U.S. Supreme Court Archives

Wed, Feb 20th, 2019

Susan Collins Will Join Democrats In Blocking Trump’s Fake National Emergency

Sen. Susan Collins' opposition is just the latest signal that Donald Trump's fake and illegal emergency declaration is in trouble.

Sean Colarossi

Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.

Wed, Feb 13th, 2019Sat, Feb 16th, 2019

Ari Melber Destroys The Myth That Susan Collins Is A Pro-Choice Moderate

Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh's recent vote to restrict women's rights has exposed Republican Sen. Susan Collins as a fraud.

Sean Colarossi

Fri, Feb 8th, 2019

Supreme Court blocks restrictive Louisiana abortion law

The court on a 5-4 vote granted an emergency application by Shreveport-based abortion provider Hope Medical Group for Women to block the Republican-backed law from going into effect while litigation continues.

Reuters

Wed, Feb 6th, 2019Wed, Feb 6th, 2019

On abortion, Trump agenda likely leads to Supreme Court, not Congress

President Donald Trump urged lawmakers in his State of the Union address to put new limits on abortion, but partisan division in the U.S. Congress means the Supreme Court likely will set the agenda on the divisive issue, as it has for decades.

Reuters

Tue, Jan 22nd, 2019

Trump Russia: Top Court Lets Mystery Company Owned by a Foreign State File Appeal Under Seal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed an unknown foreign government-owned company that is contesting a subpoena issued by a grand jury in a sealed case possibly linked to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election to file its appeal under seal.

Reuters

Tue, Jan 15th, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to Obama-era consumer protection bureau

At issue was whether the CFPB's sole director possesses too much power in violation of the authority the U.S. Constitution gives a president to appoint and remove certain federal officials. A ruling in favor of the bank could have allowed a president to fire the agency's director for any reason.

Reuters

Tue, Jan 8th, 2019

U.S. top court’s Ginsburg misses oral arguments again

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s first absence from the bench extended into a second day on Tuesday as the 85-year-old jurist continued her recovery from lung cancer surgery at home. read more

Reuters

Mon, Jan 7th, 2019Wed, Jan 9th, 2019

Ted Lieu Warns Trump That The House Will Immediately Sue If He Declares Fake National Emergency

If Trump makes a last-ditch effort to declare a fake emergency to build his wall, Congress and the courts will be there to sink him almost immediately.

Sean Colarossi

Fri, Nov 9th, 2018

Supreme Court justice Ginsburg ‘up and working’ after fall

By Andrew Chung and Simon Thompson

WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is already up and working in her hospital room, a day after breaking three ribs in a fall, her nephew said late on Thursday at the Hollywood premiere of a film about her life. read more

Sarah Jones

Ms. Jones is the Editor-in-Chief of PoliticusUSA and a Huffington Post contributor. She has covered President Barack Obama, 2016 Democratic candidate for president Hillary Clinton, VP Joe Biden, Senator Elizabeth Warren, First Lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Sarah hosts Politicus News and co-hosts Politicus Radio. Her analysis has been featured on several national radio, television news programs and talk shows, and print outlets including regular appearances on The Ann Walker Show With Scott Nevins for UBN Radio and KPTR 1450’s California Woman 411, The Washington Post, The Atlantic Wire, CNN, MSNBC, The Week, The Hollywood Reporter, The Richard Dawkins Foundation and more.

Sarah has won two Telly Awards and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. She graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in Latin and Psychology, including studying the psychology of organized crime, with graduate studies in the psychology of linguistics and Latin poetry.

Mon, Nov 5th, 2018

Supreme Court rebuffs challenge to California gun restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court for a second straight year refused on Monday to hear a challenge to California's limits on carrying handguns in public, dealing another setback to gun rights proponents.

Reuters

Sat, Nov 3rd, 2018

Unhinged Trump Misspells Kavanaugh’s Name In Desperate Pre-Election Tweet Attacking Accusers

This Saturday morning tantrum from the president shows how desperate he and Republicans in Congress are ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections.

Sean Colarossi

Fri, Nov 2nd, 2018

Supreme Court rejects Trump administration bid to halt climate trial

The loss for the administration means it now faces a high-profile examination of U.S. climate change policy during the trial that was due to begin on Oct. 29 in Eugene, Oregon but has since been postponed by the judge.

Reuters

Mon, Oct 29th, 2018

Supreme Court turns away Republican bid to reinstate unlawfully biased Pennsylvania electoral map

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed a bid by Republican legislators in Pennsylvania to reinstate a congressional district map struck down by that state's top court as unlawfully biased in favor of Republicans.

Reuters

Thu, Oct 25th, 2018

Newt Gingrich Admits Kavanaugh Is Only On The Supreme Court To Protect Trump

On Thursday, Newt Gingrich confirmed what most Americans already knew: Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is a pawn for Donald Trump.

Sean Colarossi

Tue, Oct 9th, 2018Tue, Oct 9th, 2018

Kavanaugh’s First Day Marked by Protests

By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Brett Kavanaugh spent a collegial first day on the bench as a U.S. Supreme Court justice on Tuesday that contrasted sharply with the venom of his confirmation process, taking an active role in arguments alongside his eight new colleagues. read more

Reuters

Mon, Oct 8th, 2018