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fromwww.mediaite.com
30 minutes ago

Democrat Trump Tried to Indict Over Illegal Orders' Video Doubles Down After Whole Civilization' Threat

Elissa Slotkin condemns Trump's threats against Iran, emphasizing the legal and ethical obligations of military personnel to refuse illegal orders.
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
1 day ago

Philadelphia's founding years were rife with conspiracy fears about 'godless' Freemasons and the Illuminati

Conspiracy theories have evolved with technology, but their nature remains unchanged throughout U.S. history, particularly in Philadelphia's early years.
#steve-bannon
US Elections
fromFortune
1 day ago

Supreme Court throws out ruling upholding Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction | Fortune

Steve Bannon's Supreme Court order may lead to the dismissal of his criminal conviction for defying a congressional subpoena.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
21 hours ago

US Supreme Court clears path for Steve Bannon criminal case dismissal

The Supreme Court has allowed the Justice Department to dismiss Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress case, following his four-month prison sentence.
US Elections
fromFortune
1 day ago

Supreme Court throws out ruling upholding Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction | Fortune

Steve Bannon's Supreme Court order may lead to the dismissal of his criminal conviction for defying a congressional subpoena.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
21 hours ago

US Supreme Court clears path for Steve Bannon criminal case dismissal

The Supreme Court has allowed the Justice Department to dismiss Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress case, following his four-month prison sentence.
fromArtnet News
2 days ago

At 250, America Must Reframe Its Founding Icons | Artnet News

The frame, magnificently ornate and gilded, was intended for royalty and originally surrounded a portrait of British King George II that hung in the college's Nassau Hall.
Arts
History
fromSmithsonian Magazine
1 day ago

In a New Documentary, One of Britain's Most Famous Historians Reframes the American Revolution as a 'Messy Divorce'

The PBS series highlights the British perspective on the American Revolution, focusing on emotional impacts and differing views on governance and representation.
#trump
US Elections
fromwww.npr.org
6 days ago

Trump attends Supreme Court arguments over his executive order, a presidential first

Trump became the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court regarding his executive order on birthright citizenship.
US politics
fromPBS News
5 days ago

Trump isn't immune from civil claims that his Jan. 6 rally speech incited riot, judge rules

President Trump is not immune from civil claims related to inciting the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021.
US Elections
fromTruthout
5 days ago

Trump Attends Supreme Court Arguments After Slamming Justices Who Are "Disloyal"

Trump's attendance at the Supreme Court raised concerns of intimidation regarding his executive order on birthright citizenship.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Trump Tells SCOTUS to Study' Mark Levin Show on Money-Making' Birthright HOAX'

Trump criticized the Supreme Court and called for a reevaluation of birthright citizenship, labeling it a 'money-making HOAX.'
US Elections
fromwww.npr.org
6 days ago

Trump attends Supreme Court arguments over his executive order, a presidential first

Trump became the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court regarding his executive order on birthright citizenship.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Courts keep ruling against Trump. But they can't save our democracy singlehandedly | Margaret Sullivan

Trump's presence at the Supreme Court signals his disregard for the separation of powers and aims to influence a ruling on birthright citizenship.
US politics
fromPBS News
5 days ago

Trump isn't immune from civil claims that his Jan. 6 rally speech incited riot, judge rules

President Trump is not immune from civil claims related to inciting the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021.
US Elections
fromTruthout
5 days ago

Trump Attends Supreme Court Arguments After Slamming Justices Who Are "Disloyal"

Trump's attendance at the Supreme Court raised concerns of intimidation regarding his executive order on birthright citizenship.
fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago

Trump makes case for Iran war. And, SCOTUS leans toward upholding birthright citizenship

Trump stated that the war has been a military success and he expects U.S. forces to leave the country in a few weeks, emphasizing the need for allies to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for oil access.
US news
#supreme-court
fromBoston.com
6 days ago
US news

Supreme Court seems poised to reject Trump's birthright citizenship limits as he attends arguments

fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago
US politics

JUST IN: Supreme Court Sides With Steve Bannon, Leading to Possible Dismissal of His Contempt of Congress Conviction

fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago
US Elections

Trump becomes first sitting president to attend supreme court as justices hear arguments on birthright citizenship - live

LGBT
fromSlate Magazine
4 days ago

The Supreme Court Keeps Ignoring Actual LGBTQ+ People in Its Gay Rights Cases

The Supreme Court's decision in Chiles v. Salazar shows a lack of empathy for LGBTQ+ adolescents affected by conversion therapy.
fromBoston.com
6 days ago
US news

Supreme Court seems poised to reject Trump's birthright citizenship limits as he attends arguments

Social justice
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 days ago

Sotomayor Grills Trump Solicitor General: Are You Asking to Allow the Government to Unnaturalize People?'

