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This Is the Nastiest Opinion by a Supreme Court Justice in 2025

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Brett Kavanaugh Is Trying to Walk Back “Kavanaugh Stops.” Too Late.

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These Judges Are Warning Us We’re on the Fast Track to Martial Law

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Trump’s $230 Million DOJ Shakedown Has One Absurd Twist

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The Supreme Court Will Do Four Things This Term That Tell You Everything You Need to Know

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The Supreme Court Keeps Throwing Judges Under the Bus. They’re Finally Fighting Back.

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The Supreme Court’s Latest Trump Compromise Is Making the Justices Look Like Chumps

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Why Did John Roberts Just Give Trump Such a Huge Supreme Court Win?

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Trump’s Tariffs Sure Look Illegal. Will the Supreme Court Stop Them?

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The Trump DOJ Is Barreling Toward Contempt of Court. There’s Still One Way Out.

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Trump’s Attacks on Big Law Are Way More Far-Reaching Than You Think

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Trump’s DOJ Is Already Testing Its Brassy New Approach at the Supreme Court

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Congress Isn’t Just Standing By As Trump Abuses His Power. It’s Doing Something Far Worse.

27.03.2025 10

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The Justice Department Just Debuted a New Defense of What Trump Is Doing. It’s Terrifying.

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Why Trump Decided to Engineer a Constitutional Crisis Now

19.03.2025 10

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We’ve Officially Entered the Next Phase of Trump’s Dictatorship Era

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Even Trump’s Sister Would Have Said Mahmoud Khalil’s Abduction is Unconstitutional

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A Federal Judge Is Fed Up With the “Sham” Excuses for Trump’s Mass Firings

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What’s the Deal With Amy Coney Barrett Lately?

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Georgetown Law Just Showed Exactly How to Fight Trump’s Lawless Anti-DEI Crusade

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What Trump’s $2 Billion Loss at the Supreme Court Really Tells Us

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One Judge Is About to Go Toe-to-Toe With Trump Over His Executive Order Spree

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A Reagan Appointee Just Showed How All Judges Should Respond to Trump’s Lawless Rampage

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Elon Musk’s Assault on USAID Is Lethal, Vindictive, and Brazenly Unlawful

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Elon Musk’s Power Grab Is Lawless, Dangerous, and—Yes—a Coup

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It’s Hard to Overstate the Brutal Impact of Trump’s Attack on Trans Americans

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The D.C. Air Disaster Is a Flashing Warning Sign About DOGE

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Trump Declares Open Season on Abortion Clinics

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Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Defeat Is Even Bigger Than It Looks

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Trump’s First Flurry of Executive Orders Are Plagued by a Surprising Problem

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Biden’s Last-Minute Move on the Equal Rights Amendment Does Nothing

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Aileen Cannon’s Final Gift to Trump

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Why the Supreme Court Refused to Bail Out Trump This Time

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Why the Supreme Court Is Poised to Let the TikTok Ban Stand

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Donald Trump Had a Few Good Reasons to Get Samuel Alito on the Phone

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