Supreme Court

Clarence Thomas Minimized The 1/6 Insurrection During SCOTUS Arguments

Clarence Thomas Minimized The 1/6 Insurrection During SCOTUS Arguments

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, whose wife was involved in the Trump plot to overturn the 2020, minimized the 1/6…

1 week ago

Biden Campaign Exposes GOP’s Mifepristone Intentions By Pointing To Project 2025

In a call with reporters ahead of the Supreme Court's Mifepristone hearing, the Biden campaign and surrogates cut through the…

4 weeks ago

Adam Schiff Turns Up The Heat On SCOTUS Over Trump Immunity

Rep. and Senate candidate Adam Schiff (D-CA) said that the Supreme Court will further discredit itself if it does not…

1 month ago

Stephen Colbert Trashes The Supreme Court’s 14th Amendment Logic

Stephen Colbert exposed the holes in the Supreme Court's 14th Amendment logic with a single joke.

2 months ago

Rachel Maddow Reminds America That People Not The Courts Will Save Democracy

Rachel Maddow said it will be the American people not the courts who will defeat Trump and save democracy.

2 months ago

Cognitively Declining Trump Needs Teleprompter For 14th Amendment Remarks

Even chained to his teleprompter, Donald Trump couldn't hold it together while reacting to the Supreme Court's 14th Amendment ruling.

2 months ago

John Oliver Calls Out The SCOTUS Trump Immunity Conflict Of Interest

John Oliver called out the Supreme Court for having a serious conflict of interest in the Trump immunity case.

2 months ago

Tim Ryan Blasts The Supreme Court For Giving Trump Special Treatment

Former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) said that Trump is getting preferential treatment as the Supreme Court is sending the message…

2 months ago

Supreme Court Shows How Corrupt It Is By Hearing Trump Immunity Claim

There is no reason for the Supreme Court to hear Trump's immunity claim. Four probably conservative justices how deep their…

2 months ago

Jack Smith Slams Trump’s Immunity Claim As A Threat To Democracy

In a filing to the Supreme Court, Special Counsel Jack Smith argued that a stay should be denied and that…

2 months ago

Trump Asks The Supreme Court To Delay Jack Smith 1/6 Case

Trump appealed to the Supreme Court and he is asking the highest court in the land to delay Jack Smith's…

2 months ago

Trump Just Gave Jack Smith More Evidence To Use Against Him

Trump was trying to use the Supreme Court hearing to boost his campaign, but instead he gave Jack Smith more…

3 months ago

CNN Bursts Into Laughter At Trump’s Incoherent SCOTUS Remarks

CNN cut off Trump's remarks after Supreme Court arguments and laughed at the former president for incoherently rambling.

3 months ago

Clarence Thomas Triggers SCOTUS Crisis By Not Recusing In Trump Ballot Case

Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) said that Justice Clarence Thomas added to the Supreme Court crisis by not recusing himself in…

3 months ago

The Supreme Court Could Refuse To Hear Trump’s Immunity Appeal

It is no slam dunk that the Supreme Court will agree to hear Trump's immunity appeal. SCOTUS could let the…

3 months ago

7 Former State Supreme Court Justices Urge SCOTUS To Affirm Trump Disqualification

Seven Former state supreme court justices, including several who were elected or appointed by Republicans, filed a brief urging the…

3 months ago

Even Trump’s Colorado Disqualification Petition To SCOTUS Shows Contempt For Democracy

Trump has petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn his disqualification in Colorado, but even the beginning of his petition shows…

4 months ago

Shady SCOTUS Majority Hides The Vote On Jack Smith Rejection

A Supreme Court that is struggling with a loss of credibility made the decision to not disclose what the vote…

4 months ago

Even Though The Supreme Court Declined To Fast Track, Trump Might Not Get That Big Of A Delay

Legal experts mostly expected the Supreme Court to turn down Jack Smith's request for fast-track arguments on Trump's immunity claims,…

4 months ago

Trump’s Lawyer Begs Supreme Court To Step In And Stop Criminal Prosecutions

Trump lawyer Alina Habba said that the Supreme Court has to step in and stop the criminal prosecutions of Donald…

