After the U.S. Supreme Court curtailed the powers of federal agencies in two cases last week, progressive critics predictably complained that the decisions favored “big business,” “corporate interests,” and “the wealthy and powerful.” That gloss overlooked the reality that people with little wealth or power frequently are forced to contend with overweening bureaucrats who invent […]
Collective amnesia seems to have struck the conservative majority on the Supreme Court, especially around the question: Is the president above the law? Five of the six conservative justices who ruled to give the president absolute immunity for “core” presidential duties seem to have made contradictory statements during their Senate confirmation hearings. “No man is […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority gave the office of the president absolute immunity for core official acts of the office. “The nature of presidential power entitles a former president to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority,” Chief Justice […]
The immunity decision will delay and diminish Jack Smith‘s two Trump prosecutions, experts predict. In the documents case, Trump can claim that “declassifying” them, back in DC, was an official act. In the J6 case, he can seek immunity for allegations involving talking to another federal official. It’s been a pretty bad day for Special Counsel […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — In a massive ruling, the conservative majority on the supreme court overturned what is known as the chevron deference. The decision kneecaps federal agencies and their ability to regulate industry. The chevron deference, first established by the supreme court in the 80’s, gave federal agencies the power to interpret laws if […]
SCOTUS limited federal agencies’ regulatory powers with two recent rulings. One legal expert said the high court is clearly “hellbent” on dismantling the administrative state. Because of the rulings, the regulation of essentially all major industries will be tougher. In two separate rulings over the last 48 hours, the conservative majority of the United States Supreme […]
Justice Amy Coney Barrett broke ranks with the conservative majority on the Supreme Court Friday, leveraging strong words against her colleagues for their interpretation of Fischer v. United States. After the court ruled 6-3 that the Justice Department overstepped in charging hundreds of January 6 rioters with obstruction, the Trump-appointed conservative judge used her dissenting […]
A lawsuit filed by attorneys general in Missouri and Louisiana alleged the federal government pressured social media companies to target conservative speech across a range of topics, from the efficacy of vaccines to the integrity of the 2020 presidential election (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images). The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected arguments by […]
Two years ago, New York Times columnist David French complains, the Supreme Court “created a jurisprudential mess that scrambled American gun laws” by saying they must be “consistent with this Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.” Last week, French suggests, the Court drew back from the precipice when it upheld a federal law that disarms […]
A corrupted, partisan United States Supreme Court is how we will lose our democracy. Right now, two Supreme Court justices have a demonstrable inability to be impartial on partisan matters, including those related to former President Donald Trump. Furthermore, they have received financial benefits from parties they have ruled in favor of. The justices have […]
Rep. William Timmons (R-S.C.) introduced a resolution Friday urging the Supreme Court to “intervene” in the hush money case against former President Donald Trump before the 2024 election — a move that experts say is a political stunt that faces significant legal obstacles. Citing the “All Writs Act,” by which the court “may issue all […]
The Supreme Court’s delay in deciding Donald Trump’s immunity case makes a trial before election highly unlikely, legal experts say. Special counsel Jack Smith, who brought the four-count indictment against Trump in August 2023, has accused the former president of conspiring to thwart his 2020 electoral defeat and the peaceful transfer of power to President […]