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One thing voters agree on: They don’t like the Supreme Court

One thing voters agree on: They don’t like the Supreme Court

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12.03.2026 6

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

One thing voters agree on: They don’t like the Supreme Court

One thing voters agree on: They don’t like the Supreme Court

Public sentiment has dipped amid justices’ increased use of the shadow docket, where cases do not get full briefing or argument.

12.03.2026 4

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Trump is trying to rig the midterms. You can stop him.

Trump is trying to rig the midterms. You can stop him.

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11.03.2026 5

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Trump is trying to rig the midterms. You can stop him.

Trump is trying to rig the midterms. You can stop him.

The SAVE America Act would burden if not disenfranchise tens of millions of Americans leading up to the midterms. And Trump admitted that it’s all...

11.03.2026 5

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The Supreme Court moves in the shadows

05.03.2026 5

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The Supreme Court moves in the shadows

A single, unsigned paragraph turned the Voting Rights Act into a dead letter.

05.03.2026 7

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Trans youth rights fade in the darkness of the shadow docket

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04.03.2026 7

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Trans youth rights fade in the darkness of the shadow docket

A Supreme Court’s emergency order doesn’t just endanger vulnerable kids. It also shows conservative justices’ willingness to break rules when it...

04.03.2026 6

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Trump gives the court the cold shoulder

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26.02.2026 10

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Trump gives the court the cold shoulder

How President Trump felt about the Supreme Court justices who curbed his power was no secret by the time he snubbed them at the State of the Union.

26.02.2026 7

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High court hypocrisy, as conservative justices split on Trump’s tariffs

A dissent showed that at least half of the court’s GOP appointees are willing to go to great lengths to back Trump, even when it requires them to...

23.02.2026 5

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High court hypocrisy, as conservative justices split on Trump’s tariffs

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23.02.2026 3

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More accountability at the Supreme Court? Not so much.

The court’s new "automated recusal checks” filing rule is simply playacting at transparency.

19.02.2026 10

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More accountability at the Supreme Court? Not so much.

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19.02.2026 10

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As California and Texas battle over redistricting, the Supreme Court stays out of the fight

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13.02.2026 10

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As California and Texas battle over redistricting, the Supreme Court stays out of the fight

That doesn’t mean the court isn’t putting its thumb on the scale of the midterm elections.

12.02.2026 3

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Trump wants to fire more federal workers. A Supreme Court ruling might stop him.

When it comes to reclassifying up to 50,000 federal workers as at-will employees, Trump is setting himself up for a supreme clash.

12.02.2026 10

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Is it Trump, or Chief Justice Roberts?

Trying to silence those who speak to the press is a pet project of Trump's. But in this case, the muzzler-in-chief is Chief Justice John Roberts.

05.02.2026 8

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The Trump-led attack on the midterms you may not see coming

A Supreme Court case challenging mail-in voting could have wide-ranging impact, including in Massachusetts.

04.02.2026 5

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Do ICE agents have immunity?

A recent Supreme Court ruling all but closes the door to any form of accountability.

29.01.2026 5

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Don’t look to Germany for an analogy. The Minneapolis nightmare is uniquely American.

In order to defeat the white nationalism that is at the core of ICE’s assault on American democracy, we have to see it and treat it as what it is.

27.01.2026 10

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Supreme Court seems to want to keep the Federal Reserve independent

"What goes around comes around," Justice Brett Kavanaugh said.

22.01.2026 8

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When the Supreme Court decides which history counts

The court demands historical precedent for state gun laws — then decides what history can be ignored.

22.01.2026 30

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Supreme Court keeps us, and the president, guessing on tariffs

The court should rule that Trump’s tariff gambit exceeds his authority. But the longer we wait for a ruling, the less likely that seems.

15.01.2026 10

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Trump picked a bad time to threaten Jerome Powell

By attacking the Fed chair, Trump is kneecapping himself right before the Supreme Court takes up a crucial case on his presidential power.

13.01.2026 10

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Transgender athletes get their day at the Supreme Court. It probably won’t go well for them.

The stakes in the cases are high and transcend conservative talking points.

08.01.2026 6

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What the chief justice won’t tell you about the dire state of the judiciary

If past is prologue, John Roberts’s year-end report on the federal courts will ignore that the greatest threat is coming from inside the Supreme...

01.01.2026 10

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Why Trump’s Justice Department is coming for your voter data — and your vote

Its bid to scrub states’ voter data not only probably violates federal law and the Constitution, it also lays the groundwork to interfere in the...

25.12.2025 40

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Will the Supreme Court add gun cases to its already high-capacity docket?

New rulings could add fuel to the debate over gun rights, gun control, and mass violence in America.

18.12.2025 5

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How do we stop the scourge of mass gun violence in America? Follow the money.

The gun industrial complex, with powerful lobbyists and backers like the National Rifle Association, have stayed ahead of the game of those seeking...

17.12.2025 5

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The justices are set to give Trump more power

New presidents cannot come into office and fire existing officials just to install preferred leaders in their place. But that is exactly what Trump...

11.12.2025 6

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Don’t panic — yet — about the Supreme Court taking up Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Despite Trump’s vile views on immigrants, even some conservatives don’t think his executive order holds constitutional water.

10.12.2025 7

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Companies hit by Trump tariffs: We want a refund now

Companies like Costco and Bumble Bee Foods aren't waiting on the Supreme Court's tariff ruling to sue for refunds.

05.12.2025 9

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Why the disqualification of Trump’s hand-picked prosecutors matters

It’s not just a political loss for Trump. It’s a win for democracy, so long as the Supreme Court upholds it.

04.12.2025 10

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Religious rights, but not for all

The First Amendment is meant to protect even minority religions. The justices don’t seem to get that.

14.11.2025 6

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A federal judge resigned to speak out against Trump. Here’s what he told me.

“It is vital that the American people understand that democracy is very valuable,” former US District Court Judge Mark Wolf said.

12.11.2025 7

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Trump says America’s economy will die without his tariffs. He’s crying wolf.

Lawmakers are urging the Supreme Court to declare Trump’s tariffs an illegal overreach of his authority. Will the justices agree?

29.10.2025 7

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Do potheads have a right to bear arms? The Supreme Court will decide.

In rare move, the Trump administration defends a federal gun regulation.

23.10.2025 10

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Is this the term the Voting Rights Act dies?

Even if the court’s majority doesn’t directly kill it, it’ll blow a hole in it as wide as Louisiana.

16.10.2025 10

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The Supreme Court is supposed to apply the law, not make it

The slow death of stare decisis is turning the justices into robed lawmakers.

15.10.2025 10

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The religious right’s new legal tool: free speech challenges

The Supreme Court opens its term with a challenge to Colorado’s conversion therapy ban, which is a free exercise case in disguise.

09.10.2025 6

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Can Trump militarize American cities? It’s up to the Supreme Court.

And that should worry us all.

09.10.2025 10

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Your SCOTUS questions, answered!

Can justices be removed? What will it take to "fix" the Supreme Court? How far will the court go for President Trump?

26.09.2025 10

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What Trump’s executive order against antifa is really about

The order itself has virtually no legal effect, but it could become a dangerously effective tool for Trump’s campaign of vengeance against his...

24.09.2025 10

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What lies ahead at the Supreme Court, part 2

Here's a look at more cases that are on the Supreme Court’s docket next term, and what could be added in the weeks and months ahead.

22.09.2025 6

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Long a subject of fear, menopause hormone therapy can be a lifesaver

So why are so few Black women getting it?

18.09.2025 20

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What lies ahead at the Supreme Court, part 1

There’s no way to sugar coat this: The foreseeable future of our Republic will depend on what the Supreme Court’s majority does in the next term.

12.09.2025 6

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Coming this October to the SCOTUS: The Trump term

The Supreme Court can’t stay on the sidelines much longer.

05.09.2025 10

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Trump’s immigration crackdown: Federal judges are pushing back, but Supreme Court is assisting him

The rulings represent a growing network federal judges who have issued a clear, unifying message: The law must be respected, even by those in the...

03.09.2025 6

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Will the Supreme Court give Trump even more power by letting him fire Lisa Cook?

For months, Trump has fumed about the Federal Reserve. It’s no surprise he’s chosen to target Cook.

28.08.2025 10

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