🇺🇸 Discussion: The Supreme Court II

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Supreme Court that Trump helped shape could have the last word on his aggressive executive orders

President Donald Trump will need the Supreme Court, with three justices he appointed, to enable the most aggressive of the many actions he has taken in just the first few weeks of his second White House term.

apnews.com

 

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The Elite Lawyers Working for Elon Musk’s DOGE Include Former Supreme Court Clerks

Much attention has been paid to the young Silicon Valley engineers working for Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, but the group has also hired high-powered legal talent.

www.propublica.org

 

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Don’t expect the courts to save us from Donald Trump

Courts are inherently reactive institutions. Trump always gets the first move.

www.vox.com

 

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The Billionaire Who Wants The Supreme Court To Overturn New York Times v. Sullivan - Above the Law

The plot to undo the 'actual malice' standard of defamation law is afoot.

abovethelaw.com

 

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Supreme Court Justice Sounds Alarm Over Trump’s ‘Monarchy’ Power Grab

President Trump pledged Tuesday to “always abide by the courts” mere days after his lieutenant, Elon Musk, called for a judge’s impeachment because he didn’t like his ruling.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

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New book shows supreme court justice Clarence Thomas once supported press freedom

Rightwinger says Times v Sullivan ruling should go, but reporter reminds readers he did not always think that way

www.theguardian.com

 

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What Marbury v. Madison means for the Supreme Court — and America

President Donald Trump has been critical of federal judges who've moved to block some of his most contentious actions, such as his effort to freeze federal spending.

apnews.com

 

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"It isn’t an accident that we're here now": How the Supreme Court encouraged Trump to defy the law

Trump's assertions of broad, unchecked executive power are a predictable result of the court's "immunity" decision

www.salon.com

 

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Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is up for grabs — again — in first big 2025 battleground race

The contest will serve as a barometer of the political environment in the early stages of the new Trump administration.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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SCOTUS could make it even harder to sue for disability discrimination

The court will decide if students need to prove bad faith—which is notoriously hard.

www.motherjones.com

 

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Nobody should ever be fired by email.

 

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John Roberts' Supreme Court obeyed in advance

Trump’s wrecking ball is a constitutional unravelling of the Roberts’ court’s own making

www.salon.com

 

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Clarence Thomas wants to overturn ruling on protest-free zones at abortion clinics

Supreme Court rejects anti-abortion group challenge to buffer zones, which Thomas called an ‘abdication’ of their duty

www.independent.co.uk

 

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SCOTUS just gave abortion clinics a rare win

But more significant threats from Trump's Department of Justice remain

www.motherjones.com

 

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The rare SCOTUS siding with a defendant.