Supreme Court Leans Left in the Wake of Antonin Scalia’s Death

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jun 30, 2016 All things considered, the Supreme Court’s just-completed term was a good one for liberals and progressives. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s Scary, 12-Point Legal Agenda

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 12, 2016 The presumptive Republican nominee is part angry populist, part xenophobic nationalist, part reality-show huckster and part latter-day Benito Mussolini But there are coherent goals in his ideological scramble—including remaking the Supreme Court The presumptive Republican nominee is part angry populist, part xenophobic nationalist, part reality-show huckster and part latter-day Benito Mussolini. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Samantha Bee Asks Why GOP Is Blocking ‘Gentle Law Hobbit’ Merrick Garland From the Top Court (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 22, 2016 The "Full Frontal" host did not mince words Monday night as she criticized Senate Republicans for refusing to meet with President Obama's Supreme Court nominee. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mitch McConnell Explains It All

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The Party of Trump Versus Merrick Garland

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 17, 2016 In a span of about 12 hours, Americans were given definitive evidence that the Republican Party is now in thrall to its most ideologically and tactically extreme forces, while the Democrats still look to the center ground and to compromise. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Tell Your Senators to Do Their Job

Robert Reich / Truthdig Mar 17, 2016 In refusing to vote or even hold a hearing on the president’s nominee to the Supreme Court, GOP senators are abdicating their constitutional responsibility. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Waiting for an End to Supreme Court ‘Death Watch’

Bill Blum / Truthdig Mar 17, 2016 Merrick Garland, President Obama's centrist nominee, seems destined for summary rejection by the GOP-controlled Senate, even as legal observers worry that at any moment yet another death on the bench could intensify the partisan fight over the future of our nation's highest court. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Obama Picks Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland for Supreme Court

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 16, 2016 The president is expected to battle the Senate Republican majority after nominating a judge with a record of challenging the federal government. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Administration: Judges Can’t Stop Us From Classifying Whatever We Want

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 9, 2015 U.S. Justice Department attorneys argued -- at a hearing on a lawsuit seeking to make public the videotapes of a prisoner being force-fed at Guantanamo Bay prison -- that courts cannot order the unsealing of evidence that has been classified by the government. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )