U.S. Supreme Court Archives

Mon, Sep 16th, 2019

Trump Freaks Out And Calls For Mass Resignations At The NY Times Over Kavanaugh Allegations

Trump called for mass resignations at The Times for reporting on the Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations and the Trump-Russia campaign collusion in 2016.

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.

Mon, Sep 16th, 2019

The FBI Helped Republicans Hide and Lie about Kavanaugh’s Sexual Assaults

The FBI only interviewed nine of the ten witnesses they were allowed, and they didn’t bother with witnesses who confirmed other accusations against Kavanaugh. The FBI also didn’t use the entire week.

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.

Sun, Sep 15th, 2019

Bombshell Investigation Finds Brett Kavanaugh Lied About Sexual Assaults

The New York Times did a longer investigation than the FBI and found that Brett Kavanaugh lied about sexually assaulting women in college.

Jason Easley

Mr. Easley is the founder/managing editor and Senior White House and Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason spent four years as a political columnist and the politics editor at 411mania.com, where he covered such issues as the Iraq War, warrantless wiretapping, and the daily workings of the American legislative process. Jason has also written for the Blogger News Network and saw his 2008 presidential election coverage quoted in over 300 newspapers worldwide. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Tue, Jul 16th, 2019Tue, Jul 16th, 2019

Former SCOTUS Justice John Paul Stevens Dies At Age 99 – But His Warnings About Trump Live On

While John Paul Stevens may have passed away on Tuesday, his warnings about Donald Trump's abuse of presidential power should live on.

Sean Colarossi

Tue, Jun 18th, 2019

Opinion: SCOTUS Ruling All But Guarantees State Criminal Charges For Trump

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 (Justices Ginsburg and Gorsuch dissenting) to uphold the “dual sovereignty” doctrine. That means that state law is separate and independent from federal law in relation to “double jeopardy,” that is, being putting on trial twice for the same act. Which means in turn that Trump loyalists charged and convicted under state law can’t be pardoned by Trump. read more

Adalia Woodbury

Ms. Woodbury has a graduate degree in political science, with a minor in law. She is a qualified expert on political theory with a specific interest in the nexus between political theories and models and human rights.

Based on her interest in human rights and the threats that authoritarian regimes are to them, Ms. Woodbury’s masters thesis examined the influence of politics on the enforcement of international criminal law was cited in several academic studies.

Published work includes case summaries for the War Crimes Research Office.

She has an extensive background doing legal research in international and domestic law.

Ms. Woodbury’s work for politicusUSA includes articles on voting rights, the right to asylum and other civil/human rights.

Fri, May 24th, 2019

Supreme Court blocks redrawing of GOP gerrymandered Ohio, Michigan maps

The Supreme Court on Friday blocked lower court rulings ordering Republican legislators in Michigan and Ohio to redraw U.S. congressional maps ahead of the 2020 elections, dealing a blow to Democrats who had argued that the electoral districts were intended to unlawfully diminish their political clout.

Reuters

Wed, Apr 24th, 2019

Trump threatens to override the Constitution which gives Congress ‘sole power’ to impeach with top court

"If the partisan Dems ever tried to Impeach, I would first head to the U.S. Supreme Court," Trump wrote on Twitter.

The U.S. Constitution lays the 'sole power' of impeachment before the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Reuters

Tue, Apr 23rd, 2019

Supreme Court conservatives sympathetic toward Trump census citizenship query

By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared sympathetic toward a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, a plan opponents have called a Republican effort to deter immigrants from taking part in the population count. read more

Reuters

Wed, Mar 27th, 2019Wed, Mar 27th, 2019

U.S. chief justice rejects bid to block ‘bump stocks’ gun ban

By Lawrence Hurley

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday rejected a bid by gun rights activists to put on hold a ban by President Donald Trump’s administration on “bump stock” gun attachments that enable semi-automatic weapons to be fired rapidly. read more

Reuters

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

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

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