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In Secret Recordings, Alito Endorses Nation of ‘Godliness.’ Roberts Talks of Pluralism.
The two justices were surreptitiously recorded at a Supreme Court gala last week by a woman posing as a Catholic…
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Senate Democrats Face Escalating Calls for Broader Investigation Into High Court
They say their options are limited by the court’s status as a separate branch of government and deep Republican opposition.
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Trump’s Second Term Would Be Even More Corrupt and Vindictive Than His First
A truism of the Trump era is that every accusation is a confession. When Donald Trump hurls wild charges at…
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Chief Justice Rejects Call for Alito’s Recusal in Jan. 6 Cases After Flag Incidents
In a letter to Democratic senators, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said that individual justices decide when to recuse.…
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Experts Question Alito’s Failure to Recuse Himself in Flag Controversy
Legal ethicists welcomed the fact that the justice gave reasons for staying on two Jan. 6 cases, a break from…
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Jamie Raskin: How to Force Justices Alito and Thomas to Recuse Themselves in the Jan. 6 Cases
Many people have gloomily accepted the conventional wisdom that because there is no binding Supreme Court ethics code, there is…
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Can the Supreme Court’s Liberals Reclaim Judicial Restraint?
The Supreme Court’s recent rescue of an important federal agency from the hands of a hostile lower court was an…
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Justice Alito’s Blame-the-Wife Defense
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Trump Wants to Prosecute Biden. He Also Thinks Presidents Deserve Immunity.
In arguing to the Supreme Court that he cannot be charged for acts while in office, Donald Trump has asked…
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Trump’s Immunity Case Was Settled More Than 200 Years Ago
Did the American Revolution actually happen? If it did, was it a good thing? This is more or less what…