4 months ago

Special Counsel Jack Smith Smashes Trump’s Stall Tactic With SCOTUS Petition

Trump and his lawyers have been claiming that surviving impeachment gives Trump immunity from further prosecution, so Jack Smith has…

5 months ago

Clarence Thomas Recuses Himself For The First Time In A 1/6 Case

The Supreme Court rejected a request from John Eastman over an order to turn over his emails, but the big…

7 months ago

Justice Alito Flat Out Lies And Claims Congress Lacks Authority To Regulate SCOTUS

Justice Samuel Alito spelled out the dangerous view of unlimited power that the conservative Supreme Court majority seems to hold…

9 months ago

Sen. John Fetterman Just Got Brutal On The Supreme Court

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) bluntly said that conservative Supreme Court justices care more about billionaires who fly them around the…

10 months ago

Chuck Schumer Rips Conservative Justices For Killing Student Loan Relief While Taking Gifts From Billionaires

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called out conservative Supreme Court Justices for taking gifts from billionaires while killing student…

10 months ago

Biden Calls SCOTUS Conservatives ‘Not Normal’ When Asked About Rogue Court

President Biden responded by saying that the conservative majority on the Supreme Court is not a normal court when asked…

10 months ago

Michelle Obama Blasts The SCOTUS Hypocrisy Behind The Overturn Of Affirmative Action

After the conservative Supreme Court majority overturned affirmative action, former First Lady Michelle Obama reacted with a powerful and personal…

10 months ago

Obama Hails Supreme Court Ruling in Moore v. Harper As A Resounding Rejection Of The Far-Right

Former President Barack Obama said that the Supreme Court rejected Trump's threat to undermine our system of checks and balances.

10 months ago

The Supreme Court Deals A Death Blow To Trump’s Plan To Steal 2024

Trump and his band of election deniers have been pushing the theory that state courts lack the authority to question…

10 months ago

Pelosi Blasts Justices Alito And Thomas While Calling For SCOTUS Term Limits

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi blasted Justices Alito and Thomas while calling for Supreme Court term limits.

10 months ago

SCOTUS Shocks With ‘Huge’ Ruling Protecting Black Voters in Alabama

The Supreme Court preserved federal voting rights protections in Alabama that many thought would be further gutted by this conservative…

11 months ago

House Republicans Are Freaking Out And Warning That Supreme Court Justices’ Tax Returns Could Be Released

Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) warned that if House Democrats release Trump's tax returns, it could lead to the release of…

1 year ago

Trump Must Turn Over His Tax Returns After SCOTUS Unanimously Shoots Him Down

Former President Trump's last-gasp effort to hide his tax returns ended on Tuesday after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal.

1 year ago

SCOTUS Tells Lindsey Graham No In A Disastrous Defeat In Trump Georgia Criminal Case

The Supreme Court has refused to help Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) not testify in the Georgia Trump criminal investigation.

1 year ago

Trump Gets Just A Temporary SCOTUS Stay On His Tax Returns

Trump wants the Supreme Court to block House Democrats from getting his tax returns, but so far, he has only…

1 year ago

Terrified Trump Files Emergency Request With SCOTUS To Block Democrats From Getting His Tax Returns

In a genuinely last-gasp move, Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to block an appeals court order that the…

1 year ago

Lindsey Graham Begs Clarence Thomas to Save Him From Georgia Criminal Probe

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) asked Clarence Thomas to help him out after a lower court ordered him to testify before…

2 years ago

Biden Unloads And Speaks The Truth About The Illegitimate SCOTUS Majority

President Biden spoke his mind when he called the conservative Supreme Court majority more an advocacy group than an even-handed…

2 years ago

Mike Lindell Could Be Toast As Clarence Thomas And Right Wing SCOTUS Refuse To Save Him

The Supreme Court refused to hear pro-Trump liar Mike Lindell's defamation case appeal, which means Mike Lindell must face the…

2 years ago

The Supreme Court Is Cratering As 66% Of Americans Want Justice Term Limits

 A new Monmouth University poll finds that nearly 60% of Americans think the Supreme Court is out of touch, and…

