may not have paid off friend’s secret $267K RV loan

Wealthy benefactor defended loan to Justice Thomas as help for a friend

Reason

SCOTUS Will Decide When the Government's Social Media Meddling Violates the First Amendment

The justices agreed to consider whether the Biden administration's efforts to suppress online "misinformation" were unconstitutional.

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