jrpegan3 days agoJohn Roberts Just Dropped the Hammer on Rogue, Lawless Trump Judgesslate.com - By Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph SternFor more than a decade, conservative plaintiffs have been gaming the judiciary by filing lawsuits before a hard-right judge who’s guaranteed to rule …
jrpeganOp-ed: Charges against journalist Tim Burke are a hack jobverified_publisherArs Technica - Caitlin Vogus and Jennifer Stisa GranickBurke was indicted after sharing outtakes of a Fox News interview. Caitlin Vogus is the deputy director of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation …
jrpeganThe courts were never going to save America from Donald Trumpverified_publisherVox - Ian MillhiserNo one is coming to save US democracy, except for ourselves. In the last few days, the Supreme Court delivered two body blows to anyone hoping that former President Donald Trump might face consequences for his attempt to overthrow the 2020 election. On February 28, the Court ordered the most …
jrpeganThe Supreme Court’s “Unanimous” Trump Ballot Ruling Is Actually a 5–4 Disasterslate.com - By Mark Joseph SternOn Monday, the Supreme Court unanimously reversed a Colorado Supreme Court decision removing Donald Trump from the ballot because of his engagement …
jrpeganAppeals court tosses Jan. 6 sentence in ruling that could affect more than 100 casesNBC News - By Megan LebowitzThe ruling by a three-judge panel raises the possibility that more than 100 defendants may be resentenced over their role in the attack on the Capitol. WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday tossed out a portion of a Jan. 6 defendant's sentence that could affect more than a hundred other …
jrpeganSupreme Court to confront 14th Amendment disqualification — and not just Trump’sThe Hill - Zach SchonfeldFormer President Trump isn’t the only public official whose disqualification under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection ban has landed at the Supreme …