2 years ago

Opinion: How The GOP Used Trump, And Why They Can Dump Him And Still Harm America

They aren’t dumping Trumpism, just Trump. Indeed, what some pundits have termed Trumpism is really just what mainstream Republican politics…

2 years ago

It’s Time To Stop The Out Of Control Supreme Court Majority

The conservative majority on the Supreme Court made it clear that their recent decisions on guns, abortion, and climate change…

2 years ago

Opinion: SCOTUS Unleashes Reign of Terror on Americans

We have to recognize that the Supreme Court is now currently operating not just as an enabler of domestic terrorism…

2 years ago

Keith Olbermann Calls For The Supreme Court To Be Dissolved After Gun Ruling

Keith Olbermann suggested that states ignore the Supreme Court's concealed carry ruling because the court has no mechanism of enforcement.

2 years ago

Biden Blasts The Supreme Court For Betraying Common Sense And The Constitution In Gun Ruling

President Biden responded to the Supreme Court's concealed carry ruling by pointing out that it contradicted both common sense and…

2 years ago

Ted Lieu Puts Republicans In Their Place, “Intimidation Is Trump Supporters Attacking The Capitol”

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) wasn't having any of the GOP pearl-clutching over Supreme Court Justice security.

2 years ago

Opinion: If Americans Really Want to Address Gun Violence, It’s Democracy, Stupid

All of these issues—women’s right to choose, gun control, the rights of people to love how they want and marry…

2 years ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson Delivers Blunt Takedown of SCOTUS Abortion Ruling Leak

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who will be sworn in to serve on the United States Supreme Court, has addressed the…

2 years ago

Greg Abbott: Texas Could Challenge SCOTUS Ruling That States Must Educate All, Including the Undocumented

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced that his administration could challenge a Supreme Court ruling that states must provide education…

2 years ago

News Icon Dan Rather Condemns GOP’s Treatment of Judge Jackson

Broadcast news veteran Dan Rather issued a condemnation of the Republican Party's treatment of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe…

2 years ago

Supreme Court Justices Gorsuch, Alito, And Thomas Dissent From Ruling That Biden Is Commander In Chief

The Supreme Court ruled that Biden is the Commander in Chief and Courts can't interfere with his power, but Thomas,…

2 years ago

Manchin Will Vote to Confirm Jackson for SCOTUS

Senator Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) announced he will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, increasing…

2 years ago

Clarence Thomas Freaks About More Liberal Justices Ever Being Added To SCOTUS

Justice Clarence Thomas warned that society would be weakened if more justices were added to SCOTUS to dilute his power.

2 years ago

Lindsey Graham Says He Might Vote No On Biden’s SCOTUS Nominee

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, indicated he might vote "no" on President Joe Biden’s nomination…

2 years ago

Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Appeal to Not Provide Records to 1/6 Committee

The Supreme Court has denied former President Donald Trump's appeal to not comply with a records request from the House…

2 years ago

Bombshell Investigation Reveals That Clarence Thomas Is Ethically Compromised And Unfit For SCOTUS

A deep investigation into the political activism of Ginni and Justice Clarence Thomas reveals violations of ethical guidelines and unfitness…

2 years ago

Opinion: Right-Wing Week In Review Reveals GOP Politics Of Racism Toward African Americans

The past week has telescoped America’s history of racism and genocide in the intensest of ways, highlighting too that it’s…

2 years ago

Hypocrite Susan Collins Urges Senate to “Take Our Time” Considering Judicial Nominee to Replace Stephen Breyer

Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) urged her colleagues to "take our time" considering a judicial nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice…

2 years ago

Meet Ketanji Brown Jackson The Leading Contender To Be Biden’s SCOTUS Nominee

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first black woman to serve on the federal appeals court in ten years. She…

2 years ago

Opinion: When Will Democrats Take Off Gloves In Fight For Civil and Human Rights?

For whom does the hangman need to come for moderate and conservative Democrats to care?

