The Dobbs Leak Didn’t Wreck the Supreme Court—the Justices’ Scandals Did
Mother Jones illustration; Erin Schaff/New York Times/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One year ago, shortly after a draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade was published, Justice Clarence Thomas bemoaned that the leak had eroded public trust in the body. “I wonder how long…
$30K and a Cushy Italian Trip From a Clout-Chasing Law School? “Fantastico!” Says Gorsuch
Eric Lee/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Conservative Supreme Court justices padded their salaries and took gigs abroad that one critic likened to “all-expenses-paid vacations, with a little teaching thrown in,” courtesy of a law school that used access to the justices to boost…
Is Samuel Alito Auditioning for Tucker Carlson’s Replacement?
Eric Lee/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In a wide-ranging interview with the Wall Street Journal, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito seethed against criticisms of the high court, appeared to mock the abortion pill, and suggested he knew who leaked the draft majority opinion overturning…
The Supreme Court Finally Heard a Case Progressives and Conservatives Can Agree On
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2011, Robert Regan of Bourne, Massachusetts, stopped working as a forklift operator after being diagnosed with COPD. In 2015, he failed to pay about $900 in property taxes. The next year, the town took…
Supreme Court Delivers Fossil Fuel Firms a Stiff Setback
Graeme Sloan/SIPA USA/AP This story was originally published by Inside Climate News as part of our Climate Desk collaboration. The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear five appeals from the fossil fuel industry seeking to move climate change lawsuits it faces to the federal courts. The decision opens the door for Baltimore and other cities, states and counties to…
What Is Gavrilo Princip Doing in Harlan Crow’s “Garden of Evil”?
Mother Jones; Thomas Brey/picture-alliance/dpa/AP; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Harlan Crow—the second-generation Texas billionaire who lavished Clarence Thomas with expensive getaways in the Adirondacks and Indonesia, purchased the Thomas family home, and let the Supreme Court justice’s mother continue to live there rent-free—has…