The Movement to Expand the Supreme Court Is Growing
Activists for Expanding the Supreme Court Rally outside the Supreme Court on June 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Demand Justice Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The movement to counter the Supreme Court’s rightward lurch has come a long way since…
Supreme Court Restricts EPA’s Ability to Protect US Waterways
Michael and Chantell Sackett, outside the Supreme Court in 2011, have waged a long legal battle to build a house on wetlands near one of Idaho’s largest lakes.Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here…
The Supreme Court Made Just About Everyone Happy for Once
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Thursday, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion that provides liberals, conservatives, and libertarians a rare chance to celebrate the same thing. The court’s decision in Tyler v. Hennepin County will block about a dozen…
How the Clarence Thomas Scandals Explain His Right-Wing Rulings
Mother Jones; Alex Wong/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“Live through Jim Crow, so you can live off of Harlan Crow.” That’s how MoJo’s Garrison Hayes archly summarizes the hypocrisies of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, in light of recent blockbuster revelations that he…
Mike Pence Is the Latest Conservative to Carry Water for Clarence Thomas
Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last month, ProPublica published a bombshell investigation revealing that real estate billionaire and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow for two decades showered Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with very expensive gifts and private jet and yacht trips. Crucially,…
Clarence Thomas Is How the Conservative Legal Movement Works
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Thursday, ProPublica dropped a major new story about Clarence Thomas’ relationship with Texas conservative megadonor Harlan Crow. In addition to inviting the Supreme Court justice on expensive vacations on his superyacht, buying Thomas’ mother’s house,…