Justice Stephen Breyer To Retire
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer sits during a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff/New York Times via AP, Pool Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.After nearly three decades on the US Supreme Court, Justice Stephen…
The Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate—Except for Health Care Workers
People protest vaccine mandates in New York City in October 2021.John Lamparski/NurPhoto/Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Unless you work in health care, federal vaccine mandates are off. In two decisions handed down Thursday afternoon, the Supreme Court blocked a rule requiring…
With the Supreme Court Ready to Gut Roe, Amy Klobuchar Says Congress Needs to Act—and Fast
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) addresses a rally at the US Capitol in September.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act, a controversial state law banning almost all abortions…
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…
Coming to a City Near You: Students for Life’s Bus Tour Featuring Live Ultrasounds
Members of Students for Life hold signs up in favor of the Senate confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in October 2020. Paris Malone/Sipa via AP Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The entire pro-life movement is eagerly awaiting the…
Justices Kagan and Sotomayor Weren’t Taking Any Bullshit at SCOTUS’ Texas Abortion Hearing
Samuel Corum/Bloomberg/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Monday, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Texas’s law prohibiting abortions after six weeks, a near-total ban. The pair of cases—Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson and United States v. Texas—were marathon sessions…