Sonia Sotomayor challenged Solicitor General John Sauer on the implications of ending birthright citizenship during Supreme Court oral arguments.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

JUST IN: Supreme Court Sides With Steve Bannon, Leading to Possible Dismissal of His Contempt of Congress Conviction

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Steve Bannon, potentially leading to the dismissal of his contempt of Congress conviction.
US Elections
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Trump becomes first sitting president to attend supreme court as justices hear arguments on birthright citizenship - live

The Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship, with significant public demonstrations and Trump's unprecedented attendance.
#birthright-citizenship
US Elections
fromThe Nation
5 days ago

The Supreme Court Absolutely Shredded Trump's Birthright Citizenship Case

Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship faces legal challenges based on the 14th Amendment and Supreme Court precedent.
NYC parents
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 days ago

But What About the Constitution?' Amy Coney Barrett Warns of Messy' Outcome If Trump Wins Birthright Case

Justice Barrett questioned the implications and practicalities of ending birthright citizenship during oral arguments.
Washington DC
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

US Supreme Court to hear constitutional test of birthright citizenship

The US Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, impacting immigrant rights and constitutional interpretations.
Right-wing politics
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Commentary: Birthright citizenship secured my family's American dream. No wonder Trump hates it

Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship is under Supreme Court review, despite strong public support for the policy.
US Elections
fromThe Nation
5 days ago

The Supreme Court Absolutely Shredded Trump's Birthright Citizenship Case

Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship faces legal challenges based on the 14th Amendment and Supreme Court precedent.
#first-amendment
Media industry
fromABC7 Los Angeles
6 days ago

Citing First Amendment, federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS

A federal judge permanently blocked the Trump administration's directive to end funding for NPR and PBS, citing First Amendment rights.
Law
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Supreme Courtdeclines toreviewpress freedom case

The Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging a Texas law that allows arresting reporters for obtaining information from government employees.
Media industry
fromABC7 Los Angeles
6 days ago

Citing First Amendment, federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS

A federal judge permanently blocked the Trump administration's directive to end funding for NPR and PBS, citing First Amendment rights.
Law
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Supreme Courtdeclines toreviewpress freedom case

The Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging a Texas law that allows arresting reporters for obtaining information from government employees.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

US lower court judges are challenging Trump's war on the rule of law', experts say

District court judges are increasingly challenging Donald Trump's policies, issuing rulings that block key actions and provoke strong reactions from the president.
Podcast
from99% Invisible
1 week ago

Constitution Breakdown #8: Jill Lepore - 99% Invisible

Article V outlines the amendment process of the U.S. Constitution, which has become increasingly difficult to navigate.
#trump-administration
NYC parents
fromAxios
6 days ago

What's at risk if SCOTUS sides with Trump in birthright citizenship case

Trump's order limits citizenship for children born in the U.S. to those with at least one legal parent, affecting many immigrant families.
Right-wing politics
fromAbove the Law
6 days ago

Donald Trump Went To Supreme Court To Watch Live As Birthright Citizenship Policy Got Thoroughly Smoked - Above the Law

Trump's administration faces legal challenges as Republican justices rule against his tariffs and birthright citizenship arguments.
NYC parents
fromAxios
6 days ago

What's at risk if SCOTUS sides with Trump in birthright citizenship case

Trump's order limits citizenship for children born in the U.S. to those with at least one legal parent, affecting many immigrant families.
Right-wing politics
fromAbove the Law
6 days ago

Donald Trump Went To Supreme Court To Watch Live As Birthright Citizenship Policy Got Thoroughly Smoked - Above the Law

Trump's administration faces legal challenges as Republican justices rule against his tariffs and birthright citizenship arguments.
fromemptywheel
3 weeks ago

Mixing The Mixed Constitution - emptywheel

Burke's was a broadside that not only excoriated the social upheavals effected by the French revolutionaries and (by extension) commended by Marx, but the continual economic and social instability prized by modern liberal economic philosophy and practice. Against a new class of elites-mainly, an alliance between ideological progressive theorists and a rising financial oligarchy-Burke urged protection of the stability, tradition, and social continuities vital for the flourishing of ordinary people.
Left-wing politics
#donald-trump
US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 day ago

Trump Crashes Out At Supreme Court - See Generally - Above the Law

Donald Trump's legal challenges and actions have sparked controversy and criticism, particularly regarding birthright citizenship and his administration's decisions.
US Elections
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Trump Slams Supreme Court Justices He Appointed: They Sicken Me'

Donald Trump criticized the Supreme Court for overturning his tariff policies, specifically targeting the justices he appointed.
Law
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

The Rule Of Law Joins America's Dead Pets On The Rainbow Bridge - Above the Law

Trump attorney John Lauro claimed the DOJ improved under Attorney General Pam Bondi, contradicting legal observers who view current conditions as a constitutional crisis threatening prosecutorial independence.
fromThe Conversation
4 weeks ago

What James Madison can teach Americans about religious freedom today

Since taking office for a second time, the Trump administration has issued a number of executive orders on religion that raise new questions about religious freedom. On May 1, 2025, the administration established the Religious Liberty Commission. The commission will advise the White House on policies intended to protect the free exercise of religion and to prevent discrimination against people of faith by the federal government.
Philosophy
fromBig Think
1 month ago

