Supreme Court to Take on the Biggest Abortion Case Since Dobbs
Gina M Randazzo/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it will hear a case deciding the fate of mifepristone, a pill used in medication abortion, marking the most consequential reproductive rights case to reach the high court since…
Protesters Showed Up Outside Kavanaugh’s Home, and the Tone Police Lost Its Mind
Jacquelyn Martin/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.According to plenty of tweets in my feed these past few days, it sure seems like a lot of people can excuse stripping people of their reproductive rights—but draw a hard line at noise…
RNC Accuses Biden’s SCOTUS Nominee of…Being a Democrat!
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks next to President Joe Biden on her nomination to the Supreme Court at the White House on February 25, 2022. Gripas Yuri/Abaca via ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The Republican National Committee is in full opposition…
We Always Knew Conservative Justices Would Tear Roe Down. Today Proved It.
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.There has long been an expectation that the Supreme Court may try to be a bit subtle as it works to unravel abortion rights—that Chief Justice John Roberts’ concern for his legacy, or…
Here’s the Truth About Brett Kavanaugh’s Finances
It’s become a predictable pattern: The Supreme Court issues a controversial ruling on a hot-button social issue, and then Justice Brett Kavanaugh trends on Twitter. Earlier this month, it happened again after the court refused to block the recent Texas law that all but bans abortion. Almost immediately, hashtags like #WhoOwnsKavanaugh and #BrettsDebts blossomed across…
Mississippi Urges Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Oct. 12, 2020.Patrick Semansky/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Thursday, the state of Mississippi filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to strike down…