Samuel Alito Has a Very Strange Theory for How to Protect Democracy
Mother Jones; Cliff Owen/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Thursday, the Supreme Court held oral arguments over former President Donald Trump’s claims that he enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for engaging in what he contends were his official duties while in office.…
The GOP’s “Election Integrity” Lawyer Was Just Indicted for Election Subversion
Christina Bobb, right, interviews fellow election denier Kari Lake at a 2022 rally.Gage Skidmore/Flickr Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The attorney running the Republican National Committee’s “election integrity” effort has been criminally charged by the state of Arizona for her efforts to help Donald…
Students Are Demanding Universities Divest From Israel—and Dirty Energy
Milo Hess/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Campus organizers at three universities filed legal complaints on Monday arguing that their schools’ investments in planet-heating fossil fuels are illegal, the Guardian has learned. The students from Columbia University, Tulane University, and the University of Virginia each wrote…
Utility That Bribed Ohio Regulators Secretly Bankrolled Republican Mike DeWine’s 2018 Governor Bid, Records Show
FirstEnergy, which is embroiled in a bribery scandal, secretly gave $2.5 million to help elect Gov. Mike DeWine, seen here at a 2022 forum. Graham Stokes/Ohio Capital Journal via Floodlight Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This story was produced by Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom…
Mike Johnson’s Visit to Columbia Wasn’t a Hit
Anthony Behar/Sipa USA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) emerged onto the steps of Columbia University’s Low Memorial Library on Wednesday afternoon, he was greeted with a deafening sound: hundreds of booing students. Johnson had just emerged from meetings…
Idaho Wants the Supreme Court to Ignore Reality. The Justices Seem Ready to Oblige.
Mother Jones; Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman/AP; Unsplash; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that presented the grim reality of the post-Roe v. Wade world the justices have created. Without a constitutional right to…