Tag Archives: Scotus

Message To Americans From Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Trish Nelson

 “Think of how much more is at risk” This is a great short explainer to share with friends who may not be paying as much attention as you are or who say they don’t do politics.

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Where We Are At July 4th, 2025

Posted on June 28, 2025 by Dave Bradley

From Paul Krugman’s newsletter of June 27th: Who Trump’s OBBBA will hurt badly Basically, we’re talking about undoing all the progress America has made in expanding health insurance. And as I said, many independent analysts believe it could be substantially … Continue reading →

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Another Shiny Object

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Paul Deaton

Social media space is getting flooded with posts designed to distract us from what really matters in the life of a society. Project 2025 is the latest example. We should exercise caution before promoting this conservative governing agenda to have … Continue reading →

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President Biden Remarks On SCOTUS Immunity Ruling

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Trish Nelson
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A Week Directly From Hell

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Paul Deaton

The final week of June must have come directly from hell. There was substantial action at the state and federal level — none of it good — and despite that, the presidential debate pushed everything aside leaving a landscape littered … Continue reading →

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History Of SCOTUS Take Over And How Dems Should Fight Back

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Alex Aronson, former Chief Counsel to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, currently Executive Director of courtaccountability.org, is a guest on Thom’s show. They discuss the 50-year scheme going back to Brown v. Board of Education, the Powell Memo, and galvanizing the religious … Continue reading →

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Abortion Heads Back To The Supreme Court

Posted on April 27, 2024 by Paul Deaton

When the U.S. Supreme Court decided Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on June 22, 2022, it was a matter of time before abortion would have another hearing in the high court. On Wednesday this week justices heard oral arguments … Continue reading →

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GOP Focused On Culture Wars

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Sign up for the House Democrats weekly newsletter and stay connected to what’s happening at the state capitol. Below is this week’s update.  If you sign up to receive the weekly newsletter in your email it will include links to … Continue reading →

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SCOTUS, Ethics And Institutions: Doing Nothing

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Dave Bradley

With the prospect of at least the Democratic Party in congress continuing the process of putting some ethics rules and punishments for violations of those rules into effect, The US Supreme Court made some window dressing moves Monday to try … Continue reading →

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The Worst Kind of Judicial Abuse

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Trish Nelson
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