The man who set the stage for theocracy A look at Leonard Leo’s American theocracy Salon · Jul 26, 2024
Justice Kagan says there needs to be a way to enforce the US Supreme Court's new ethics code Justice Elena Kagan says the U.S. Supreme Court should bolster its new ethics code by adding a way to enforce it The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2024
California Isn’t Enforcing Its Strongest-in-the-Nation Oil Well Cleanup Law on Its Largest Oil Company State regulators could have asked oil companies California Resources Corp. and Aera Energy for an estimated $2.4 billion to guarantee wells are plugged but decided they didn’t have the authority to do so. Capital & Main · Jul 24, 2024
Trump Media deal could help him cash in Company eases way for Trump to turn his stock into something more tangible with $2.5 billion option Salon · Jul 17, 2024
Leaked video: Vance thinks Devil is real Vance gave a speech to the Leonard Leo-backed Teneo Network, which he joined shortly before running for Senate Salon · Jul 16, 2024
AZ school voucher "model" is a disaster Arizona spent so much money on private schools that it may have to cut hundreds of millions from critical programs Salon · Jul 16, 2024
Secret rich Christian group has big plot Little-known right-wing organization spends millions on big election push — but it may be violating the law Salon · Jul 15, 2024
AOC seeks Alito, Thomas impeachment The long-shot impeachment push seeks to hold the judges accountable over alleged ethical breaches Salon · Jul 10, 2024
TX gives millions to anti-choice groups Texas leads nation in funding for crisis pregnancy centers. Its system is riddled with waste and lacks oversight Salon · Jul 9, 2024
Texas funnels millions to anti-abortion groups with little oversight Texas leads the nation in funding for crisis pregnancy centers. But they’re riddled with waste, a ProPublica and CBS News investigation found. The Texas Tribune · Jul 9, 2024
Capital & Main Wins 20 Prizes at the Southern California Journalism Awards Capital & Main took first place in the highly competitive Best News Website, Exclusive to the Internet category. Capital & Main · Jul 1, 2024
Divided Over Purdue Pharma Deal, SCOTUS Unites in Accepting a Dubious OxyContin Narrative The majority and the dissenters agree that the drug was "central" to "the opioid crisis," even though there is little evidence to support that thesis. Reason · Jun 27, 2024
NYPD commissioner buries cop misconduct Victims are never told their cases have been buried by NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban Salon · Jun 27, 2024
The Guardian - US · Jun 27, 2024 The US supreme court just basically legalized bribery By sheer coincidence, this ruling concerns the sort of generous ‘gifts’ and ‘gratuities’ that justices have been known to accept
Reason · Jun 24, 2024 Students in This Illinois School District Are Getting Tickets for Misbehaving The fines, which can reach over $750, are disproportionately likely to be handed out to black students, a complaint with the Education Department alleges.
Salon · Jun 14, 2024 Probe reveals more donor-funded trips The Supreme Court justice flew to Montana and other destinations on the billionaire GOP donor’s dime
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024 Justice Clarence Thomas took more trips paid for by donor Harlan Crow, Senate panel reveals Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin says his committee has uncovered at least three additional luxury trips given to Justice Clarence Thomas by donors as part of the panel’s ethics investigation into the Supreme Court
Salon · Jun 13, 2024 Whistleblower: Microsoft left US at risk Russian hackers used the weakness to breach the National Nuclear Security Administration and others
Salon · Jun 12, 2024 Alito attacks press for ethics reporting On a secret recording, Alito complains that reporters just don't like his rulings
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024 Justice Samuel Alito heard in new audio slamming media for reporting on Supreme Court ethics ‘There are groups that are very well-funded by ideological groups that have spearheaded these attacks,’ Justice Alito claims
The Guardian - US · Jun 12, 2024 US supreme court in ‘crisis of legitimacy’ says AOC at House oversight round table New York representative and fellow Democrat Jamie Raskin sought to ‘connect the dots’ between dark money and court
Salon · Jun 10, 2024 IRS audit could cost Trump over $100M IRS probe concluded that Trump effectively claimed the same massive write-off twice on his failed Chicago tower
Top News · Jun 8, 2024 Justice Clarence Thomas Discloses Lavish Trips, Sparking Controversy Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas discloses luxurious trips funded by GOP megadonor, raising transparency concerns.
Salon · Jun 7, 2024 Clarence Thomas reveals Bali trip donor The conservative Supreme Court justice admitted Friday that Harlan Crow paid for his 2019 trip to Indonesia