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Courts & Law

Supreme Court 101: What is Judicial Review?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 3, 2023 It's where the high court gets its power—and it's not even mentioned in the Constitution. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

What Earl Warren Was Thinking

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 2, 2023 An interview with the jurist whose court presided over the major decisions now being undone by a conservative court. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Chief Justice Roberts’ Annual Report on the Federal Judiciary Is a Study in Hypocrisy

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 6, 2023 A Supreme Court ritual ignores a crisis of legitimacy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Robert Bork smoking a cigarette superimposed in front of the Supreme Court building which is drenched in red light.

Digs

Robert Bork’s Revenge

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 19, 2022 How the Supreme Court was remade in the image of the original Originalist. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Major Cases of the Supreme Court’s 2022 Term

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 19, 2022 The court is now firmly controlled by an emboldened super-majority of right-wing politicians dressed in black robes. These are the cases where they likely will do the most damage this term. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Politics

Why Doesn’t the Cherokee Nation Have a Delegate to Congress?

Julie Reed / High Country News Dec 15, 2022 In 2022, the Cherokee Nation is asking for Congress to seat its delegate, as the Treaty of 1835 requires. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Presidential Powers Case

JESSICA GRESKO / The Associated Press Mar 3, 2020 Its ruling on whether to make it easier for the president to fire the consumer financial law enforcement chief could affect other agencies. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Set to Hear Arguments on Rapid Deportation

MARK SHERMAN / The Associated Press Feb 29, 2020 The Trump administration seeks a ruling it could potentially use to deport millions of people, even those arrested far from the border. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Attack on Ginsburg and Sotomayor Alarm Legal Community

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Feb 25, 2020 The president has called for the two Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from all cases involving him or his administration. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Crackdown on Immigrants Who Use Public Benefits Takes Effect

ANITA SNOW / The Associated Press Feb 24, 2020 Droves of immigrants, including citizens and legal residents, drop social services out of fear they will be kicked out of the U.S. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Bloomberg Serves Oligarchy and Patriarchy Before Any Party

Alison Rose Levy / Truthdig Feb 20, 2020 Credit where credit is due: The DNC’s latest “moderate” prospect for 2020 comes complete with a slate of blatantly nonprogressive stances. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump Goes Global With His Absurd Anti-Abortion Agenda

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 19, 2020 With Roe v. Wade in danger, the president has the upper hand as long as he promotes his supporters' anti-abortion cause at home and abroad. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )