The Supreme Court has struck down a federal ban on “bump stocks,” a firearm accessory that allows semi-automatic rifles to fire more quickly than with a standard stock. The legality of bump stocks garnered renewed scrutiny in 2017, after a gunman used one to shoot and and kill 60 people …
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Add three more private jet rides to the tally of gifts Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has accepted from right-wing billionaires. A Senate investigation into Thomas’ relationship with conservative megadonor Harlan Crow revealed three additional, unreported trips by the justice on Crow’s personal jet. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee …
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The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a coalition of conservative activists seeking to challenge the availability of abortion medication in the United States lack the necessary legal standing to challenge the legality of the drug, rejecting the bid to further restrict national access to medical abortion care. The case, …
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In a new recording, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito lashes out at the news organization ProPublica, describing its Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Supreme Court as driven by political animus, insisting: “They don’t like our decisions.” Alito was captured on tape at a June 3 event hosted by the Supreme …
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The Supreme Court is, person for person, the most powerful ruling body in the United States. Nine jurists, appointed for life, get to determine the everyday rights of Americans. These jurists can be conservative or liberal, but they’re supposed to rule according to the Constitution, not their political beliefs. Whether …
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The Biden administration has been asked by the Supreme Court to weigh in on Big Oil‘s request to review theHawaiiSupreme Court’s ruling that allowed Honolulu’s pivotal lawsuit against the companies to go to trial. In 2020, Honolulu sued major oil and gas companies, accusing them of knowing for decades that …
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Justice Samuel Alito spoke candidly about the ideological battle between the left and the right — discussing the difficulty of living “peacefully” with ideological opponents in the face of “fundamental” differences that “can’t be compromised.” He endorsed what his interlocutor described as a necessary fight to “return our country to …
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Martha-Ann Alito, wife of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, is incensed about seeing rainbow Pride flags during Pride Month, according to a new recording obtained by Rolling Stone. If it were up to her, she would be flying a Sacred Heart of Jesus flag in response. Or she might design …
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has finally decided to disclose gifts he received from a GOP megadonor. The gifts in question were reported on last year by ProPublica, kicking off an ethical scandal surrounding the longtime conservative justice. Thomas, in a financial disclosure made public on Friday, acknowledged that conservative …
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Congressman Jamie Raskin’s office is busy. It’s the summer interns’ first day, one staffer explains. Constituents and aides flutter in and out of the small lobby, somehow still spacious considering the generally cramped conditions the House’s quarters are renowned for. Everyone is watching the clock, everything is running a little …
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