SCOTUS may bar Trump from the ballot as an act of self-preservation

The Justices are human beings. DEAN OBEIDALLAH DEC 26, 2023 (deanobeidallah@substack.com) Share One thing lost in the debate over whether the US Supreme Court will agree with the recent Colorado Supreme Court decision that Donald Trump is barred from ever serving as President again for “engaging in insurrection” is that the Supreme… Continue reading

REFORMING PARTISAN SCOTUS MAY BE AS SIMPLE AS VOTING IN LOCAL ELECTIONS

FrI, 9/8/2023 – BY CARL GIBSON (Occupy.com) This is part two of an exclusive Occupy.com series examining the hyper-partisan Supreme Court and solutions to reining it in. Click here to read part one. The Supreme Court of the United States’ (SCOTUS) six-member conservative majority has cemented itself as a steadfast opponent of democracy… Continue reading

‘Wrong and Frightening’: Alito Claims Congress Can’t Regulate SCOTUS

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito testifies during a U.S. House hearing on March 7, 2019 in Washington, D.C.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) “What a surprise, guy who is supposed to enforce checks and balances thinks checks shouldn’t apply to him,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. JESSICA CORBETT Jul… Continue reading