2 years ago

Democracy in Tatters? Only 24% of Americans Want Roe v. Wade Overturned

As the Republican/McConnell conservative activist Supreme Court hears a Mississippi abortion case, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows just 24%…

2 years ago

Sotomayor Says Overturning Roe v. Wade Would Destroy Public Perception of Supreme Court

Justice Sonia Sotomayor said that if efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade are successful, then the ruling would effectively destroy…

2 years ago

Poll: Approval of the Supreme Court Hits an All-Time Low

The Supreme Court's job approval rating has hit an all-time low. That's according to a new survey from Quinnipiac University.…

3 years ago

Justice Breyer Calls Out Supreme Court’s Decision on Texas Abortion Ban

Associate Justice Stephen Breyer said he opposes the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling not to block a Texas abortion ban. The…

3 years ago

Opinion: What the 1/6 Insurrection, Texas Anti-Abortion Law Reveal About GOP “Law and Order” ideology

For Republicans, freedom means they also get to impose their belief systems, their version of “law and order” on everybody…

3 years ago

Senate Will Probe Supreme Court’s “Shadow Docket” Texas Abortion Ruling

Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who is the Senate Judiciary Committee's top Democrat, said a panel will probe the Supreme Court's…

3 years ago

Elizabeth Warren on Texas Abortion Ban: “It’s Time for National Laws to Secure Our Reproductive Freedom”

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) spoke out after the state of Texas effectively outlawed abortion by banning most abortions after six…

3 years ago

Justice Breyer Still Mulling Over Potential Retirement

Speaking to The New York Times, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer said he is still mulling over his potential retirement. At…

3 years ago

Biden Not Going to Pressure Stephen Breyer to Retire from Supreme Court

President Joe Biden and his aides are not going to push Associate Justice Stephen Breyer to retire from the Supreme…

3 years ago

Schumer Signals That Democrats Are “Ready to Expeditiously Fill” Supreme Court Vacancies

Writing in a "Dear Colleague" letter, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) made clear that Democrats are "ready to expeditiously…

3 years ago

Opinion: Sinema, SCOTUS, and the Filibuster: A Recipe for Mainstreaming Extremism

Sinema and the Supreme Court, empowered and enabled by the filibuster, have through the supposedly “democratic processes” Congress invented, extra-constitutionally,…

3 years ago

WATCH: Alan Dershowitz Explains Why Rudy Giuliani Will Probably be Disbarred

Rudy Giuliani and Alan Dershowitz have something in common. At one point, both men were renowned for their legal expertise.…

3 years ago

Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act

The United States Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act after rejecting the latest challenge from Republicans and former President…

3 years ago

Psaki Signals Biden Committed to Codifying Roe v. Wade Regardless of SCOTUS Outcome

Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said President Joe Biden and his administration remain "committed to codifying" Roe v.…

3 years ago

Pelosi Will Not Yet Bring Bill to Expand Supreme Court to the Floor So Democrats Can Focus on Passing Infrastructure Bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said during a press conference that she will not bring a bill to expand the…

3 years ago

Opinion: Remembering John Roberts’ Role in Enabling White Supremacist Voter Repression

John Roberts somehow believed it was his role to usurp Congress’s authority and make this call. He decided, based on…

3 years ago

WATCH: NBC’s Pete Williams Explains Why Trump’s “Goose is Cooked”

Donald Trump has spent much of his adult life in litigation. In his 45 years in business, the ex-president was…

3 years ago

The Supreme Court Shoots Down Trump’s Final Pennsylvania Election Challenge

The Supreme Court has denied a final challenge brought by Donald Trump to the Pennsylvania 2020 election process.

3 years ago

Supreme Court Rules Trump’s Tax Returns Must Be Turned Over to NY Prosecutor

The Supreme Court has rejected former President Donald Trump's final bid to shield his financial documents from view, ruling that…

3 years ago

SCOTUS Dismisses Cases Alleging Trump Violated Constiution’s Emoluments Clause

The Supreme Court of the United States has dismissed cases alleging former President Donald Trump violated the Constitution's emoluments clause…

3 years ago

Opinion: Trump Reveals Strong Connection Between Authoritarianism and Anti-Abortion Politics

Over the past four years, Americans have gotten a potent dose of autocracy, witnessing Trump’s repeated violations of basic democratic…

