The South Carolina senator whined about Democratic tactics all through Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearings. Oh, please.
Brett Kavanaugh
Posted inProtecting the Vote
Another Scheme to Curtail Voting Rights
Get to know the “independent state legislature doctrine” which intrigues Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court’s Alabama Disaster
An evening ruling undoing the work of Trump- and Clinton-appointed judges harms Black voters—and shows an activist conservative Court bent on narrowing voting rights.
Posted inFeatured, Law and Justice, Political Animal, Politics
How the Trump Era Changed the Supreme Court
Justices still try to convince the public that they are not guided by politics. They are insulting the American people’s intelligence.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Brett Kavanaugh Without Tears
The tough time Democrats put the justice’s family through during his confirmation hearings was nothing compared to what Kavanaugh put Vince Foster’s family through in the 1990s.
Posted inFeatured, Law and Justice, Political Animal, Politics
The Supreme Court Lashes Out at Unions—Again. Why Union Elections Are Not Like Other Elections.
The ruling isn’t just pro-property rights; it’s contrary to our democratic values.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The Supreme Court Giveth and Taketh
By wisely striking down non-unanimous juries but cruelly not aiding the victims of this racist practice, the conservative justices show who they really are.
Posted inMain, Political Animal
In Election Litigation, An Ominous Sign
Buried in a legal debate over “independent legislatures” lay signs that the Roberts Court is all about raw power.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Justice Barrett is Seated and Voting Cases Just Got Scarier
Election-related cases are on the Supreme Court’s docket and that’s before Nov. 3.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Supreme Court Will Let Us See Trump’s Taxes, Just Not Before We Vote
The roosters have not quite made it all the way home to roost, but they’re definitely on their way.
