Courts & Law

Debt-Saddled Clarence Thomas Petitioned for Higher Salary, Settled for Gifts

Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski, Brett Murphy / ProPublica Dec 18, 2023 Interviews and newly unearthed documents reveal that Thomas threatened to leave the court over financial woes. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Prison Reform

Supreme Court Gives a Thumbs Up to Solitary Confinement

Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Nov 16, 2023 Rep. Cori Bush, who is leading the End Solitary Confinement Act, argues that "we are using taxpayer money to torture people." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Supreme Court Adopts Ethics Code

Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott, Brett Murphy, Alex Mierjeski / ProPublica Nov 14, 2023 Experts say it is unclear if the new rules would address the issues raised by the recent revelations without clarity on enforcement. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Justice from Below

Amna A. Akbar / n+1 Nov 4, 2023 To combat the systemic injustice of our legal system, affirmative organizing needs to begin in the lower courts. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Over 400,000 Americans Demand End to Supreme Court Corruption

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Oct 31, 2023 "It's time for Senate leaders to step in and do something," said one campaigner. "If the court cannot act in an ethical manner and put the will of the people over their wealthy benefactors, then Congress must act now." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Study: Infant Mortality Higher in States That Restrict Abortion

Zane McNeill / Truthout Oct 23, 2023 The same researchers found that the mortality rate for Black babies was more than twice that of white ones. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Women

Abortion Opponents Making It Harder To Travel Out of State for Care

Shefali Luthra / The 19th Oct 16, 2023 Thousands of people have left states with abortion bans to access the procedure. Some opponents are targeting the people who help them. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Leonard Leo’s Supreme Court Supermajority

Andy Kroll, Andrea Bernstein and Ilya Marritz / ProPublica Oct 12, 2023 The inside story of how one man built a machine that remade the American legal system — and what he plans to do next. Dig deeper ( 36 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

The Case That Could Gut the Americans With Disabilities Act

Sara Luterman / The 19th Oct 3, 2023 The court will examine whether a disabled advocate can sue hotels without being a guest. Advocates say independent civil rights testers are vital to ADA enforcement. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Supreme Court’s Assault on Voting Rights Isn’t Over

Bill Blum / Truthdig Oct 2, 2023 The court will hear oral arguments in a “racial gerrymandering” case from South Carolina — Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP — that has the potential to inflict irreparable harm on minority voters. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Clarence Thomas Secretly Involved in Koch Network Donor Gatherings

Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski / ProPublica Sep 22, 2023 Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

The Fate of the ‘Dreamers’ Is Likely Headed to the Supreme Court

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Sep 20, 2023 If the Supreme Court agrees with the new decision by a Texas federal judge, it will be devastating to 600,000 Dreamers. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )