Supreme Court Issues Terrible Takings Decision in Pung v. Isabella County The Court ruled that local goverments may pay compensation far below fair market value for property seized in tax foreclosures. Reason · Jun 23
Supreme Court Delivers Major Second Amendment Win by Limiting Federal Gun Ban on Marijuana Users The Supreme Court ruled unanimously to limit federal firearm restrictions on marijuana users, challenging the government's approach to drug-related gun bans and protecting Second Amendment rights. International Business Times UK · Jun 19
The Supreme Court just blocked an Alabama execution. The method causes ‘severe pain over and above death itself’ Alabama has already executed 7 inmates with this controversial method. We Got This Covered · Jun 14
Thomas and Alito Shortchange the Bill of Rights in Another Criminal Justice Case Plus: a few words about my new book Reason · Jun 2
Thomas and Alito Take a Regrettable Position in a Qualified Immunity Case The two judicial conservatives continue to disappoint criminal justice reform advocates. Reason · May 28
US supreme court dismisses Alabama’s bid to execute intellectually disabled man Court throws out state’s challenge to judicial finding that inmate convicted of murder is ineligible for death penalty The Guardian - US · May 21
Supreme Court preserves access to mifepristone via telehealth – at least for now The U.S. Supreme Court has decided that patients can continue to get mifepristone, one of the two drugs used for medication abortion, via telehealth and by mail. At least for now. The Conversation · May 15
Supreme Court allows abortion pill access while lawsuit proceeds The widely expected order provides legal certainty for pharmacies, telehealth companies and clinicians. Axios · May 14
Watchdog groups urge Senate to investigate Samuel Alito over oil stock conflicts Groups say supreme court justice, who owns stock in oil companies, may be violating ethics codes by participating in certain cases The Guardian - US · May 14
The supreme court’s takedown of American democracy is complete Since the Citizens United decision of 2010, the justices have dismantled Americans’ voices. The only solution is at the ballot box The Guardian - US · May 12
US supreme court temporarily extends access to mail-order abortion medication mifepristone Louisiana had sued the FDA last fall, arguing that prescribing mifepristone interfered with state’s ban on abortion The Guardian - US · May 11
Racial gerrymandering may be here to stay The outrage was swift and severe when the U.S. Supreme Court, by an ideologically divided 6-3 vote, recently struck down Louisiana’s majority Black congressional district as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Critics lambasted the court for gutting the Voting Rights Act, the federal law that had until recently garnered strong bipartisan… The Conversation · May 11
Trump news at a glance: Republicans dominating redistricting fight across several states before midterms President and his party celebrate as Democrats vow to fight Virginia court ruling barring state from enacting new voter-approved congressional maps – key US politics stories from 8 May 2026 at a glance The Guardian - US · May 9
Abortion is still a problem for the GOP Even this Supreme Court seems wary of efforts to restrict the abortion pill Salon · May 6
The Guardian - US · May 5 US supreme court expedites Voting Rights Act ruling so Louisiana can redraw its maps for midterms Ketanji Brown Jackson blasted the decision, saying the court has hastened it ruling only twice before in 25 years
International Business Times · May 4 Abortion Pill Access Reinstated By Supreme Court Emergency Order The Supreme Court temporarily restored broad access to mifepristone, allowing the abortion pill to remain available nationwide while the justices consider an emergency appeal in a legal battle over medication abortion.
The Guardian - US · May 4 US supreme court temporarily restores access to mail-order abortion pills Order signed by Samuel Alito blocks ruling that prevented providers from prescribing mifepristone through the mail
The Independent UK · May 4 Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies The Supreme Court has restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation
The Guardian - US · May 1 Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Trump has three wars going on right now – Iranians, Ukrainians and comedians’ Late-night hosts discussed Trump pressuring ABC to fire Kimmel, the US’s war with Iran and the US supreme court decision that guts voting rights
The Guardian - US · May 1 The supreme court’s voting rights decision wasn’t about law – it was about politics This court has impaled one of the most important laws in American history, with disastrous consequences for multiracial democracy
The Guardian - US · May 1 Conservative justices actually consider race – except in correcting inequality In Louisiana v Callais, the supreme court has openly considered white Republicans in partisan redistricting
The Mary Sue · Apr 30 The Supreme Court just gutted the Voting Rights Act and Louisiana’s Black voters are the first casualty The Supreme Court just delivered a crushing blow to the Voting Rights Act, and Louisiana’s Black voters are feeling the impact first. According to The Guardian, in a 6-3 decision split along partisan lines, the court effectively dismantled Section 2 of the landmark 1965 law, the last stronghold preventing racial…
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30 First Thing: US supreme court ‘demolishes’ Voting Rights Act Ruling has gutted provision intended to prevent racial discrimination in voting. Plus, oil tops $126 a barrel to reach highest level since 2022
Reason · Apr 30 SCOTUS Narrows the Reach of the Voting Rights Act Plus: The Supreme Court says “demands for a charity’s private member or donor information” raises First Amendment problems.
The Guardian - US · Apr 30 The conservative supreme court justices behind the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act Latest ruling is culmination of Justices Roberts and Alito’s campaign to slowly but surely strangle efforts to protect democratic rights of Black and other minority Americans