Damon Root
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- Oct 1, 2026
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2 Supreme Court cases to watch this month (opens the original)
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The U.S. Supreme Court's 2026–2027 term officially kicks off on Monday. But you may be forgiven if you didn't realize the justices had actually gone away on a summer break. After all, the Court has certainly stayed busy enough over the past two months, issuing a number of high-profile orders and opinions on issues ranging from President Donald Trump's efforts to restrict the use of mail-in ballots to the president's ongoing construction of a new White House ballroom. Those cases, however, were a
Thomas and Alito are more reliable votes for Trump than his own Supreme Court appointees (opens the original)
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President Donald Trump dramatically reshaped the U.S. Supreme Court during his first term by appointing three new justices who then made possible a series of far-reaching decisions beloved by legal conservatives, including the narrowing of the reach of the Voting Rights Act and the total elimination of the constitutional right to abortion. But none of that means that Trump actually looks fondly upon the Court that he has so thoroughly remade. "This Supreme Court is bullied and cajoled by the Rad
Why a Trump-appointed judge just blocked the president’s mail-in ballot restrictions (opens the original)
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Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 that the executive branch may begin to implement President Donald Trump's executive order that seeks to restrict the use of mail-in ballots in the fast-approaching midterm elections this November. At the same time, however, the Court also made it clear that its ruling was not the final word on the matter. "The Court's disposition of this application does not mean that any measure taken by the Government to implement the Order will necessarily be lawfu
Court packing is a bad idea. But it's still constitutional. (opens the original)
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Article III, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution says that "the judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." The document says nothing about how many justices should actually sit on the Supreme Court, leaving that rather important decision entirely in the hands of Congress. For advocates of court packing, or court expansion, or whatever other label the idea of adding new justices
John Roberts overruled Trump’s tariffs. But he can’t seem to stop Trump’s ballroom. (opens the original)
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One of John Roberts' responsibilities as chief justice of the United States is to write an annual "Year End Report on the Federal Judiciary." The 2025 edition of that report, which came out at the very end of last year, makes for interesting reading in light of what has happened at the U.S. Supreme Court so far this year. "The Declaration [of Independence] charged that George III 'has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their sa
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