EXPLAINED: 13 - The Real Truth

Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case

The Supreme Court has ruled against the Navajo Nation in a dispute involving water from the drought-stricken Colorado River

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023

Native American tribes say Supreme Court challenge was never just about foster kids

Native Americans say the Supreme Court has reaffirmed their power to withstand threats from states in many areas

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023

The supreme court made a surprising ruling for Native American rights

A white couple challenged an adoption law that protects Native children. Thankfully, the conservative court didn’t buy their argument

The Guardian - US · Jun 18, 2023

Supreme Court justices, minus Thomas, and Alito, file financial disclosure reports

Justice Clarence Thomas' disclosure form had been eagerly awaited in the wake of news reports that he accepted luxury trips worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow.

WEKU · Jun 7, 2023

Justice Jackson reports flowers from Oprah, designer clothing as Thomas delays filing disclosure

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has disclosed that she received a $1,200 congratulatory floral display from Oprah Winfrey and $6,580 in designer clothing for a magazine photo shoot in her first months as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023

Justice Breyer's Establishment Clause Particularism

Justice Breyer saw church-state controversies as highly and inevitably fact-bound, solvable only through a judicial balancing exercise.

Reason · Jun 1, 2023

US supreme court end-of-term decisions could transform key areas of public life

Consequential decisions regarding affirmative action, LGBTQ+ equality and the future of Native American tribes are expected

The Guardian - US · May 30, 2023

North Carolina Governor Declares 'State of Emergency' Over Education Debate

The stunt comes days after Justice Gorsuch warned of officials addicted to emergency decrees.

Reason · May 26, 2023

The Perils of 'Rule by Indefinite Emergency Edict'

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch highlights a vital lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reason · May 24, 2023

Gorsuch Condemns 'Breathtaking' COVID Emergency Powers That Crushed Civil Liberties

"Since March 2020, we may have experienced the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of this country," Gorsuch wrote. That might be an exaggeration, but it isn't far off.

Reason · May 19, 2023