A single exchange in last Friday’s DC Circuit argument laid bare the Trump administration’s strategy in a series of recent cases: push through deeply unpopular and frequently illegal measures and make certain the public can’t do a thing about it.
The exchange concerned Trump’s most cherished goal of remaking the White House—the people’s house—in his imperial and garish image.
Recall how we got…
“The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Alabama Republicans to remove the state’s second majority-Black congressional district for the midterms, handing the party a pickup opportunity in an apparent 6-3 vote,” The Hill reports.
New York Times: “The government lawyers whose honesty the judges have called into question are a mix of career civil servants, political appointees and newcomers brought in as the Justice Department makes a public hiring push to fill its depleted ranks. Their missteps in court come as the department’s leadership takes an unusually combative tone […]
The Supreme Judicial Council has dismissed all five complaints filed against Yahya Afridi, according to decisions made public on Thursday. Read More: SJC reviews 23 matters in meeting chaired by CJP Afridi The complaints were reviewed during a meeting of the council held on May 14 under Article 209 of Pakistan’s Constitution. The council examined a […]
Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 Nations calls on Canada to step up on separation issue
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New York Times: “As the justices have traveled the country this month for public appearances, a traditional part of the court’s schedule after finishing oral arguments for the term, they have seemed intensely aware of a public debate about their relationships with each other and the court’s own legitimacy.”
“The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives,” the AP reports. “The court’s order is the latest twist in the nation’s mid-decade redistricting competition.”
A discussion of the Supreme Court's "Shadow Docket" on the We the People Podcast.
Rick Hasen: “Over his two decades on the Supreme Court, United States Chief Justice John Roberts had consistently played the long game when it comes to the court’s weakening of voting rights. That was until the past few weeks. With a series of major upheavals in the past month alone, Roberts has signaled that he […]
"It is my hope that Pennsylvanians, and Americans, of all viewpoints and backgrounds will oppose and resist the scourge of Jew-hatred before it undermines what our ancestors have built here."
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch (on the left) and Nick Gillespie (on the right)
Associated Press: “In the second Trump administration’s first 15 months in office, district court judges ruled it was violating an order in at least 31 lawsuits over a wide range of issues, including mass layoffs, deportations, spending cuts and immigration practices, the AP’s review of court records found. That’s about one out of every eight […]
Rick Hasen: “Wednesday’s 6-3 party line decision in Louisiana v. Callais will go down in history as one of the most pernicious and damaging Supreme Court decisions of the last century.” “All six Republican-appointed justices on the court signed onto Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion gutting what remained of the Voting Rights Act protections for minority […]
HuffPost: “All 40 of his nominees to lifetime federal judgeships so far have given misleading or false responses to questions about the 2020 election in the Senate Judiciary Committee.”
A retired liberal justice does not credit the shadow docket hysteria, nor does former Judge Michael McConnell
William Baude and Richard Re respond to a common narrative
Those who don't like how the Supreme Court handles requests for interim relief might like solutions to the problem even less.
A critique of the New York Times "unfortunately tendentious reporting about the memoranda."
The leak of internal Supreme Court memos could affect how the Court operates.
“As the Supreme Court barrels toward the final stretch of a politically explosive term, its private tensions are surfacing in public,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “A series of blunt remarks by three justices in recent days has offered a glimpse into strained personal relationships, ideological divides and internal alarm over how the court is […]
Washington Post: “The Supreme Court on Friday sided with oil giant Chevron, ruling that it can fight an environmental damage lawsuit in federal court — a decision that could affect the outcomes of nearly a dozen other lawsuits that make similar allegations about the oil and gas industry.” “The unanimous decision puts into question a […]
“Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor publicly apologized to Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday after suggesting last week that he didn’t know any blue-collar workers because he had a privileged upbringing,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Killswitch Engage have announced additional dates for their 2026 touring schedule, including a Canadian headline run in August and a new US leg in September. The band’s summer tour kicks off June 3 in Detroit and runs through June 27 in San Francisco, featuring support from Machine Head, Iron Reagan, and Havok, along with festival […]
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Massachusetts metalcore heavyweights Killswitch Engage have expanded their 2026 touring plans, unveiling a packed North American run featuring multiple lineups and festival stops. The band will kick things off with […]
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New York Times: “Ever since President Trump returned to the White House, speculation has swirled about whether he will have an opportunity to name a fourth or even a fifth justice to the bench, which already includes three justices nominated by Mr. Trump during his first term.” “Those questions have mounted in recent months, as […]
At the end of the day, the magic that makes the American Experiment work is that it is grounded in an astute understanding of human nature and political realism.
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CNN: “The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to drop the government’s criminal case against Steve Bannon, a former White House adviser convicted in 2022 of defying a subpoena from lawmakers investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.” “The Supreme Court’s decision follows a move by federal prosecutors in […]
A French court has ruled to extradite Russian banker Vladimir Antonov, a former owner of English football club Portsmouth, to Lithuania.
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CNN: “The chief justice can be cagey during arguments. In high-profile cases, he often sends mixed signals and keeps his options open.” “But during the momentous session, Roberts made plain his skepticism for the Trump position that would upend more than a century of constitutional history and tradition. The chief justice cast doubt on the […]
> President Trump has been dealt his fourth legal loss in less than 24 hours, as the federal judiciary rebukes his various abuses of presidential powers.