The argument? There really is not an argument. Why? Opponents to the Trump initiative, offer up a century of precedent. One being the United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898). The decision confirms birthright citizenship applies to almost all children born on U.S. soil, regardless of parental status. Uniformly, courts blocked the Trump administration from implementing […]
Besides the one unnamed article I am focusing on today, there are many other issues being address on this day. If you have never read SCOTUSBLOG, it can be interesting as there is a list of opinions as well as ruling results. The Confidence in the Court segment, I posted below is pretty much what […]
A six-minute read if you are interested in what the author is claiming. I envision this court as unusual when compared to other SCOTUS courts in the past. I agree with the author in his stating the Roberts court is not conservative in its decisions. Instead, those decisions are heavily skewed to a partisan belief […]
“Above The Law,” Kathryn Rubino, A Trivia Question . . . “Trump Judges Are Very Different Than Other Republican-Appointed Judges,” Above the Law “It turns out which Republican president nominates you matters. According to an analysis by Court Accountability of 384 federal cases challenging actions by the Trump II administration, judges appointed by Republicans […]
“The justices, divided 6-3 held that Trump’s aggressive approach to tariffs on products entering the United States from across the world was not permitted under a 1977 law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).” *snip* “The decision does not affect all of Trump’s tariffs, leaving in place ones he imposed on steel and […]
Trump is continuing his effort to skew state voting districts starting with California. If SCOTUS agrees with Trump, the decision could have influence on how other states align their voting districts. SCOTUSblog (Jan. 23, 2026, “California Redistricting,” Amy Howe The Trump administration on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to block the new congressional map adopted by […]
Two “deadlines” have come and gone for the SCOTUS to rule on the constitutionality of Trump’s tariffs. Meanwhile, Trump is throwing brush-back pitches. He bleated on social media: “”If the Supreme Court rules against the United States of America on this National Security bonanza, WE’RE SCREWED!” So the tariffs aren’t to enforce fair trade practices, […]
Coming by way of Sarah Burris at AlterNet, etc. It was not that long ago when Kavanaugh penned an opinion giving more leeway to immigration agents. His claim for doing so was “they rarely take American citizens into custody. If such were to occur by mistake a citizen is taken, they are released very quickly.” […]
More court stuff. Some interesting detail on The Robert’s Court decision by Roberts minus the detail. Humphrey’s Executor Executed In Broad Shadow Docket Slaying, Above the Law In two-sentence order, without any accompanying reasoning, John Roberts ended almost a century of constitutional order. Exercising tremendous restraint, Chief Justice Roberts managed not to write “Executor? I […]
“The court announced that it will hear two voting-related challenges when the court resumes in October: a reargument of a long-running dispute of Louisiana’s congressional map and a case that could erode one of the few existing limits on campaign funding. “The Louisiana case is a challenge to the state’s congressional map, which includes two […]