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SCOTUS may "intervene" in 2024 election

"People are underestimating how messy this could get," expert says amid growing election-related litigation

Salon

Trump and guns loom large as scandal-hit supreme court gets back to work

Battered by ethics scandals, the court shows no signs of reining itself in – and it could play a key role in the election

The Guardian - US

Bill would reform "power hungry" SCOTUS

The sweeping plan would add six new judges to the high court, appointed over three successive presidential terms

Salon

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‘We are staying in this race’: behind the unraveling of Mark Robinson’s campaign in North Carolina

The Republican candidate for governor’s own words have been landing him in trouble long before the latest reports

The Guardian - US

Judge in Trump’s classified documents case under fire for failing to disclose right-wing banquet

Trump-appointed federal judge Aileen Cannon tossed classified documents case against former president in July

The Independent UK

Samuel Alito and German rightwing aristocrat linked to US anti-abortion activist

US supreme court justice and Gloria von Thurn und Taxis found to have rubbed elbows with hardliner Leonard Leo

The Guardian - US

David Brock on Clarence Thomas and supreme court hijack: ‘The original sin’

Brock once attacked Anita Hill, who accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment. His new book slams Thomas

The Guardian - US

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Liz Cheney blocked January 6 scrutiny of Ginni Thomas, book says

Anti-Trump Republican stymied investigation of activist married to supreme court justice, says reporter David Brock

The Guardian - US

Amy Coney Barrett is the Supreme Court’s main character

Every family is bound to have drama, including the nine-person ménage on the Supreme Court. Hints of tensions and frustrations were noticeable this part term — with Amy Coney Barrett in the center of the drama. Ariana Baio breaks it down

The Independent UK

Judge says election won't affect timeline for Trump prosecution - Roll Call

Judge Tanya S. Chutkan said Thursday she would not consider the election as she sets a schedule in the Washington case against Donald Trump.

Roll Call

The Latest ProPublica Story About Ginni Thomas

ProPublica obtained a recording of a call that the First Liberty Institute held with donors. [For full disclosure, I have spoken at several First Liberty events.] As readers of this blog likely know, First Liberty has litigated landmark religious liberty cases before the Supreme Court, including Kennedy v. Bremerton School…

Reason

Ginni Thomas supported group working against Supreme Court reform: report

Wife of Supreme Court justice says religious rights group has ‘filled the sails of many judges’

The Independent UK

Clarence Thomas’s wife thanks group for efforts to block court ethics reforms

Ginni Thomas writes ‘thank you so, so, so much’ to group for fighting effort to rein in wayward supreme court justices

The Guardian - US

Ginni Thomas praises anti-reform group

In call with donors, First Liberty Institute’s Kelly Shackelford read the supportive email he said came from Thomas

Salon

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Court Watchers Can Safely Skip Justice Jackson's New Book

She doesn't write about the Court, and the press is strictly prohibited from asking about anything of interest.

International Business Times

Justice Jackson Supports 'Enforceable' Ethics Code For Supreme Court Judges

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson distanced herself from commenting on the current disputes involving Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, but she is in favor of an enforced code of ethics for the Supreme Court.

The Independent UK

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is hitting the road to promote her new memoir, 'Lovely One'

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is embarking on a high-profile, nationwide tour to promote her new memoir, “Lovely One.”

International Business Times

Aileen Cannon Unlikely To Be Removed From Trump Classified Docs Case, Even If Jack Smith Wins Appeal, Former Prosecutor Says

The federal judge tossed the case last month

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Smith appeal could lead to Cannon ouster

"There are some things in the law that are open to debate," commented attorney Neal Katyal. "This one is not"

The Independent UK

Jack Smith urges appeals court to revive Trump’s Mar-a-Lago case after Judge Cannon’s ‘nonsensical’ ruling

The special counsel’s office is appealing Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to shut down the classified documents case

The Independent UK

Republican group cites notorious Dred Scott ruling as reason Kamala Harris can’t be president

Group also challenged right of Vivek Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley to appear on Republican primary ballots

Latin Times

SCOTUS rules with Republicans, bars Arizonans without proof of citizenship from registering to vote

The Supreme Court partially agreed to a request from the RNC, barring people from voting if they don't provide some proof of citizenship when they register

Reason

Today in Supreme Court History: August 17, 1988

8/17/1988: Republican party nominates George H.W. Bush for President. He would appoint David Souter and Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.

Salon

SCOTUS quietly jumpstarts Project 2025

Donald Trump’s authoritarian playbook on Christian nationalism is already in motion

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Justice Clarence Thomas Faces Scrutiny Over Undisclosed Travel

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas faces scrutiny for undisclosed luxury travel on a GOP donor's private jet, raising ethics concerns.

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