How the U.S. Constitution protects liberty from the powerful's dark impulses

The real Führer is always a judge. Out of Führerdom flows judgeship. One who wants to separate the two from each other or puts them in opposition to each other would have the judge be either the leader of the opposition or the tool of the opposition and is trying to unhinge the state with the help of the judiciary.
History
#second-amendment
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Justice Gorsuch: Originalism Requires We Recall That The Founders Knew How To F-ing Party - Above the Law

Justice Gorsuch argues that founding-era 'habitual drunkard' laws cannot justify modern firearm restrictions for drug users, citing evidence that Founders consumed far more alcohol than modern standards would classify as habitual use.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Justice Gorsuch: Originalism Requires We Recall That The Founders Knew How To F-ing Party - Above the Law

Justice Gorsuch argues that founding-era 'habitual drunkard' laws cannot justify modern firearm restrictions for drug users, citing evidence that Founders consumed far more alcohol than modern standards would classify as habitual use.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

Does the Constitution Protect This Congresswoman From Trump?

The Trump administration uses criminal charges to intimidate dissenters, exemplified by Congress member LaMonica McIver's prosecution for protesting immigration enforcement.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Here's a look at birthright citizenship, and how the world sees it, as Supreme Court case looms

The Independent provides critical journalism on key issues like reproductive rights and citizenship without paywalls, relying on public support for funding.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Standing Up And Cheering For American-ish Principles - Above the Law

Trump's State of the Union challenge to Democrats about protecting American citizens over illegal aliens was a rhetorical trap that oversimplified complex policy issues requiring nuanced discussion rather than simple yes-or-no responses.
US politics
fromAxios
3 weeks ago

Axios Finish Line: A consensus Bill of Rights

Americans across political lines support limited government intervention in personal freedoms, secure borders with pathways for legal immigrants, reduced federal spending, and decreased government trust.
US Elections
fromAxios
5 days ago

The five words fueling Trump's birthright citizenship fight

The 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to most born on U.S. soil, with exceptions for children of foreign diplomats.
#election-law
US Elections
fromIntelligencer
6 days ago

Trump's Order Restricting Mail Voting Is Blatantly Unconstitutional

Trump's executive orders on election administration violate the U.S. Constitution's provisions regarding state control over elections.
US Elections
fromSlate Magazine
6 days ago

The Supreme Court's Big Voting Case Embraces an Approach It Rejected Just Three Years Ago

Watson v. RNC questions whether absentee ballots arriving after Election Day disenfranchise voters, challenging the structure of American democracy.
US Elections
fromIntelligencer
6 days ago

Trump's Order Restricting Mail Voting Is Blatantly Unconstitutional

Trump's executive orders on election administration violate the U.S. Constitution's provisions regarding state control over elections.
US Elections
fromSlate Magazine
6 days ago

The Supreme Court's Big Voting Case Embraces an Approach It Rejected Just Three Years Ago

Watson v. RNC questions whether absentee ballots arriving after Election Day disenfranchise voters, challenging the structure of American democracy.
fromBusiness Insider
4 weeks ago

12 perks of being a Supreme Court justice

After all, you get lifetime job security, great pay and benefits, thousands of dollars in gifts, entry into an elite club of fellow justices - oh, and the ability to shape the country as we know it.
US politics
Law
from99% Invisible
2 months ago

Constitution Breakdown #6: Adam Liptak - 99% Invisible

Article III establishes the judicial branch and the Supreme Court; recent Court legacy and structural barriers make reform difficult and shape public perceptions.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

How President Trump has challenged a constitutional foundation

President Trump significantly expanded executive power and eroded democratic checks, pushing governance toward authoritarian practices while provoking widespread disapproval.
Law
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Op-Ed | The Trump administration has turned the Fourth Amendment on its head | amNewYork

ICE received authorization to enter homes using administrative warrants, eroding Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and judicial oversight.
fromemptywheel
2 months ago

This Is Not A Constitutional Moment - emptywheel

This script is based on a theory proposed by Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School. Ackerman's idea is laid out in his 1991 book We The People: Foundations, and is discussed in the second of his Oliver Wendell Holmes Lectures of 2006. It's gained prominence since the 2024 election and the wholesale assault on our governmental system by Trump.
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

The Unstated Constitutional Problems With Obama "Using the 14th"

The Founders, in creating and nurturing our system of governance by and through the Constitution provided separate and distinct branches of government, the Legislative, Executive and Judicial and, further, provided for intentional, established and delineated checks and balances so that power was balanced and not able to be usurped by any one branch tyrannically against the interest of the citizenry.
US politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Is It Possible for Speech to Ever Be Too Free?

Free speech empowers dissent and equality but can also inflict harm, spread disinformation, entrench power and privilege, and requires balancing individual liberty with collective protections.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Commons: How Originalism Killed the Constitution

Constitutional amendment process has been dormant but historically awakens during crises; worsening polarization and institutional rot make amendments necessary to repair democracy.
US politics
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Letters: Trump unequivocally puts himself above the Constitution

A president asserting that only his own morality limits his authority violates the Constitution and risks autocratic personal sovereignty beyond legal checks.
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