3 years ago

Trump Takes to Twitter to Beg the Supreme Court to Have The Courage to Destroy Democracy

Donald Trump did not do all that well in the 2020 election. He lost to Joe Biden by over 7…

3 years ago

Opinion: Why The Founders Could Not Have Devised A Trump-Proof Democracy

Writing in 1782, in the aftermath of the American Revolution, Thomas Paine exclaimed, “We are now really another people.” What…

3 years ago

Trump Wishes Nation a “Happy Thanksgiving” While Sharing News of Supreme Court’s Covid-19 Ruling

Almost immediately after the death of Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett,…

3 years ago

Amy Coney Barrett Played Key Role in SCOTUS Decision Barring NY from Reimposing Covid-19 Restrictions on Religious Gatherings

Last night, the Supreme Court voted to bar the state of New York from reimposing Covid-19 restrictions on religious gatherings. The…

3 years ago

WATCH: Legal Expert Neal Katyal Explains Why Trump’s Supreme Court Gambit Will Fail

Donald Trump was hoping to win enough electoral college votes to win the White House on Tuesday night. He was…

3 years ago

WATCH: Lou Dobbs Says That Elected Democrats Are The Enemies Of The People

Amy Coney Barrett is now a sitting member of the United States Supreme Court. Her journey there was quite disgraceful.…

3 years ago

White House to Hold Swearing-In Ceremony for Barrett Despite Coronavirus Concerns

The White House plans to hold a swearing-in ceremony for Judge Amy Coney Barrett later tonight following her expected confirmation…

3 years ago

Senate Democratic Leadership Tells Pence To Stay Away After Multiple COVID Exposures

The Senate's Democratic leadership has told Vice President Mike Pence not to preside over Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation vote…

3 years ago

Battle to Exclude Undocumented People from Census Exemplifies Trump Agenda: Make Many Lives Not Count

Last Friday the Supreme Court indicated that on November 30 it will hear arguments in the Trump administration’s appeal regarding…

4 years ago

Your Credibility Dies in This Room: Watch Sheldon Whitehouse Tell GOP They Will Regret Confirming Coney Barrett

News of Ruth Bader Ginsbirg's death broke just about a month ago. At the time, a giddy Mitch McConnell could…

4 years ago

McConnell Says GOP Has Votes to Confirm Amy Coney Barrett to SCOTUS

Speaking to reporters in Kentucky, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Republicans have enough votes to confirm Judge Amy…

4 years ago

Trump Begs Supreme Court To Hide His Tax Returns From Manhattan DA

Trump's lawyers filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court to try to get them to block the Manhattan DA…

4 years ago

Trump Advertises Ted Cruz’s New Book to Drum Up Support for Filling Supreme Court Vacancy

President Donald Trump took to Twitter to drum up support for filling in the Supreme Court vacancy left by the…

4 years ago

Fox News Analyst: Trump’s Supreme Court Gambit Removes “All Pretense About Justices as Impartial”

Fox News analyst Juan Williams says President Donald Trump nominating Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader…

4 years ago

Mitch McConnell Hands The Senate To Democrats By Pulling Republicans Off The Campaign Trail

Mitch McConnell is pulling incumbent Republican Senators off of the campaign trail so that they can confirm Trump's SCOTUS nominee.

4 years ago

Fox News Poll: More Americans Trust Biden on Choosing a New SCOTUS Justice

According to a new Fox News poll, more Americans trust President Donald Trump's rival Joe Biden to appoint a new…

4 years ago

Rep. Kevin McCarthy: I’ll Force Vote to Remove Pelosi If She Tries to Impeach Trump Again

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has threatened to force a vote to remove House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) if…

4 years ago

Republican Massachusetts Governor Slams Senate’s Attempts to Confirm SCOTUS Nominee While Delaying Virus Relief

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (R) rebuked the Senate's attempts to confirm a nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader…

4 years ago

WATCH: Trump Admits That He’s Rushing SCOTUS Vote So He can Contest Election Results

Poll after poll after poll has shown Donald Trump in poor position to remain president. While he's down in nearly…

4 years ago