Team Cain Counters With ‘High-Tech Lynching’ Ad

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2011 You know what liberals do? They hit below the belt. That's the explanation given for the race-based treatment that the mainstream media are giving "beautiful man" Herman Cain, according to this exercise in crisis management produced by Cain's camp. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Troy Davis and the Machinery of Death

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 28, 2011 On Sept. 21 at 7 p.m., Troy Anthony Davis was scheduled to die. I was reporting live from outside Georgia's death row in Jackson, awaiting news about whether the Supreme Court would spare his life. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Selling Out of Our Democracy

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2011 For years, the conservative wing of the Supreme Court has flapped mightily in the face of any attempt to deny American corporations their ability to disenfranchise and dispossess the American public. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Yes to Violence, No to Sex

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 29, 2011 Scalia’s opinion is actually quite thrilling in enunciating an extremely broad definition of the free speech rights of minors. But it is simply bizarre in dismissing the claimed harmful effects of violent depictions while still insisting on the strictest puritanical view of the dangers of sexual imagery. This American life of ours has long been pro-violence and anti-sex, unless the two can be merged so that violence is the dominant theme. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

John Dean Knows How to Get Rid of Clarence Thomas

BLANK Jun 29, 2011 For good reason, there has been serious hand-wringing over what to do about the ethical lapses of US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas There is clear precedent for how to deal with the justice Thomas could be forced off the benchThere is clear precedent for how to deal with the justice. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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No Public Money for Arizona Candidates

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2011 In a second major ruling Monday, U.S. Supreme Court justices split along ideological lines to reject an Arizona campaign finance law that offered public funding to candidates unable to raise the enormous sums of money needed to run for political office. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Supreme Court to Kids: Resume Fire (Update)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2011 American kids scored a victory Monday over parents who just don't understand how the U.S. Supreme Court could uphold an appellate court's decision striking down a California law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors. (more) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Dubious Friendship of Clarence Thomas and Harlan Crow

Staff / Truthdig Jun 19, 2011 After U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas secured a financial favor that led to the preservation of an aging cannery site in the community of his birth in Georgia, legal ethicists are voicing concerns over his friendship with Harlan Crow, a Dallas real estate magnate and contributor to conservative causes. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Clarence Thomas, You Have the Right to Remain Silent

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2011 Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas hasn't asked a question during oral arguments in five years. Why the silent treatment? To paraphrase Thomas, why beat up on the visiting lawyers when you already have your mind made up? (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Activist Judges Strike Again

Stanley Kutler / Truthdig Feb 15, 2011 The Constitution is rooted and understood in terms of its history; without that, it is merely an isolated document, portraying a moment in 1787. We can do without the arriviste Michele Bachmann to tell us exactly what its words mean.What will the Supreme Court decide on the new health care law? First, Justice Clarence Thomas' position should offer no mystery. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Clarence Thomas Did Not Disclose Wife’s Income From Conservative Groups

Staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2011 While ruling on cases near and dear to the hearts of his wife's clients, for 13 years Justice Clarence Thomas failed to report spousal income from conservative groups such as the Heritage Foundation because, he claims, he misunderstood the disclosure forms. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )