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FACT CHECK: Has Joe Biden Ordered The DOJ To Arrest Six Supreme Court Justices?

President Joe Biden has unveiled his plans to overhaul the Supreme Court including term limits for justices, a binding ethics code and no immunity for former presidents for crimes committed while in office – in response to a string of controversial rulings and scandals plaguing the powerful, conservative-heavy court.

Biden unveils plans to overhaul Supreme Court including no immunity for ex-presidents for crimes in office

Salon

The behind-the-scenes machinations behind the Supreme Court’s sweeping presidential immunity decision reveals that Chief Justice John Roberts has “lost his authority” and ability to broker compromises on the thorniest and most impactful issues, a legal expert says. The Supreme Court this summer ruled 6-3 that presidents have...

“He is alone”: Experts say "extreme" ruling shows John Roberts has "lost his authority" over SCOTUS

The Independent

 Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has given Joe Biden a terse warning over the president’s plans to shake up the structure of the Supreme Court.“I just say: Be careful,” Gorsuch told Fox News Sunday.The justice, appointed by Donald Trump, did not weigh in directly about Biden’s proposed term limits and other reforms for the court, saying it would not be “helpful” during an election year, but emphasized how important it is for the high court to remain independent. “If you’re in the majority, you don’t need judges and juries, to hear you, to protect your rights, if you’re popular,”...

Justice Neil Gorsuch gives two-word warning to Biden over Supreme Court reforms

uInterview.com

Two Democratic Senate committee leaders called for the Department of Justice to appoint a special counsel to investigate potential violations of federal tax and ethics laws by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The letter, sent by Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island), who...

Two Democratic Senators Ask Attorney General To Appoint Special Counsel To Investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas For Tax & Ethics Crimes

The Atlantic

The Roberts Court has violated its own logic with the ruling on executive immunity. Donald Trump is the beneficiary.

It’s Official: The Supreme Court Ignores Its Own Precedent

The Hill

Rep. Joseph Morelle (D-N.Y.) introduced a constitutional amendment Wednesday seeking to undo the Supreme Court’s decision that former presidents enjoy a presumption of criminal immunity for official acts. “Earlier this month the Supreme Court of the United States undermined not just the foundation of our constitutional government, but the foundation of our democracy,” Morelle said. “At its core,…

NY Democrat introduces constitutional amendment reversing Supreme Court immunity ruling

ABC News

One month after the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling, the judge overseeing former President Trump's Jan. 6 case now has jurisdiction over the case again.

Supreme Court returns Trump Jan. 6 immunity judgment to lower court

WashingtonExaminer

As recently as July 2021, a majority of Democrats still had a favorable opinion of the Supreme Court. That all changed, of course, after the court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision which finally overturned Roe v. Wade. By July 2022, the Democratic Party’s favorable opinion of the Supreme Court had fallen to 13%, […]

Democrats may soon regret their attack on federal courts

Georgia State

Law & Crime

"The Eleventh Circuit’s miserly and counterintuitive construction of the federal-officer removal statute is egregiously wrong, wholly unprecedented, and exceptionally dangerous," the petition reads.
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'Fully protects former officers': Mark Meadows wants SCOTUS to upturn Georgia RICO case in light of Trump immunity opinion – and gets an assist from Justice Thomas

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Bucks County Beacon

As chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, Senator Bernie Sanders released a June report entitled “ By the Wealthy, for the Wealthy: The Coordinated Attacks on Public Education in the United States .” The report is a brief but thorough (16 pages of text, 4 pages of footnotes) takedown of the current wave of attempts to end public education as we know it.

Senator Bernie Sanders Warns in New Report of Right-Wing Billionaire Plot to Sabotage Public Education in Order to Privatize It

(AP) — U.S. death rates fell last year for all age groups compared with 2022, federal health officials said Thursday. Here's what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data showed:. — Covid-19 fell to the 10th leading cause of death. Early in the pandemic, the coronavirus was the...

Covid-19 falls to No. 10 cause of death in US

Arizona State

WASHINGTON (CN) — The Republican National Committee on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of Arizona’s proof-of-citizenship laws during the presidential election in November. Joined by Republican lawmakers, the committee asked the justices to let Arizona reject registration forms from voters without citizenship documentation and block...

At Supreme Court, RNC pushes stricter voting laws for Arizona

TheDailyBeast

A D.C. Circuit Court is set to weigh in on the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling after the one-month reconsideration window closed on Friday, according to Politico.The ruling, which made presidents immune to prosecution while conducting “official acts,” was sent back down to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals where it originated. The matter was immediately referred to the Obama-appointed judge, Tanya Chutkan. Chutkan, who is presiding over a case against former President Donald Trump and his conduct during the Jan. 6 Capitol Riots, has been in limbo since December when the case was referred to the Supreme Court. Now,...

Presidential Immunity Ruling Goes Back to the Courts

The Supreme Court is becoming a bigger issue in the unfolding presidential race between Vice President Harris and former President Trump. The nation’s highest court is always a hot-button issue in presidential races given the president’s power to appoint justices. But it is taking on added importance this year as Harris has become the likely Democratic presidential nominee in place of President Biden.

Supreme Court injected into Trump-Harris race

NBC News

WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court this month handed a big win to former President Donald Trump on presidential immunity, conservative Justice Clarence Thomas wrote his own opinion raising questions about a related issue: Was special counsel Jack Smith lawfully appointed?. "If this unprecedented prosecution is to proceed, it...

Clarence Thomas signaled how he might rule on a challenge to Trump special counsel. Would other justices follow?

A federal appeals court on Friday unanimously denied a lawsuit from a coalition of Republican attorneys general and the fossil fuel industry seeking to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) pollution standards for power plants. The three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit sided with the EPA on the standards, required…

Appeals court unanimously sides with Biden administration on updated power plant rules

HuffPost

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan bashed the Colorado Republican over her question on a recent Supreme Court ruling.

House Democrat Hits Lauren Boebert With Supreme Fact-Check After ‘Ill-Formed’ Claim

Pennsylvania State

WITF

The state Supreme Court is considering written arguments in the case over whether a program to cut pollution from power plants should be allowed in Pennsylvania. The state’s highest court is collecting briefs from the Department of Environmental Protection and coal power industry groups, who won a lower court decision blocking the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Pa. Supreme Court collecting briefs in RGGI case

Florida State

Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

NewsBreak

Experts say conservative justices have crowned SCOTUS the decider-in-chief

WASHINGTON (CN) — While the role of decider-in-chief is typically reserved for the president, court watchers say the justices are vying for the position, ruling in...

Experts say conservative justices have crowned SCOTUS the decider-in-chief

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